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2021-06
270th Seminar
Time/时间:6月18日(周五)上午10:00-11:30Venue/地点:Room 501, Jiageng Building 2/嘉庚二号楼501教室Topic/题目: Do business groups make more efficient employment decisions?Speaker/报告人:Dr. Jie DengAbstract/摘要:This paper examines how business group affiliation relates to labor investment efficiency. Specifically, we investigate whether the use of internal factor markets within business gro...
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28
2021-05
268th Seminar
Time/时间:2021年6月4日 10:00-11:30Venue/地点:嘉庚二号楼501教室Topic/题目:Different Horizons: The Effects of Hedge Fund Activism versus Corporate Shareholder Activism on Strategic ActionsSpeaker/报告人:孙芝慧Facilitator/主持人:孙增元助理教授Abstract/摘要:How do firms alter their strategic actions when targeted by different types of activist shareholders? We argue that hedge fund activists ...
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08
2021-05
265th Seminar
Time/时间:2020.05.14 10:00am–11:30amVenue/地点:Room 501, Jiageng Building 2/嘉庚二号楼501教室Topic/题目: The Estate Tax andthe Payout Policy in Family FirmsSpeaker/报告人: Dr. So-Yeon LimAbstract/摘要: We examine how familyfirms’ incentive to minimize estate taxes affects payout policies. We hypothesize that family firmsare less likely to pay out than non-family firms in response to hi...
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29
2021-04
264th Seminar
Time/时间:2021/05/06 – 10:00-11:30 am (Beijing Time)Venue/地点:Room 501, Jiageng Building 2/嘉庚二号楼501教室Topic/题目: Societal Trust and Corporate Risk-Taking: International EvidenceSpeaker/报告人:Dr. Shan Li and Joseph Sowahfio SowahFacilitator/主持人:Dr. Shan LiAbstract/摘要:Prior findings on the effect of societal trust on corporate risk-taking are mixed owning to industry-specific ...
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12
2021-04
263rd Seminar
Time/时间:2021/04/16 – 10:00-11:30 am (Beijing Time)Venue/地点:Room 501, Jiageng Building 2/嘉庚二号楼501教室Topic/题目: How Well Do Profitability Measures Predict Cross-Sectional Stock Returns in China?Speaker/报告人:Suyi Liu and Jun (Tony) RuanFacilitator/主持人:Dr. Jun (Tony) RuanAbstract/摘要:We evaluate the economic and statistical significance and sources of the cross-sectional stoc...
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10
2021-03
261st Seminar
Time/时间:2021/03/12 10:00-11:30amTopic/题目: Board Centrality and Dividend PolicySpeaker/报告人:Kambar FarooqFacilitator/主持人:Dr. Jun RuanOnline Conference ID/腾讯会议号:218 961 439Abstract/摘要:This paper examines the role of board well-connectedness on the dividend payout policy. The findings suggest that firms with higher board connectedness have a higher propensity to pay dividends ...