This study examines risk factors in mergers and acquisitions (M&As) identified in the recent
literature, addressing the following question:“What risk factors associated with M&A …

We use a novel measure of firm-level political risk based on a textual search technique on
firms' quarterly earnings conference transcripts to explain dividend payouts in publicly listed …

We adopt text-based tools to construct a new measurement of the firm-level political risk
(FPR) faced by individual Chinese listed firms: the share of management discussion and …

Our study examines how compulsory food safety liability insurance (CFSLI) relates to excess
cash holdings. We use the implementation of CFSLI in different regions and at different times …

Electronic voting in shareholder meetings facilitates shareholders' direct monitoring by
reducing the cost of attending the meetings. This study investigates how adopting electronic …

Although prior studies have probed the determinants of corporate environmental, social, and
governance (ESG) performance, limited works have deeply explored the role of firm-level …

We investigate the association between firm-level political risk and environmental
performance in US firms during the period 2004–2018. We find a negative impact of political …

This study examines the impact of firm-level political risk (FLPR) on CEO compensation.
Firm cash flow and CEO bargaining power are examined to ascertain whether they …

This paper investigates the influence of firm-level political risk on the firm's supply of trade
credit. Using a novel measure of firm-level political risk developed by Hassan et al., we find …

While previous studies primarily use economy-wide indicators for political risk, Hassan et
al.(Quart J Econ 134 (4): 2135–2202, 2019) propose that a significant portion of political risk …