We study how vertical firm boundaries shape firms' public disclosures. Theory suggests that firms can use public disclosure to coordinate with supply chain partners, and predicts a substitutive relation between vertical integration and public disclosure about future strategic plans, as vertical...

In 2013, the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released a database of consumer complaints filed against banks under its supervision (“CFPB banks”). We find that after the disclosure, rival banks exhibit a greater increase in mortgage approval rates in markets with more intensive...

This study examines the impact of government procurement on firms’ environmental commitments. Using a triple-difference (DDD) research design that exploits the exogenous increase in federal funding allocations across counties based on population census revisions, we find that firms with high...

We study how political considerations affect banks’ loan loss provisions using China’s mandatory shift to expected credit loss (ECL) provisioning. We find that the mandatory shift has no overall net effect on the magnitudes or timeliness of provisions for state-owned banks. While these...

This paper studies whether and how mandatory nonfinancial disclosure affects firms’ real decisions. I exploit a disclosure regulation enacted in California, which mandates that firms disclose how they conduct due diligence to address their suppliers’ human rights abuses. I find that treated...