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Does freezing a defined benefit pension plan affect firm risk?

Choy, Helen; Lin, Juichia; Officer, Micah S. - In: Journal of Accounting and Economics 57 (2014) 1, pp. 1-21

This paper examines the impact of a defined benefit (DB) pension plan freeze on the sponsoring firm's risk and risk-taking activities. Using a sample of firms declaring a hard freeze on their DB plans between 2002 and 2007, we observe an increase in total risk (proxied by the standard deviation...

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The price of corporate liquidity : acquisition discounts for unlisted targets

Officer, Micah S. - In: Journal of financial economics 83 (2007) 3, pp. 571-598

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Are performance based arbitrage effects detectable? : evidence from merger arbitrage

Officer, Micah S. - In: The journal of corporate finance : contracting, … 13 (2007) 5, pp. 793-812

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Does Freezing a Defined Benefit Pension Plan Affect Firm Risk?

Choy, Hiu Lam - 2012

This paper examines the impact of a defined benefit (DB) pension plan freeze on the sponsoring firm's risk and risk-taking activities. Using a sample of firms declaring a hard freeze on their DB plans during the period 2002-2007, we observe an increase in total risk (standard deviation of...

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Directors' and officers' liability insurance and acquisition outcomes

Chen, Lin; Officer, Micah S.; Zou, Hong - In: Journal of financial economics 102 (2011) 3, pp. 507-525

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Acquisitions driven by stock overvaluation : are they good deals?

Fu, Fangjian; Lin, Leming; Officer, Micah S. - In: Journal of financial economics 109 (2013) 1, pp. 24-39

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Directors' and officers' liability insurance and loan spreads

Chen, Lin; Officer, Micah S.; Wang, Rui; Zou, Hong - In: Journal of financial economics 110 (2013) 1, pp. 37-60

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The variability of IPO initial returns

Lowry, Michelle; Officer, Micah S.; Schwert, George William - 2006

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The variability of IPO initial returns

Lowry, Michelle (contributor); Officer, Micah S. (contributor) - 2008 - This draft: November 2008

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Target-firm information asymmetry and acquirer returns

Officer, Micah S.; Poulsen, Annette Brinch; … - In: Review of finance : journal of the European Finance … 13 (2009) 3, pp. 467-493

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