This paper investigates whether bond fund managers with credit rating experience
outperform their peers. We document that bond fund managers who previously worked in …

We exploit the COVID-19 pandemic-triggered lockdowns to examine the importance of in-
person interactions as an information channel in capital markets. We find that equity analysts …

Purpose This study aims to examine the association between chief executive officers'(CEOs)
characteristics and sell-side analysts' recommendations. Design/methodology/approach …

The financial market liquidity of an asset has always been an important concept in banking
and financial markets because it keeps leveraging in check. From a regulatory perspective …

In this dissertation, I examine how analysts' private connections to external peers across
brokerages affect the quality of their research. I find that analysts with private connections …

In the first essay of this dissertation, I provide evidence on the usefulness of machine
learning techniques to predict a firm's future earnings and its implied cost of capital. These …