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Diversity Washing
We provide large-sample evidence on whether U.S. publicly traded corporations use voluntary disclosures about their commitments to …
Andrew Baker
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David F. Larcker
,
Charles McClure
,
Durgesh Saraph
,
Edward M. Watts
Journal Article
SSRN
Information Flows in Trading Networks
We study the informational value of trading networks in over-the-counter (OTC) markets. Using detailed transaction-level data from the …
Stefan Huber
,
Edward M. Watts
,
Christina Zhu
SSRN
Retail Investors and ESG News
An important debate exists around the extent to which retail investors make sustainable investments and, if they do, why. We contribute …
Qianqian Li
,
Edward M. Watts
,
Christina Zhu
Journal Article
SSRN
Muni Disclosure
This paper examines which municipal disclosures provide informational value to investors. Using the entire universe of post-issuance …
Christine Cuny
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Ken Li
,
Anya Nakhmurina
,
Edward M. Watts
SSRN
Information Acquisition Costs and Price Informativeness: Global Evidence
We study how global changes in information acquisition costs affect price informativeness. To provide evidence on this issue, we …
Charles McClure
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Shawn Shi
,
Edward M. Watts
SSRN
Earnings News and Over-the-Counter Markets
We document significant increases in bond market liquidity around earnings announcements. These increases are attributed to decreased …
Stefan Huber
,
Chongho Kim
,
Edward M. Watts
Journal Article
SSRN
Board Diversity and Shareholder Voting
The lack of diversity across gender and race of corporate boards has been one of the most significant issues in corporate board …
Ian Gow
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David F. Larcker
,
Edward M. Watts
Journal Article
SSRN
Retail Bond Investors and Credit Ratings
Using comprehensive data on U.S. corporate bond trades since 2002, we find evidence that retail bond investors overrely on untimely …
Ed deHaan
,
Jiacui Li
,
Edward M. Watts
Journal Article
SSRN
ESG Ratings: A Compass Without Direction
David F. Larcker
,
Lukasz Pomorski
,
Brian Tayan
,
Edward M. Watts
Article
SSRN
Firing and Hiring the CEO: What Does CEO Turnover Data Tell Us About Succession Planning?
David F. Larcker
,
Brian Tayan
,
Edward M. Watts
Article
SSRN
Seven Myths of ESG
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations have dominated the discussion of corporate purpose in recent years. We …
David F. Larcker
,
Brian Tayan
,
Edward M. Watts
Journal Article
SSRN
Stock-Option Financing in Pre-IPO Companies
David F. Larcker
,
Brian Tayan
,
Edward M. Watts
Article
SSRN
Tick Size Tolls: Can a Trading Slowdown Improve Earnings News Discovery?
This study examines how an increase in tick size affects algorithmic trading (AT), fundamental information acquisition (FIA), and the …
Charles M.C. Lee
,
Edward M. Watts
Journal Article
SSRN
Sharing the Pain: How Did Boards Adjust CEO Pay in Response to COVID-19?
Amit Batish
,
Andrew Gordon
,
David F. Larcker
,
Brian Tayan
,
Edward M. Watts
,
Courtney Yu
Article
SSRN
From Implicit to Explicit: The Impact of Disclosure Requirements on Hidden Transaction Costs
This paper provides evidence that disclosing corporate bond investors' transaction costs (markups) affects the size of the markups. …
Christine Cuny
,
Omri Even-Tov
,
Edward M. Watts
Journal Article
SSRN
Where's the Greenium?
In this study, we investigate whether investors are willing to trade off wealth for societal benefits. We take advantage of unique …
David F. Larcker
,
Edward M. Watts
Journal Article
SSRN
Cashing It In: Private-Company Exchanges and Employee Stock Sales Prior to IPO
David F. Larcker
,
Brian Tayan
,
Edward M. Watts
Article
SSRN
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