We examine the relation between CEO risk taking equity incentives, as captured by CEO vega, and workplace misconduct. Workplace misconduct includes health and safety violations, non-compliance with labor laws, and other violations broadly related to labor exploitation, and results in significant...

We examine the relation between acquirer and target firm ownership and the probability of a cross-border deal involving patents. By focusing on M&A deals involving intangible assets, we are better positioned to analyze technology sales. We show how different owners on the acquirer and the target...

In this paper, the authors study the empirical relationship between privatization, income convergence, and economic growth using the open economy versions of two competing growth models. The predictions of the theory are tested empirically for transition countries using static and dynamic panel...