This paper constructs a theoretical labor market model for China, and utilizes the model to examine the effects of various labor market policies on economic well-being. Two key features of the model are a segmented labor market involving three sectors – state-owned enterprises, private...

Mutual funds hold 32% of the U.S. equity market and comprise 58% of retirement savings, yet retail investors consistently make poor choices when selecting funds. Theory suggests that poor choices are partially due to mutual fund managers creating unnecessarily complex disclosures and fee...

We introduce reducible intermediation chains in order to study the intermediation incentives of corporate bond dealers. We find that three quarters of intermediation chains mitigate search frictions, while the remaining one-quarter of chains arise due to the dealers' rent-seeking incentive. We...

We re-examine the puzzling pattern of lead-lag returns among economically linked firms. Our results show these patterns are driven largely by investors' tendency to ignore information that arrives continuously in small amounts. In contrast, when information with the same cumulative returns...