This thesis examines some of the interaction between law, and politics and corporate finance. These institutions help shape the incentives of firms and other economic actors. One section of this thesis investigates the value of firm political connections to U.S. congressional candidates in close elections using a regression discontinuity design. It describes the federal political institutions in the United States and construct a database of contributions from publicly traded firms to candidates for federal office. In a sample of o-cycle special elections, set exogenously to the contributing firms, the author compares the outcomes of firms that contributed to winning candidates to firms that contributed to losing candidates, and finds the we...
The first essay shows that political capital is an important determinant of corporate investment and...
This dissertation consists of three essays on the legal environment, corporate policy and corporate ...
This dissertation provides theoretical explanation and empirical evidence of how corporate governanc...
This thesis consists of three chapters and it highlights the implications of limited competition in ...
The first chapter examines the effect of political connections between mutual fund managers and poli...
This dissertation consists of three essays which examine topics in finance, political science and co...
This dissertation examines the nonmarket strategies that firms use to respond to and to create chang...
This thesis explores a number of issues related to politically connected firms in two separate chapt...
This dissertation evaluates the role of political incentives, conglomeration and bankruptcy on firm ...
© 2021 Yifan ZhouThis thesis explores mechanisms that connect firms to politicians, as well as new c...
I examined how politics affects corporate policies and value in two dissertation essays. In my first...
This essay explores the policy bases for, and the political economy of, the law\u27s long-standing r...
I examine how political geography affects firms\u27 cost of debt. Policy risk, measured by proximity...
This dissertation consists of three chapters. In the first chapter, I investigate how political spen...
This dissertation discusses three issues. First, we provide a thorough survey of political connectio...
The first essay shows that political capital is an important determinant of corporate investment and...
This dissertation consists of three essays on the legal environment, corporate policy and corporate ...
This dissertation provides theoretical explanation and empirical evidence of how corporate governanc...
This thesis consists of three chapters and it highlights the implications of limited competition in ...
The first chapter examines the effect of political connections between mutual fund managers and poli...
This dissertation consists of three essays which examine topics in finance, political science and co...
This dissertation examines the nonmarket strategies that firms use to respond to and to create chang...
This thesis explores a number of issues related to politically connected firms in two separate chapt...
This dissertation evaluates the role of political incentives, conglomeration and bankruptcy on firm ...
© 2021 Yifan ZhouThis thesis explores mechanisms that connect firms to politicians, as well as new c...
I examined how politics affects corporate policies and value in two dissertation essays. In my first...
This essay explores the policy bases for, and the political economy of, the law\u27s long-standing r...
I examine how political geography affects firms\u27 cost of debt. Policy risk, measured by proximity...
This dissertation consists of three chapters. In the first chapter, I investigate how political spen...
This dissertation discusses three issues. First, we provide a thorough survey of political connectio...
The first essay shows that political capital is an important determinant of corporate investment and...
This dissertation consists of three essays on the legal environment, corporate policy and corporate ...
This dissertation provides theoretical explanation and empirical evidence of how corporate governanc...