Using a sample of US IPOs from 2000–2019, we show that IPOs with at least one female
director experience significantly greater underpricing on the first trading day. The effect is not …

Using a difference-in-differences approach that relies on the exogenous increase in options
trading activity generated by the Securities and Exchange Commission's Penny Pilot …

We examine whether corporate site visits by independent directors enhance their monitoring
effectiveness. Exploiting a novel dataset from the Chinese market, we find that such visits …

This paper reveals that male-dominant social networks through alcohol drinking is an
important determinant that hinders women ascending onto corporate boards. Specifically …

We study the impact of board gender diversity on stock price reactions to the outbreak of the
COVID-19 pandemic. We provide robust evidence that stocks of firms with gender-diverse …

This study examines the impact of employment background on the objectivity of profitability
forecasts in the financial sector. We find that investment bank analysts provide relatively …

The study investigates the relationship between the proportion of female directors on
corporate boards and firm performance, with innovation serving as a mediating variable …

S&P 500 companies with more violations issued by the US Department of Justice tend to
have a higher percentage of female directors. However, we find that, after accounting for …

This paper selects the data of China's listed companies from 2007 to 2016 as the sample
and uses the binary logit regression method to explore whether the gender of the CFO has …

Peer effects have been found to exist in a variety of contexts, but it is uncertain whether an
exogenous shock to board governance structure of a subset of firms can affect the …