Using new bond issues in the financial services industry, this study examines whether and to what extent the capital markets recognize the risk associated with the mobility of human capital. We evaluate the state-by-state variations in the enforceability of noncompetition agreements in the...

This paper provides an empirical examination of the regional banking structures in China and their effects on entrepreneurial activity. Using a panel of 27 provinces and four directly controlled municipalities from 1997 through 2008, we find that the presence of large banking institutions...

This paper provides an empirical examination of the regional banking structures in China and their effects on entrepreneurial activity. Using a panel of 27 provinces and four directly controlled municipalities from 1997 through 2008, we find that the presence of large banking institutions...