As corporate concern regarding environmental issues grows, recent studies have debated
the stock market's role as an enforcer of environmental regulation. We examine stock market …

This study examines the effects of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 on shareholder wealth and
dividend policy. Examination of 1160 US firms traded on the New York and American Stock …

… Bolster is an associate professor in the College of Business Administration at
Northeastern University. Vahan Janjigian is an assistant professor in the College of Business …

In this paper, the performance of the common stock of Delaware and non‐Delaware firms is
examined during the Delaware legislature's debate and approval of an amendment to the …

… Bolster was provided by a grant from the Research and Scholarship Development Fund
at Northeastern University. We also wish to thank Marc Bremer and participants in the NBER …

Executive equity swaps have significant benefits for corporate insiders who wish to enhance
their current income and maintain voting rights while reducing exposure to equity holdings …

… Contact author: Paul Bolster, (617) 373-5051, p.bolster@neu.edu. We acknowledge helpful
research assistance from Yi Zhang. Emery Trahan is grateful for financial support provided …

The major rating agencies assign quality rating to international security offerings. These
ratings serve as indicators of perceived sovereign risk associated with such offerings. A review …

… The term " C iv il B ights Movement" evades p re c is edefi n itio n * I t does notde fin e ex p
erien ce but is de fin ed by th e ex p erien ce of par tic ip an ts • By one ex p erien ce it be gan …

This article examines a widely popular and controversial source of investment advice: buy
and sell recommendations made by Jim Cramer on his popular nightly Mad Money show on …