Jesse A. Ellis

North Carolina State University

Associate Professor of Finance

Poole College of Management

Campus Box 7229

Raleigh, NC 27695

United States

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1.

Out of the Dark: Hedge Fund Reporting Biases and Commercial Databases

Review of Financial Studies (Forthcoming)
Number of pages: 77 Posted: 19 Dec 2009 Last Revised: 19 Sep 2012
Adam L. Aiken, Christopher P. Clifford and Jesse A. Ellis
Elon University, University of Kentucky and North Carolina State University
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Hedge Funds, Fund of Funds, Data Biases, Performance Measurement

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Proprietary Costs and the Disclosure of Information About Customers

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Proprietary Costs and the Disclosure of Information About Customers

Journal of Accounting Research, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 27 Jan 2012
Jesse A. Ellis, C. Edward Fee and Shawn Thomas
North Carolina State University, Tulane University - A.B. Freeman School of Business and University of Pittsburgh - Katz Graduate School of Business
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Proprietary Costs, Disclosure, Customers, Competition

Proprietary Costs and the Disclosure of Information About Customers

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 15 Sep 2010
Jesse A. Ellis, C. Edward Fee and Shawn Thomas
North Carolina State University, Tulane University - A.B. Freeman School of Business and University of Pittsburgh - Katz Graduate School of Business
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Proprietary Costs, Disclosure, Customers, Competition

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Corruption and Corporate Innovation

Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, 2020 (vol. 55, no. 7, p. 2124-2149)
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 05 Nov 2016 Last Revised: 09 Dec 2021
Jesse A. Ellis, Jared D. Smith and Roger M. White
North Carolina State University, North Carolina State University - Poole College of Management and Arizona State University (ASU) - School of Accountancy
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Innovation, corruption, research & development, rent-seeking

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How Does Forced CEO Turnover Experience Affect Directors?

Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis (Forthcoming)
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 31 Dec 2014 Last Revised: 23 Mar 2020
Jesse A. Ellis, Lixiong Guo and Shawn Mobbs
North Carolina State University, University of Mississippi and University of Alabama - Culverhouse College of Business Administration
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CEO turnover, director experience, director learning, board monitoring, incentives, labor market

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Childhood Exposure to Misbehavior and the Culture of Financial Misconduct

Number of pages: 53 Posted: 25 Apr 2019 Last Revised: 22 Apr 2024
Christopher P. Clifford, Jesse A. Ellis and William Christopher Gerken
University of Kentucky, North Carolina State University and University of Kentucky - Finance
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Financial misconduct, Financial Advisors, Household Finance, Culture

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Hedge Funds and Discretionary Liquidity Restrictions

Number of pages: 53 Posted: 06 Dec 2012 Last Revised: 24 Aug 2013
Adam L. Aiken, Christopher P. Clifford and Jesse A. Ellis
Elon University, University of Kentucky and North Carolina State University
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Hedge funds, liquidity

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Hedge Fund Boards and the Market for Independent Directors

Number of pages: 58 Posted: 12 Dec 2014 Last Revised: 08 Nov 2017
Christopher P. Clifford, Jesse A. Ellis and William Christopher Gerken
University of Kentucky, North Carolina State University and University of Kentucky - Finance
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hedge fund, hedge fund governance, directors, reputation

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Are Turnaround Specialists Special? An Examination of CEO Reputation and CEO Succession

Number of pages: 67 Posted: 09 Nov 2011 Last Revised: 09 Sep 2012
Jesse A. Ellis
North Carolina State University
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Turnaround, CEO reputation, CEO succession, CEO style

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Globalization, Governance, and the Returns to Cross-Border Acquisitions

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Globalization, Governance, and the Returns to Cross-Border Acquisitions

Charles A. Dice Center Working Paper No. 2011-1, Fisher College of Business Working Paper No. 2011-03-001
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 04 Jan 2011
Jesse A. Ellis, Sara B. Moeller, Frederik P. Schlingemann and René M. Stulz
North Carolina State University, University of Pittsburgh - Finance Group, University of Pittsburgh - Finance Group and Ohio State University (OSU) - Department of Finance
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Cross-Border Acquisitions, Governance, Globalization, Bidder returns

Globalization, Governance, and the Returns to Cross-Border Acquisitions

NBER Working Paper No. w16676
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 10 Jan 2011 Last Revised: 25 Jan 2023
Jesse A. Ellis, Sara B. Moeller, Frederik P. Schlingemann and René M. Stulz
North Carolina State University, University of Pittsburgh - Finance Group, University of Pittsburgh - Finance Group and Ohio State University (OSU) - Department of Finance
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The Value of Funds of Hedge Funds: Evidence from Their Holdings

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 07 Dec 2012 Last Revised: 13 Jul 2014
Adam L. Aiken, Christopher P. Clifford and Jesse A. Ellis
Elon University, University of Kentucky and North Carolina State University
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Hedge Funds, Funds of Funds, Portfolio Management

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The Causal Effects of Proximity on Investment: Evidence from Flight Introductions

Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Vol. 55, No. 6, pp 1978-2004, 2020
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 02 Nov 2016 Last Revised: 06 Jul 2021
Jesse A. Ellis, Leonardo Madureira and Shane Underwood
North Carolina State University, Case Western Reserve University - Weatherhead School of Management and Baylor University
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Local Bias, Mutual Funds, Portfolio Choice

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Funding Liquidity Risk and the Dynamics of Hedge Fund Lockups

Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 11 Oct 2016 Last Revised: 12 Dec 2019
Adam L. Aiken, Christopher P. Clifford, Jesse A. Ellis and Qiping Huang
Elon University, University of Kentucky, North Carolina State University and University of Dayton
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Hedge Funds, Funding Liquidity Risk, Lockup

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On the Road to Better Governance: Private Meetings and Mutual Fund Voting

Number of pages: 64 Posted: 01 Feb 2022 Last Revised: 17 Aug 2022
Jesse A. Ellis, William Christopher Gerken and Russell Jame
North Carolina State University, University of Kentucky - Finance and University of Kentucky - Gatton College of Business and Economics
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Mutual fund voting, private meetings, non-deal roadshows, corporate governance, ISS

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Playing Favorites? Industry Expert Directors in Diversified Firms

Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis (JFQA), Forthcoming
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 29 Jan 2015 Last Revised: 03 Feb 2017
Jesse A. Ellis, C. Edward Fee and Shawn Thomas
North Carolina State University, Tulane University - A.B. Freeman School of Business and University of Pittsburgh - Katz Graduate School of Business
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Director experience, corporate diversification, investment

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Do Politicians 'Put Their Money Where Their Mouth Is?' Ideology and Portfolio Choice

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 14 Oct 2016 Last Revised: 03 Dec 2017
Adam L. Aiken, Jesse A. Ellis and Minjeong Kang
Elon University, North Carolina State University and National Pension Fund Management Special Committee
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Political ideology, portfolio choice, socially responsible investing, salience, quid pro quo, behavioral consistency

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The Only Fund in Town? Geographic Segmentation in the U.S. Mutual Fund Market

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 19 Jun 2014
Jesse A. Ellis and Shane Underwood
North Carolina State University and Baylor University
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mutual funds, geography, local bias, fees

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Death of a Salesman's Manager: Conflicted Supervision and the Dark Side of Soft Information

Number of pages: 70 Posted: 06 Dec 2024 Last Revised: 13 Mar 2025
Stephen G. Dimmock, Jesse A. Ellis and William Christopher Gerken
National University of Singapore, North Carolina State University and University of Kentucky - Finance
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Financial Advisors, Financial Misconduct, Household Finance, Collusion, Supervision, Information asymmetry, Ethics,