Killer acquisitions
This paper argues that incumbent firms may acquire innovative targets solely to discontinue
the target's innovation projects and preempt future competition. We call such acquisitions …
the target's innovation projects and preempt future competition. We call such acquisitions …
Regulation by shaming: Deterrence effects of publicizing violations of workplace safety and health laws
MS Johnson - American economic review, 2020 - aeaweb.org
Publicizing firms' socially undesirable actions may enhance firms' incentives to avoid such
actions. In 2009, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) began issuing …
actions. In 2009, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) began issuing …
International currencies and capital allocation
M Maggiori, B Neiman… - Journal of Political …, 2020 - journals.uchicago.edu
We establish currency as an important factor shaping global portfolios. Using a new security-
level data set, we demonstrate that investor holdings are biased toward their own currencies …
level data set, we demonstrate that investor holdings are biased toward their own currencies …
Input linkages and the transmission of shocks: Firm-level evidence from the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake
Using novel firm-level microdata and leveraging a natural experiment, this paper provides
causal evidence for the role of trade and multinational firms in the cross-country …
causal evidence for the role of trade and multinational firms in the cross-country …
Concentration in product markets
This paper uses new data to reexamine trends in concentration in US markets from 1994 to
2019. The paper's main contribution is to construct concentration measures that reflect …
2019. The paper's main contribution is to construct concentration measures that reflect …
Estimating surveillance bias in child maltreatment reporting during home visiting program involvement
ML Holland, D Esserman, RM Taylor… - Child …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
It is unclear if surveillance bias (increased reports to Child Protective Services [CPS] related
to program involvement) has a substantial impact on evaluation of home visiting (HV) …
to program involvement) has a substantial impact on evaluation of home visiting (HV) …
Introducing CitedReferencesExplorer (CRExplorer): A program for reference publication year spectroscopy with cited references standardization
We introduce a new tool–the CitedReferencesExplorer (CRExplorer, www. crexplorer. net)–
which can be used to disambiguate and analyze the cited references (CRs) of a publication …
which can be used to disambiguate and analyze the cited references (CRs) of a publication …
Multinationals, offshoring, and the decline of US manufacturing
We provide new facts about the role of multinationals in the decline in US manufacturing
employment between 1993 and 2011, using a novel microdata panel with firm-level …
employment between 1993 and 2011, using a novel microdata panel with firm-level …
“There is No Planet B
E Benincasa, G Kabas, S Ongena - There are Countries B to Z" …, 2022 - papers.ssrn.com
We document that banks react to domestic climate policy stringency by increasing cross-
border lending. We use loan fixed effects to control for loan demand and an instrumental …
border lending. We use loan fixed effects to control for loan demand and an instrumental …
The long-run effects of recessions on education and income
BA Stuart - American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2022 - aeaweb.org
This paper examines the long-run effects of the 1980–1982 recession on education and
income. Using confidential census data, I estimate difference-in-difference regressions that …
income. Using confidential census data, I estimate difference-in-difference regressions that …