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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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Dominant shareholders, corporate boards, and corporate value: A cross-country analysis by Dahya, Jay, Dimitrov, Orlin, McConnell, John J.

“…We investigate the relation between corporate value and the proportion of the board made up of independent directors in 799 firms with a dominant shareholder…”
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Board Composition, Corporate Performance, and the Cadbury Committee Recommendation by Dahya, Jay, McConnell, John J.

“…During the 1990s and beyond, countries around the world witnessed calls and/or mandates for more outside directors on publicly traded companies' boards even…”
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The economics of prepackaged bankruptcy by McConnell, John J., Servaes, Henri

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MIPS, QUIPS, and TOPrS: Old wine in new bottles by Khanna, Arun, McConnell, John J.

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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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The role of the media in corporate governance: Do the media influence managers' capital allocation decisions? by Liu, Baixiao, McConnell, John J.

“…Using 636 large acquisition attempts that are accompanied by a negative stock price reaction at their announcement (“value-reducing acquisition attempts”) from…”
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Outside directors and corporate board decisions by Dahya, Jay, McConnell, John J.

“…Between 1993 and 2000, at least 18 countries saw publication of guidelines proposing minimum representation of outside directors on corporate boards…”
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The Cadbury Committee, Corporate Performance, and Top Management Turnover by Dahya, Jay, McConnell, John J., Travlos, Nickolaos G.

“…In 1992, the Cadbury Committee issued the Code of Best Practice which recommends that boards of U.K. corporations include at least three outside directors and…”
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The power of the pen reconsidered: The media, CEO human capital, and corporate governance by Liu, Baixiao, McConnell, John J., Xu, Wei

“…By examining the post-retirement outside board seats held by former CEOs of S&P 1500 firms, we find that CEOs’ post-retirement outside board memberships are…”
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Death by Pokémon Go: The Economic and Human Cost of Using Apps While Driving by Faccio, Mara, McConnell, John J.

“…We investigate the link between smartphone usage by drivers and increases in insurance premiums by using police accident reports and exploiting the…”
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The influence of media slant on short sellers by Knill, April, Liu, Baixiao, McConnell, John J., McKenzie, Glades

“…Using the positive shift in tone of Fox News coverage of macroeconomic news after the Republican Bush election in 2000, we investigate whether media slant…”
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Sheltering Corporate Assets from Political Extraction by Caprio, Lorenzo, Faccio, Mara, McConnell, John J.

“…We hypothesize that firms structure their asset holdings so as to shelter assets from extraction by politicians and bureaucrats. In countries where the threat…”
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Prior Client Performance and the Choice of Investment Bank Advisors in Corporate Acquisitions by Sibilkov, Valeriy, McConnell, John J.

“…Contrary to earlier studies, we find that prior client performance is a significant determinant of the likelihood that an investment bank will be chosen as the…”
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Ease-of-processing heuristics and asset prices: Evidence from the exchange-traded repo market in China by Fang, Xuyun, Jiang, Zhiqian, Liu, Baixiao, McConnell, John J., Zhou, Mingshan

“…Prior to May 22, 2017, price information displayed on stock exchanges on certain days and on days prior to market-closed holidays required investors in…”
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Does board independence matter in companies with a controlling shareholder? by Dahya, Jay, Dimitrov, Orlin, McConnell, John J.

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Do investment banks have incentives to help clients make value‐creating acquisitions? by McConnell, John J., Sibilkov, Valeriy

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CEOs, abandoned acquisitions, and the media by Liu, Baixiao, McConnell, John J.

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International Corporate Governance by Denis, Diane K., McConnell, John J.

“…We survey two generations of research on corporate governance systems around the world, concentrating on countries other than the U.S. The first generation of…”
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The Effect of Market Segmentation and Illiquidity on Asset Prices: Evidence from Exchange Listings by KADLEC, GREGORY B., MCCONNELL, JOHN J.

“…This article documents the effect on share value of listing on the New York Stock Exchange and reports the results of a joint test of Merton's (1987) investor…”
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