This dissertation consists of three essays on corporate acquisitions, bidders liquidity and monitoring. In the first essay, Acquisitions and Bidders Liquidity: Evidence from Successful and Unsuccessful Takeovers, I examine the impact of corporate acquisitions on bidders liquidity. I find that...

Networks of relationships play an important role in the social and economic operation of the labor market. Social connections have been shown to be crucial in influencing the transition and efficiency in the labor market because they can quickly spread information over large segments of society....