… A earlier, shorter version of this Article was published as Vladimir Atanasov, Bernard
Black & Conrad Ciccotello, Self-Dealing … 681 (2006); Conrad Ciccotello et al., Impact of …

Using data on over 4,000 individual residential addresses, we find that geographic distance
between directors and corporate headquarters is related to information acquisition and …

In the United States and the United Kingdom, the misalignment of managerial incentives is
often viewed as the main corporate governance issue that arises from the separation of …

Should individuals choose the largest or smallest equity funds for investment? This study
explores the relationship of equity fund size to performance. Historical returns of large funds …

Policy debates about the 150-hour rule have taken place without information regarding the
marginal impacts that education has on CPA exam success. We find that education is a …

We examine how the director independence mandates of the Sarbanes–Oxley Act (SOX) and
related reforms affected board geography and the quality of financial reporting. Using 1998…

We discuss two strategies sponsors have used successfully to introduce new equity funds
and promote the performance of the funds after their introduction. The strategy of “incubation” …

Dealers enter nonbinding expressions of interest during the Nasdaq preopening to promote
price discovery and ease stock inventory management when the market opens. But does …

We examine research and development (R&D) agreements between government agencies
and other organizations. Consistent with theories of contractual “hold up,” contracts are …

We posit that one channel through which law affects financial markets is by control of
financial tunneling. We first develop a model of how legal rules affect two common forms of …