Abstract
“Do CEOs Manipulate News? Evidence from Fixed-term Employment Contracts” investigates how executives strategically time and tone the release of corporate news around their contract renewal dates to influence board decisions.
“Breaching the Chinese Wall: Cross-Market Information Flow Following Financial Institution Mergers” explores whether private information obtained through lending relationships leaks into institutional equity trading and alters the firm’s public information environment.
“Financing the Transition: Evidence on Green Loans and Household Behavior”evaluates the impact of discounted green car loans on electric vehicle adoption, household fuel expenditures, and the role of liquidity constraints in sustainable consumer choices.
“Talk Less, Trade More? Insider Incentives in the Option Market” examines how the introduction of active options trading provides an alternative channel for information revelation, thereby reducing managers’ incentives to voluntarily disclose corporate news