We provide a new perspective to the multiple directorships literature, which focuses on outside directors. Inside directors, however, are important both in the boardroom and day-to-day operations of the firm. We find that any negative effect of director busyness is more pervasive for inside...

The extant literature shows that institutional investors engage in corporate governance to enhance a firm's long-term value. Measuring firm performance using the F-Score, we examine the persistent monitoring role of institutional investors and identify the financial aspects of a firm that...

This paper analyzes the impact of a balanced budget rule (BBR) on government financing costs. We construct measures of BBR at the US state government level, and find that states with tighter BBRs are associated with significantly lower state government bond spreads. Furthermore, the credit...