This study examines the association between board diversity and corporate risk taking. Research on board diversity has focused on gender diversity, leaving board diversity beyond gender diversity largely unexplored. We construct diversity indexes to measure board diversity in multiple...

We show that board tenure exhibits an inverted U-shaped relation with firm value and accounting performance. The quality of corporate decisions, such as M&A, financial reporting quality, and CEO compensation, also has a quadratic relation with board tenure. Our results are consistent with the...

Does corporate lobbying simply add value by allowing firms to communicate expert information to policy makers, or does it also add value by facilitating potentially illegal quid pro quo arrangements, where lawmakers receive private benefits in exchange for favorable policy decisions? Using the...

Recent studies have debated the impact of investor protection law on corporate behavior and value. I exploit the staggered passage of state securities fraud statutes (“blue sky laws”) in the United States to estimate the causal effects of investor protection law on firm financing decisions...

Korean Abstract: 최근 부실기업 처리과정에서 워크아웃 제도의 한계가 노정되면서 시장주도적 기업구조조정 기반 마련의 필요성이 강조되는 가운데 부실기업 구조조정에 대한 법원의 역할도 강화되고 있다. 법원에서는 신속한...

Korean Abstract: 통합도산법(2006년 시행)에서 원칙적으로 회생기업의 기존 경영자가 법정 관리인이 되는 기존 경영자 관리인(DIP) 제도를 시행한지 10년이 넘어가는 동안 동 제도의 개선 필요성이 꾸준히 제기되고 있다....

We examine the link between the monitoring capacity of the board and corporate performance of UK listed firms. We also investigate how firms use the flexibility offered by the voluntary governance regime to make governance choices. We find a strong positive association between the board...