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Occupational Licensing and Accountant Quality: Evidence from the 150‐Hour Rule by BARRIOS, JOHN M.

“…ABSTRACT I examine the effects of occupational licensing on the quality of certified public accountants (CPAs). I exploit the staggered adoption of the…”
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Civic capital and social distancing during the Covid-19 pandemic by Barrios, John M., Benmelech, Efraim, Hochberg, Yael V., Sapienza, Paola, Zingales, Luigi

“…•Civic capital is associated with higher social distancing compliance during COVID-19.•This holds across US counties, a survey of US individuals, and European…”
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Risk perceptions and politics: Evidence from the COVID-19 pandemic by Barrios, John M., Hochberg, Yael V.

“…Politics may color interpretations of facts, and thus perceptions of risk. We find that a higher share of Trump voters in a county is associated with lower…”
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Tax Planning Knowledge Diffusion via the Labor Market by Barrios, John M., Gallemore, John

“…We examine the extent to which the labor market facilitates the diffusion of tax-planning knowledge across firms. Using a novel data set of tax department…”
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Launching with a parachute: The gig economy and new business formation by Barrios, John M., Hochberg, Yael V., Yi, Hanyi

“…We utilize the staggered arrival of Uber and Lyft—large sources of on-demand, platform-enabled gig opportunities—in U.S. cities to examine the effect of the…”
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The cost of convenience: Ridehailing and traffic fatalities by Barrios, John M., Hochberg, Yael V., Yi, Hanyi

“…We examine the effect of the introduction of ridehailing in US cities on fatal traffic accidents. The arrival of ridehailing is associated with an…”
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Boards of a Feather: Homophily in Foreign Director Appointments Around the World by BARRIOS, JOHN M., BIANCHI, PIETRO A., ISIDRO, HELENA, NANDA, DHANANJAY

“…ABSTRACT We examine how similarity in institutional, legal, and social characteristics between a firm's and its directors’ home countries, that is,…”
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Accountant quality: Evidence from LinkedIn by Barrios, John M

“…I use professional accountants' career histories from LinkedIn and the staggered state-level adoption of the 150-hour Rule (the Rule) as a natural experiment…”
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