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Politically Connected Firms by Faccio, Mara

“…Examination of firms in 47 countries shows a widespread overlap of controlling shareholders and top officers who are connected with national parliaments or…”
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Politically Connected Private Equity and Employment by FACCIO, MARA, HSU, HUNG-CHIA

“…We investigate the employment consequences of private equity buyouts. We find evidence of higher job creation, on average, at the establishments operated by…”
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Political Connections and Corporate Bailouts by FACCIO, MARA, MASULIS, RONALD W., McCONNELL, JOHN J.

“…We analyze the likelihood of government bailouts of 450 politically connected firms from 35 countries during 1997-2002. Politically connected firms are…”
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The Choice of Payment Method in European Mergers and Acquisitions by FACCIO, MARA, MASULIS, RONALD W.

“…We study merger and acquisition (M&A) payment choices of European bidders for publicly and privately held targets in the 1997-2000 period. Europe is an ideal…”
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The ultimate ownership of Western European corporations by Faccio, Mara, Lang, Larry H.P

“…We analyze the ultimate ownership and control of 5,232 corporations in 13 Western European countries. Typically firms are widely held (36.93%) or family…”
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Large Shareholder Diversification and Corporate Risk-Taking by Faccio, Mara, Marchica, Maria-Teresa, Mura, Roberto

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Returns to Acquirers of Listed and Unlisted Targets by Faccio, Mara, McConnell, John J., Stolin, David

“…We examine announcement period abnormal returns to acquirers of listed and unlisted targets in 17 Western European countries over the interval 1996–2001…”
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Dividends and Expropriation by Faccio, Mara, Larry H. P. Lang, Young, Leslie

“…Whereas most U.S. corporations are widely held, the predominant form of ownership in East Asia is control by a family, which often supplies a top manager…”
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Differences between Politically Connected and Nonconnected Firms: A Cross-Country Analysis by Faccio, Mara

“…Evidence from firms in 47 countries shows that companies with political connections have higher leverage and higher market shares, but they underperform…”
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Political Determinants of Competition in the Mobile Telecommunication Industry by Faccio, Mara, Zingales, Luigi

“…Abstract We study the relationship between the presence of politicians on mobile service operators’ boards and the regulation of the mobile telecommunication…”
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Government Control of Privatized Firms by Bortolotti, Bernardo, Faccio, Mara

“…We study the change in government control of privatized firms in OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) countries. At the end of 2000,…”
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Taxes and Capital Structure by Faccio, Mara, Xu, Jin

“…We use nearly 500 shifts in statutory corporate and personal income tax rates as natural experiments to assess the effect of corporate and personal taxes on…”
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CEO gender, corporate risk-taking, and the efficiency of capital allocation by Faccio, Mara, Marchica, Maria-Teresa, Mura, Roberto

“…We extend the literature on how managerial traits relate to corporate choices by documenting that firms run by female CEOs have lower leverage, less volatile…”
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Large Shareholder Diversification and Corporate Risk-Taking by Faccio, Mara, Marchica, Maria-Teresa, Mura, Roberto

“…Using new data for the universe of firms covered in Amadeus, we reconstruct the portfolios of shareholders who hold equity stakes in private- and publicly…”
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Discussion of "Corporate Political Connections and Tax Aggressiveness" by Faccio, Mara

“…Kim and Zhang (2015) study the relation between corporate political connections and tax aggressiveness. In this discussion, I identify and evaluate three main…”
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Taxes, Capital Structure Choices, and Equity Value by Faccio, Mara, Xu, Jin

“…We use a multitude of tax reforms across the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) countries as natural experiments to estimate the…”
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The quality of accounting information in politically connected firms by Chaney, Paul K., Faccio, Mara, Parsley, David

“…We document that the quality of earnings reported by politically connected firms is significantly poorer than that of similar non-connected companies. Our…”
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Sudden Deaths: Taking Stock of Geographic Ties by Faccio, Mara, Parsley, David C.

“…Analysis of a worldwide sample of sudden deaths of politicians reveals a market-adjusted 1.7% decline in the value of companies headquartered in the…”
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Business Groups and Employment by Faccio, Mara, O’Brien, William J.

“…Using a newly assembled 50-country firm-level database spanning 19 years, we document a bright side for employees of business group–affiliated firms: less…”
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Business groups and the incorporation of firm-specific shocks into stock prices by Faccio, Mara, Morck, Randall, Deniz Yavuz, M.

“…Firm-specific information has a damped effect on business group-affiliated firms’ stock prices. Such firms’ idiosyncratic stock returns are less responsive to…”
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