Using a multidimensional index of board members’ diversity, we document a positive impact of board diversity on firm performance, for a panel of Vietnamese listed firms. Results are robust to the introduction of firm fixed effects, the use of an instrumental variable and changes in the board...

This paper examines the impact of government bailouts on bank CEOs' careers. Exploiting the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) of 2008, we find that CEOs of banks that received TARP funds temporarily remained in their positions in the years 2008-2010. However, after this period, they were more...