Publications
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Demographic, jurisdictional, and spatial effects on social distancing in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic
(with Rajesh Narayanan, R. Kelley Pace, and Dimuthu Ratnadiwakara)
PLOS One, 2020 -
The efficiency of the benchmark revisions to the current employment statistics (CES) data
(with Keith Phillips)
Economics Letters, 2012
Working Papers
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CEO Narcissism, Human Capital, and Firm Value
with Shane Johnson and Adam Kolasinski – R&R at Review of Finance
Presentations – Louisiana State University, Texas A&M University
TLDR – Narcissistic CEOs under-value the human capital of others, leading to sub-optimal levels of employee and C-suite turnover. -
The Disclosure of Cybersecurity Risk
Presentations – FMA 2018 Annual Meeting, Louisiana State University, Texas A&M University
TLDR – Cyber risk disclosures propagate from breached firms along interlocking networks, but no real risk-management changes seem to occur. -
Spillovers from Creditor Control
Example code – Spillover Modeling
Presentations – Louisiana State University, Texas A&M University, Texas Tech University, University of Melbourne, University of North Texas, University of Sydney
TLDR – Post-violation outcomes for covenant violators depend on peer rates of violation; lenders appear to react differently to solo violations (possible management issue) and widespread violations (possible industry shock). -
When Does Common Ownership Matter
(with Shradha Bindal)
Presentations – AFA 2020 Annual Meeting*, Louisiana State University, Midwest Finance Conference (2019)*, Texas A&M University, University of Kansas*
TLDR – The anti-competitive effects of common ownership are strongest when we would expect prices to otherwise be more competitive. Broad, multi-industry studies should not be surprised to find little effect of common ownership when samples include well-differentiated or segmented markets. -
Reputation and the Labor Market for Corporate Directors
(with Shradha Bindal)
Presentations – Louisiana State University
TLDR – Large institutional owners facilitate the propagation of shareholder-friendly governance practices by increasing the likelihood of board appointments for directors with strong shareholder-friendly reputations.