Search Results - "Senbet, Lemma"

The dark side of globalization: Evidence from the impact of COVID-19 on multinational companies by Guedhami, Omrane, Knill, April, Megginson, William L., Senbet, Lemma W.

“…The COVID-19 pandemic has led to economic and health crises (“twin crises”) worldwide. Using a sample of firms from 73 countries over the period January to…”
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Law, finance, and the international mobility of corporate governance by Cumming, Douglas, Filatotchev, Igor, Knill, April, Reeb, David Mitchell, Senbet, Lemma

“…We introduce the topic of this Special Issue on the “Role of Financial and Legal Institutions in International Governance”, with a particular emphasis on a…”
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Does political connection distort competition and encourage corporate risk taking? International evidence by Otchere, Isaac, Senbet, Lemma W., Zhu, Pengcheng

“…We investigate the impact of political connection on corporate risk-taking by connected firms, their industry counterparts, as well as non-rival firms from 48…”
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Economic impact of COVID-19 across national boundaries: The role of government responses by Guedhami, Omrane, Knill, April, Megginson, William, Senbet, Lemma W.

“…This Research Note provides an assessment of the burgeoning interdisciplinary literature surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on both individuals…”
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Youth Employment in Sub-Saharan Africa: Challenges, Constraints and Opportunities by Fox, Louise, Senbet, Lemma W., Simbanegavi, Witness

“…African demographics, economic structure, politics and globalisation trends combine into a perfect storm for Africa's policy makers. The large cohort of youth…”
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Valuation Effects of Global Diversification by Gande, Amar, Schenzler, Christoph, Senbet, Lemma W.

“…This paper examines the effect of global diversification on firm value using a data set of US firms from 1994 to 2002. We document that global diversification…”
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Taxes, institutions, and innovation: Theory and international evidence by Gande, Amar, John, Kose, Nair, Vinay B., Senbet, Lemma W.

“…We develop an international model of the design of institutions for regulating innovative activities of private corporations. Informational limitations faced…”
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Does internal board monitoring affect debt maturity? by Tosun, Onur Kemal, Senbet, Lemma W.

“…Using the Sarbanes–Oxley Act (SOX) as an exogenous shock to board structure, we identify internal monitoring via board independence and estimate its impact on…”
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The Controversy over Proxy Voting: The Role of Fund Managers and Proxy Advisors by Boot, Arnoud, Krahnen, Jan, Senbet, Lemma, Spatt, Chester

“…In this statement, we assess the role and power of proxy advisors and asset managers in corporate governance in a market that is characterized by a limited…”
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The African Financial Development and Financial Inclusion Gaps by Allen, F., Carletti, E., Cull, R., Qian, J. Q., Senbet, L., Valenzuela, P.

“…This paper investigates the African financial development and financial inclusion gaps relative to other peer developing countries. Using a set of variables…”
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Agriculture and Structural Transformation in Africa: An Overview by Senbet, Lemma W., Simbanegavi, Witness

“…Agriculture is the mainstay of most African economies and economic performance in these countries is intricately linked to the performance of the agricultural…”
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Options, option repricing in managerial compensation: Their effects on corporate investment risk by Ju, Nengjiu, Leland, Hayne, Senbet, Lemma W.

“…While stock options are commonly used in managerial compensation to provide desirable incentives, they can create adverse incentives to distort the choice of…”
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The Illusive Quest for Structural Transformation in Africa: Will China Make a Difference? by Geda, Alemayehu, Senbet, Lemma W, Simbanegavi, Witness

“…Abstract Despite various attempts since independence and the growing economic engagement between China and Africa in the last two decades, structural…”
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Integrating African Markets: The Way Forward by Hoekman, Bernard, Senbet, Lemma W, Simbanegavi, Witness

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Corporate governance and board effectiveness by John, Kose, Senbet, Lemma W

“…This paper surveys the empirical and theoretical literature on the mechanisms of corporate governance. We focus on the internal mechanisms of corporate…”
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A Theory of Bank Regulation and Management Compensation by John, Kose, Saunders, Anthony, Senbet, Lemma W.

“…We show that concentrating bank regulation on bank capital ratios may be ineffective in controlling risk taking. We propose, instead, a more direct mechanism…”
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Executive Compensation: An Overview of Research on Corporate Practices and Proposed Reforms by Faulkender, Michael, Kadyrzhanova, Dalida, Prabhala, N., Senbet, Lemma

“…Two landmark episodes of the last decade, the 2001 dot‐com crisis and the 2008 bursting of the housing bubble, have drawn attention to the size and structure…”
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Deposit Insurance and Financial Development by Cull, Robert, Senbet, Lemma W., Sorge, Marco

“…This paper provides empirical evidence on the impact of deposit insurance on financial development and stability, broadly defined to include the level of…”
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Transformer la finance au Moyen-Orient et en Afrique du Nord by Arezki, Rabah, Senbet, Lemma W

“…Cet article préconise une transformation de la finance en vue de soutenir l'évolution économique et sociale de la région Moyen-Orient et Afrique du Nord…”
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Bank incentives, economic specialization, and financial crises in emerging economies by Gande, Amar, John, Kose, Senbet, Lemma W.

“…We model the vulnerability of an economy to a financial crisis as arising from the interaction of the degree of economic specialization and bank debt…”
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