Regulatory fragmentation occurs when multiple federal agencies oversee a single issue.
Using the full text of the Federal Register, the government's official daily publication, we …

Using the full text of the Federal Register, the official publication of the US government, we
develop a similarity score that compares the regulatory exposure of pairs of companies. A …

We develop an extensive mapping of the revolving door phenomenon by examining the
work experience of 420,153 individuals in top corporate positions at 12,869 firms. More than …

I find that firms strategically appoint a politically connected individual as their CEO to form a
political connection. To this end, I explore the appointments of CEO from the president's …

We compile a comprehensive database of senior federal regulators and trace their full
career paths since college graduation across the private and public sectors. We find that …

We investigate whether prior employment affiliations influence the strictness of the Securities
and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing review process. Using novel data on over 250 …

We show that regulation reveals unexpected yet economically important links between
companies. Using the full text of the Federal Register, the official publication of the US …

We show that around one third of executive directors on the boards of national supervisory
authorities (NSA) in European banking have an employment history in the financial industry …

The lobbying sector covets people with government experience. That opens lucrative
revolving door opportunities, which can impact the appeal of working in government. We …