We examine how low and high skilled internal emigration causally affect investments in human capital at origin. We provide theoretical and empirical evidence of a disincentive mechanism through which individuals refrain from education should low skilled emigration prove a viable alternative. Our...

This study examines the impact of short selling on corporate financial fraud by utilizing China's relaxation of short selling regulation as a quasi-natural experiment. The results suggest that short selling can restrain the tendency of companies to commit financial fraud and reduce the severity...