We demonstrate that a firm's ability to innovate is predictable, persistent, and relatively simple to compute, and yet the stock market ignores the implications of past successes when valuing future innovation. We show that two firms that invest the exact same in research and development (R&D)...

The article presents a study on the association between shorting activity and future stock returns in the equities market, with the use of proprietary stock loan fees and quantities dataset. Results showed that the separation of supply and demand shifts offer a better view of the information...

We document that defined benefit pension plans with significant holdings in private equity (PE) earn substantially greater returns than plans with small holdings in both the 1990s and the 2000s. A one standard deviation increase in PE holdings is associated with 4% greater returns per year. Up...