• Does the Control–Cash Flow Rights Wedge Capture Private Benefits of Control? Evidence from a Mandatory Bid Rule Reform

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    Part of the Lubar Research Seminar Series Speaker:  Carlos Acuna, Lubar College of Business, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Carlos examines whether the control–cash flow rights wedge captures private benefits of control (PBC) by exploiting Chile’s adoption of the Mandatory …

  • Interfirm Collaboration, Ownership Stakes, and Incomplete Contracts: Evidence from the Pharmaceutical Industry

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    Part of the Lubar Research Seminar Series Speaker:  Yianni Floros, Lubar College of Business, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee If contracts are incomplete, ownership stakes between collaborating firms can help align incentives and mitigate the costs of potential future conflicts. …

  • Temporary Loosening of Impossible Ideals: Deconstructed Boundaries and Norm Restructuring Around Work-Family Infrastructure Shock

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    Part of the Lubar Research Seminar Series Speaker:  Keimei Sugiyama, University Wisconsin - Milwaukee This study examines how working parents navigate the dismantling of work-family infrastructure during extreme circumstances, drawing on interviews with 76 working parents (including 18 couples) during …

  • What is the Risk-Premium for the SDF?

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    Part of the Lubar Research Seminar Series Speaker:  John Huck, University Wisconsin - Milwaukee We develop a model that identifies a time-varying risk-premium for a latent stochastic discount factor (SDF) with minimal assumptions. The SDF risk-premium can be identified in …

  • No Margins, No Mission: The Effects of Immigration on the Hospital Sector

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    Part of the Lubar Research Seminar Series Speaker:  Giorgo Sertsios, University Wisconsin - Milwaukee Nonprofit organizations dominate the U.S. hospital sector, yet their objectives and constraints are not well understood. We shed light on these issues by studying how hospitals …

  • Retention Costs or Human Capital Investments: A Dual Perspective on Employer-Sponsored Health Benefits?

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    Part of the Lubar Research Seminar Series Speaker:  Xuelin Li, Columbia University Employer-sponsored health insurance is the predominant coverage source for the U.S. workforce, yet the rationale behind firms' provision of these benefits remains debated. We examine two primary motivations: …

  • Designing Renewable Power Purchase Agreements: Impact on Green Energy Investment

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    Part of the Lubar Research Seminar Series Speaker:  Professor Zuguang Gao, University of California - Irvine This paper studies a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) between a firm and a new renewable energy generator. At each time, the firm must …

  • Racial Diversity and Inclusion Without Equity? Evidence from Executive Compensation

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    Part of the Lubar Research Seminar Series Speaker:  Felipe Cabezon, Virginia Tech The structure of managerial compensation, excluding CEOs, varies by ethnicity and race. Black, Hispanic, and Asian C-suite executives receive less equity-based pay than their White counterparts. As minority …