Search Results - "Kedia, Simi"

Rank and file employees and the discovery of misreporting: The role of stock options by Call, Andrew C., Kedia, Simi, Rajgopal, Shivaram

“…We find that firms grant more rank and file stock options when involved in financial reporting violations, consistent with managements’ incentives to…”
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The impact of performance-based compensation on misreporting by Burns, Natasha, Kedia, Simi

“…This paper examines the effect of CEO compensation contracts on misreporting. We find that the sensitivity of the CEO's option portfolio to stock price is…”
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Informed trading around acquisitions: Evidence from corporate bonds by Kedia, Simi, Zhou, Xing

“…This paper examines the prevalence of informed trading in corporate bonds prior to takeover announcements. We find significant pre-announcement trading…”
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Explaining the Diversification Discount by Campa, Jose Manuel, Kedia, Simi

“…This paper argues that the documented discount on diversified firms is not per se evidence that diversification destroys value. Firms choose to diversify. We…”
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Impact of Media Ownership on News Coverage by Kedia, Simi, Kim, Gunchang

“…This paper examines whether ownership by media conglomerates impacts business news reporting. To address this question, we take advantage of a unique setting…”
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Impact of Media Ownership on News Coverage

“…This paper examines whether ownership by media conglomerates impacts business news reporting. To address this question, we take advantage of a unique setting…”
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Mutual fund board connections and proxy voting by Calluzzo, Paul, Kedia, Simi

“…We study fund-firm connections that arise when firm executives and directors serve as fund directors. We find that connected funds are significantly more…”
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The Economics of Fraudulent Accounting by Kedia, Simi, Philippon, Thomas

“…We argue that earnings management and fraudulent accounting have important economic consequences. In a model where the costs of earnings management are…”
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Do the SEC's enforcement preferences affect corporate misconduct? by Kedia, Simi, Rajgopal, Shiva

“…Recent frauds have questioned the efficacy of the SEC's enforcement program. We hypothesize that differences in firms' information sets about SEC enforcement…”
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Evidence on Contagion in Earnings Management by Kedia, Simi, Koh, Kevin, Rajgopal, Shivaram

“…We examine contagion in earnings management using 2,376 restatements announced during the years 1997–2008. Controlling for industry and firm characteristics,…”
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Did going public impair Moody's credit ratings? by Kedia, Simi, Rajgopal, Shivaram, Zhou, Xing

“…We investigate a prominent allegation in congressional hearings that Moody's loosened its rating standards to chase revenue after it went public in 2000…”
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Institutional ownership and monitoring: Evidence from financial misreporting by Burns, Natasha, Kedia, Simi, Lipson, Marc

“…We find that the likelihood and severity of financial misreporting is positively related to aggregate institutional ownership and this effect can be largely…”
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The revolving door and the SEC’s enforcement outcomes: Initial evidence from civil litigation by deHaan, Ed, Kedia, Simi, Koh, Kevin, Rajgopal, Shivaram

“…We investigate the consequences of the “revolving door” for trial lawyers at the SEC’s enforcement division. If future job opportunities motivate SEC lawyers…”
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Neighborhood matters: The impact of location on broad based stock option plans by Kedia, Simi, Rajgopal, Shiva

“…We find that fixed effects related to the location of firms’ headquarters explain variation in broad based option grants after controlling for industry effects…”
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Whistle Blowing, Forced CEO Turnover, and Misconduct: The Role of Socially Minded Employees and Directors by Bereskin, Frederick, Campbell, Terry, Kedia, Simi

“…We examine the response of prosocial employees and boards of directors to corporate misconduct. We develop several proxies for the presence of prosocial…”
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Large shareholders and credit ratings by Kedia, Simi, Rajgopal, Shivaram, Zhou, Xing (Alex)

“…This paper addresses regulatory concerns that large shareholders of credit rating agencies can influence the rating process. Unlike Standard & Poor's, which is…”
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Institutional Investors and Hedge Fund Activism by Kedia, Simi, Starks, Laura T., Wang, Xianjue

“…Abstract Hedge fund activists have ambiguous relationships with the institutional shareholders in their target firms. While some support their activities,…”
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Geography and acquirer returns by Uysal, Vahap B., Kedia, Simi, Panchapagesan, Venkatesh

“…We examine the impact of geographical proximity on the acquisition decisions of US public firms over the period 1990–2003. Transactions where the acquirer and…”
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Did going public impair Moody׳s credit ratings? by Kedia, Simi, Rajgopal, Shivaram, Zhou, Xing

“…We investigate a prominent allegation in congressional hearings that Moody׳s loosened its rating standards to chase revenue after it went public in 2000…”
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Local market makers, liquidity and market quality by Kedia, Simi, Zhou, Xing

“…We examine the role of geographically proximate (local) market makers in providing liquidity and improving the quality of a dealer market. Firms with active…”
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