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Labor and the market value of the firm
Merz, Monika (contributor); Yashiv, Eran (contributor) - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001876629
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Savings for unemployment in good or bad times : options for developing countries
Robalino, David; Vodopivec, Milan; Bodor, Andras - 2009
The paper describes and evaluates unemployment insurance savings accounts (UISAs) - a relatively new and not well … management of short and long term savings (i.e., pension wealth) while avoiding unnecessary administrative costs. The paper … comparison to developed countries. -- Unemployment insurance ; unemployment insurance savings accounts ; unemployment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003905775
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How policy changes affect shareholder wealth : the case of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster
Betzer, André; Doumet, Markus; Rinne, Ulf - 2011
This paper analyzes how policy changes affect shareholder wealth in the context of environmental regulation. We exploit the unique and unexpected German reaction to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, which involved the immediate shutdown of almost half of Germany's nuclear reactors while...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009312120
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Say pays! : shareholder voice and firm performance
Cuñat, Vicente; Giné, Mireia; Guadalupe, Maria - 2014
This paper estimates the effects of Say-on-Pay (SoP); a policy that increases shareholder "voice" by providing shareholders with a regular vote on executive pay. We apply a regression discontinuity design to the votes on shareholder-sponsored SoP proposals. Adopting SoP leads to large increases...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010414206
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Minimum wages and firm value
Bell, Brian; Machin, Stephen - 2016
How does the value of a firm change in response to a minimum wage hike? The evidence we have to date is not well-suited to answer this question, principally because events that have been studied are not completely unknown to the stock market or have uncertainty associated with them. This paper...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011458917
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Bringing connections onboard: the value of political influence
Green, Colin; Homroy, Swarnodeep - 2020
In 2002, an amendment to UK parliamentary regulations removed restrictions on the participation of members of parliament (MPs) in parliamentary proceedings related to their corporate interests. Using this amendment as a quasi-natural experiment, we demonstrate gains in firm value and...
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Distributional national accounts for Australia, 1991-2018
Fisher-Post, Matthew; Hérault, Nicolas; Wilkins, Roger - 2022
We produce estimates of the full distribution of all national income in Australia for the period 1991 to 2018, by combining household survey with administrative tax microdata and adjusting to match National Accounts aggregates. From these estimates, we are able to rigorously document the shifts...
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Management incentives, signaling effects and the costs of vertical integration
Sliwka, Dirk (contributor) - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]
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Worker matching and firm value
Moen, Espen R.; Yashiv, Eran - 2012
This paper studies the value of firms and their hiring and firing decisions in an environment where the productivity of the workers depends on how well they match with their co-workers and the firm acts as a coordinating device. Match quality derives from a production technology whereby workers...
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When knowledge is an asset : explaining the organizational structure of large law firms
Rebitzer, James B. (contributor);  … - 2006
We study the economics of employment relationships through theoretical and empirical analysis of an unusual set of firms, large law firms. Our point of departure is the "property rights" approach that emphasizes the centrality of ownership's legal rights to control important, non-human assets of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003384904