This study presents an analysis of publication patterns and major themes in research on
mergers and acquisitions in finance and accounting. We find that takeovers as mechanisms …

The rapid expansion of government debt exacerbates systemic risks and tightens the credit
transmission channels of monetary policy, posing a severe threat to the healthy …

This paper investigates the causal effect of the RMB exchange rate expectation uncertainty
on corporate cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&As) using China's A-share listed …

Traditional life-cycle theory typically holds that firms are more innovative in earlier life-cycle
stages than in later stages. However, this may not apply to firms in high-tech industries that …

Using a comprehensive dataset of social network ties between US counties, we document
higher announcement returns for acquirers that are more socially proximate to their targets …

In event studies, the now standard window of a few days may miss relevant price
movements if the market's reaction to the news announcement tends to be slow or if the …

This thesis comprises three studies that relate to the improvement of a company's
environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices via corporate restructuring: Mergers …

We investigate the effect of foreign tax avoidance (and the subsequent increase in potential
repatriation taxes) on domestic (US) employment for multinational corporations. We use …

Using a comprehensive dataset of social connectedness between US counties, we
document that an acquirer tends to select a target in its socially connected counties. The …

Our study finds evidence consistent with US multinational firms disguising domestic
acquisitions as corporate reorganizations to avoid repatriation‐related taxes. We find that a …