Michael L. Lemmon

University of Utah - Department of Finance

David Eccles School of Business

Salt Lake City, UT 84112

United States

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1.

Ownership Structure, Corporate Governance, and Firm Value: Evidence from the East Asian Financial Crisis

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Ownership Structure, Corporate Governance, and Firm Value: Evidence from the East Asian Financial Crisis

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 11 Apr 2001
Karl V. Lins and Michael L. Lemmon
University of Utah - Department of Finance and University of Utah - Department of Finance
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Corporate Governance, Ownership Structure, Financial Crisis, Emerging Markets

Ownership Structure, Corporate Governance, and Firm Value: Evidence from the East Asian Financial Crisis

Posted: 19 Nov 2003
Karl V. Lins and Michael L. Lemmon
University of Utah - Department of Finance and University of Utah - Department of Finance

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Structural Models and Endogeneity in Corporate Finance: The Link Between Managerial Ownership and Corporate Performance

Journal of Financial Economics (JFE) 103, no. 1 (2012): 149-168
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 18 Jul 2003 Last Revised: 17 Jul 2015
Jeffrey L. Coles, Michael L. Lemmon and Felix Meschke
University of Utah - Department of Finance, University of Utah - Department of Finance and University of Kansas - Finance Area
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Corporate governance, Managerial ownership, Executive compensation, Corporate performance, Structural model, Endogeneity

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Corporate Governance and Firm Diversification

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 03 Sep 1998
Ronald C. Anderson, John M. Bizjak, Michael L. Lemmon and Thomas W. Bates
Temple University - Department of Finance, Texas Christian University, University of Utah - Department of Finance and Arizona State University - Department of Finance
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Debt Capacity and Tests of Capital Structure Theories

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 17 Oct 2002
Jaime F. Zender and Michael L. Lemmon
University of Colorado at Boulder - Department of Finance and University of Utah - Department of Finance
Downloads 3,342 (7,080)
Citation 152

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Equilibrium Pricing and Optimal Hedging in Electricity Forward Markets

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 17 Feb 1999
Hendrik Bessembinder and Michael L. Lemmon
W.P. Carey School of Business and University of Utah - Department of Finance
Downloads 2,918 (8,752)
Citation 24

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Back to the Beginning: Persistence and the Cross-Section of Corporate Capital Structure

Number of pages: 63 Posted: 09 Feb 2006
Michael L. Lemmon, Michael R. Roberts and Jaime F. Zender
University of Utah - Department of Finance, The Wharton School - University of Pennsylvania; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and University of Colorado at Boulder - Department of Finance
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Citation 187

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Capital Structure, Financing Decisions, Tradeoff, Pecking Order

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Option Backdating and Board Interlocks

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Option Backdating and Board Interlocks

Review of Financial Studies, 2009, 22, 4821-4847
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 24 Nov 2006 Last Revised: 01 Feb 2016
John M. Bizjak, Michael L. Lemmon and Ryan Whitby
Texas Christian University, University of Utah - Department of Finance and Utah State University - Huntsman School of Business
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corporate governance, board of directors, stock options, backdating

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Does Corporate Diversification Destroy Value?

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Does Corporate Diversification Destroy Value?

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 15 Dec 1999
John R. Graham, Michael L. Lemmon and Jack G. Wolf
Duke University, University of Utah - Department of Finance and Clemson University - Department of Finance
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Corporate Diversification, diversification discount, excess value

Does Corporate Diversification Destroy Value?

Posted: 24 Sep 2001
John R. Graham, Michael L. Lemmon and Jack G. Wolf
Duke University, University of Utah - Department of Finance and Clemson University - Department of Finance

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Corporate diversification; Diversification discount; Excess value

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Insider Trading in Derivative Securities: An Empirical Examination of the Use of Zero-Cost Collars and Equity Swaps by Corporate Insiders

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 23 Jun 1999
J. Carr Bettis, Michael L. Lemmon and John M. Bizjak
Arizona State University (ASU) - Finance Department, University of Utah - Department of Finance and Texas Christian University
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Has the Use of Peer Groups Contributed to Higher Pay and Less Efficient Compensation?

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 11 Dec 2000
John M. Bizjak, Michael L. Lemmon and Lalitha Naveen
Texas Christian University, University of Utah - Department of Finance and Temple University - Department of Finance
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Compensation, peer groups, compensation committees, CEO pay

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Long-Run Performance Following Private Placements of Equity

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Long-Run Performance Following Private Placements of Equity

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 01 Jul 1999
Michael G. Hertzel, Michael L. Lemmon, James S. Linck and Lynn L. Rees
Arizona State University (ASU) - Finance Department, University of Utah - Department of Finance, Southern Methodist University (SMU) - Finance Department and Utah State University - School of Accountancy
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Long-Run Performance Following Private Placements of Equity

Posted: 27 Dec 2001
James S. Linck, Michael G. Hertzel, Michael L. Lemmon and Lynn L. Rees
Southern Methodist University (SMU) - Finance Department, Arizona State University (ASU) - Finance Department, University of Utah - Department of Finance and Utah State University - School of Accountancy

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Long-run performance, Market efficiency, Private placements, Behavioral finance, Equity issues, Operating performance

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Board Classification and Managerial Entrenchment: Evidence from the Market for Corporate Control

HKUST Business School Research Paper No. 07-05
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 10 Aug 2006 Last Revised: 22 Oct 2007
David Becher, Thomas W. Bates and Michael L. Lemmon
Drexel University, Arizona State University - Department of Finance and University of Utah - Department of Finance
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Classified Board, Staggered Board, Merger, Acquisition, Managerial Entrenchment

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The Cost of Employee Stock Options

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 01 Apr 2003
J. Carr Bettis, Michael L. Lemmon and John M. Bizjak
Arizona State University (ASU) - Finance Department, University of Utah - Department of Finance and Texas Christian University
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Executive Compensation, Option Exercises, Employee Stock Options, Corporate Governance

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Debt, Leases, Taxes and the Endogeneity of Corporate Tax Status

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Citation 69

Debt, Leases, Taxes and the Endogeneity of Corporate Tax Status

Number of pages: 52 Posted: 02 Dec 1996
John R. Graham, Michael L. Lemmon and Jim Schallheim
Duke University, University of Utah - Department of Finance and University of Utah - Department of Finance
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Debt, Leases, Taxes and the Endogeneity of Corporate Tax Status

Journal of Finance, 1997
Posted: 02 May 1998
John R. Graham, Michael L. Lemmon and Jim Schallheim
Duke University, University of Utah - Department of Finance and University of Utah - Department of Finance

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Survival of the Fittest? Financial and Economic Distress and Restructuring Outcomes in Chapter 11

Third Singapore International Conference on Finance 2009
Number of pages: 65 Posted: 12 Jan 2009 Last Revised: 08 Sep 2009
Michael L. Lemmon, Yung-Yu Ma and Elizabeth Tashjian
University of Utah - Department of Finance, Lehigh University - Department of Finance and University of Utah - Department of Finance
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Bankruptcy, Chapter 11, financial distress, leases, unionization, asset sales, restructuring, liquidation

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CEO Turnover and Firm Diversification

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 27 Apr 2000
Tammy K. Berry, Michael L. Lemmon, John M. Bizjak and Lalitha Naveen
Northern Illinois University - Department of Finance, University of Utah - Department of Finance, Texas Christian University and Temple University - Department of Finance
Downloads 1,239 (33,042)
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The Response of Corporate Financing and Investment to Changes in the Supply of Credit

HKUST Business School Research Paper No. 07-29
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 07 Feb 2007 Last Revised: 13 Dec 2011
Michael R. Roberts and Michael L. Lemmon
The Wharton School - University of Pennsylvania; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and University of Utah - Department of Finance
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Citation 89

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Investment, Financing, Capital Structure, Supply of Credit, Bank Lending Channel, Market Segmenetation

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The Joint Determinants of Managerial Ownership, Board Independence, and Firm Performance

Second Singapore International Conference on Finance 2008
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 04 Feb 2008 Last Revised: 13 Jul 2008
Jeffrey L. Coles, Michael L. Lemmon and Albert Y. Wang
University of Utah - Department of Finance, University of Utah - Department of Finance and Auburn University - Department of Finance
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Corporate Governance, Board Composition, Managerial Ownership, Structural Model

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Stock Options and Managerial Incentives for Risk-Taking: Evidence from FAS 123R

Journal of Financial Economics 105 (2012) 174 - 190
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 18 Mar 2010 Last Revised: 14 Apr 2015
Rachel M. Hayes, Michael L. Lemmon and Mingming Qiu
University of Utah - David Eccles School of Business, University of Utah - Department of Finance and Michigan State University - Department of Finance
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Citation 102

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Compensation, Incentives, Corporate governance, FAS 123R

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Shareholder Wealth Effects and Bid Negotiation in Freeze-Out Deals: Are Minority Shareholders Left Out in the Cold?

Journal of Financial Economics (JFE), Vol. 81, No. 3, 2006
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 24 Aug 2004 Last Revised: 04 Mar 2018
Thomas W. Bates, Michael L. Lemmon and James S. Linck
Arizona State University - Department of Finance, University of Utah - Department of Finance and Southern Methodist University (SMU) - Finance Department
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Merger, tender offer, acquisition, minority shareholder, squeeze-out, freeze-out

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Breaking Up is Hard to Do? An Analysis of Termination Fee Provisions and Merger Outcomes

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Breaking Up is Hard to Do? An Analysis of Termination Fee Provisions and Merger Outcomes

Univ. of Delaware Coll. of Bus. and Econ. Ctr. for Corp. Governance Working Paper No. 2002-005
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 19 Feb 2003
Thomas W. Bates and Michael L. Lemmon
Arizona State University - Department of Finance and University of Utah - Department of Finance
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merger, acquisition, termination fee, breakup fee

Breaking Up is Hard to Do? An Analysis of Termination Fee Provisions and Merger Outcomes

Posted: 19 Feb 2003
Thomas W. Bates and Michael L. Lemmon
Arizona State University - Department of Finance and University of Utah - Department of Finance

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merger, acquisition, termination fee, breakup fee

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Consumer Confidence and Asset Prices: Some Empirical Evidence

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Citation 128

Consumer Confidence and Asset Prices: Some Empirical Evidence

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 22 Dec 2004
Michael L. Lemmon and Evgenia V. Golubeva
University of Utah - Department of Finance and University of Oklahoma - Division of Finance
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Consumer confidence, investor sentiment

Consumer Confidence and Asset Prices: Some Empirical Evidence

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 29 Oct 2002
Michael L. Lemmon and Evgenia V. Golubeva
University of Utah - Department of Finance and University of Oklahoma - Division of Finance
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consumer confidence, conditional asset pricing, business cycle, time-varying risk premium

Consumer Confidence and Asset Prices: Some Empirical Evidence

The Review of Financial Studies, Vol. 19, Issue 4, pp. 1499-1529, 2006
Posted: 29 Feb 2008
Evgenia Portniaguina and Michael L. Lemmon
affiliation not provided to SSRN and University of Utah - Department of Finance

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Why Designate Market Makers? Affirmative Obligations and Market Quality

Number of pages: 66 Posted: 02 Feb 2012
Hendrik Bessembinder, Jia Hao and Michael L. Lemmon
W.P. Carey School of Business, Babson College and University of Utah - Department of Finance
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designated market maker, affirmative obligation, information asymmetry

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Dividend Yields and Stock Returns: Evidence from a Country without Taxes

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 25 Mar 2008
Michael L. Lemmon and Thanh Lai Nguyen
University of Utah - Department of Finance and University of Utah - Department of Finance
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dividend yield effect, tax capitalization, cross-section of stock returns

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Asymmetric Information, Debt Capacity, and Capital Structure

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Asymmetric Information, Debt Capacity, and Capital Structure

Number of pages: 64 Posted: 26 Sep 2012 Last Revised: 23 Aug 2016
Michael L. Lemmon and Jaime F. Zender
University of Utah - Department of Finance and University of Colorado at Boulder - Department of Finance
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Asymmetric Information, Capital Structure, Debt Covenants

Asymmetric Information, Debt Capacity, and Capital Structure

Posted: 20 Mar 2012 Last Revised: 22 Aug 2016
Michael L. Lemmon and Jaime F. Zender
University of Utah - Department of Finance and University of Colorado at Boulder - Department of Finance

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Asymmetric Information, Capital Structure, Debt Covenants

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Are All CEOs above Average? An Empirical Analysis of Compensation Peer Groups and Pay Design

AFA 2010 Atlanta Meetings Paper
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 23 Mar 2009 Last Revised: 17 Aug 2009
John M. Bizjak, Michael L. Lemmon and Thanh Lai Nguyen
Texas Christian University, University of Utah - Department of Finance and University of Utah - Department of Finance
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managerial compensation, peer group, executive pay

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Are CEOs in Public U.S. Firms Overpaid? New Evidence from Private Firms

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 17 Mar 2010 Last Revised: 19 Mar 2012
Huasheng Gao, Kai Li and Michael L. Lemmon
Fanhai International School of Finance, Fudan University, University of British Columbia (UBC) - Sauder School of Business and University of Utah - Department of Finance
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CEO annual compensation; equity incentives; pay structure; pay-performance sensitivity; private firms; public firms

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Securitization and Capital Structure in Nonfinancial Firms: An Empirical Investigation

Journal of Finance, 69(4) 1787-1825, August 2014
Number of pages: 89 Posted: 25 Nov 2011 Last Revised: 02 Feb 2018
Michael L. Lemmon, Laura Xiaolei Liu, Mike Qinghao Mao and Greg Nini
University of Utah - Department of Finance, Guanghua School of Management, Peking University, Deakin University - Faculty of Business and Law and Drexel University - Department of Finance
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asset-backed securitization, ABS, capital structure, off-balance sheet, SPE, VIE

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Multi-Market Trading and Liquidity: Theory and Evidence

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 25 Jul 2004
Shmuel Baruch, Michael L. Lemmon and George Andrew Karolyi
University of Rome III, University of Utah - Department of Finance and Cornell University - SC Johnson College of Business
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International finance, cross-listings, trading, liquidity

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A Comparison of Profitability and CEO Turnover Sensitivity in Large Private and Public Firms

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 12 Jun 2003
Jeffrey L. Coles, Michael L. Lemmon and Lalitha Naveen
University of Utah - Department of Finance, University of Utah - Department of Finance and Temple University - Department of Finance
Downloads 690 (74,092)
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Spreading the Misery? Sources of Bankruptcy Spillover in the Supply Chain

AFA 2013 San Diego Meetings Paper
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 12 Mar 2012 Last Revised: 16 Jan 2015
Madhuparna Kolay, Michael L. Lemmon and Elizabeth Tashjian
University of Portland - Dr. Robert B. Pamplin, Jr. School of Business Administration, University of Utah - Department of Finance and University of Utah - Department of Finance
Downloads 642 (81,068)
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Bankruptcy, Financial distress, Contagion, Supply chain

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Pricing and Gains from Trade in Competitive Electric Power Markets

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 03 Mar 1999
Hendrik Bessembinder and Michael L. Lemmon
W.P. Carey School of Business and University of Utah - Department of Finance
Downloads 582 (91,766)

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Employee Stock Options and Investment

UBC Winter Finance 2008 , AFA 2009, EFA 2008, Journal of Finance, Vol. 66, 2011
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 06 Mar 2008 Last Revised: 23 Apr 2015
Ilona Babenko, Michael L. Lemmon and Yuri Tserlukevich
Arizona State University, University of Utah - Department of Finance and Arizona State University (ASU)
Downloads 519 (105,852)
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financial constraints, stock options, investment

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Pay-for-Performance and Firm Diversification

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 02 Jun 1997
Thomas W. Bates, Michael L. Lemmon and John M. Bizjak
Arizona State University - Department of Finance, University of Utah - Department of Finance and Texas Christian University
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The Effects of Investor Sentiment on Speculative Trading and Prices of Stock and Index Options

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The Effects of Investor Sentiment on Speculative Trading and Prices of Stock and Index Options

EFA 2009 Bergen Meetings Paper
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 12 Feb 2009 Last Revised: 09 May 2014
Michael L. Lemmon and Sophie Xiaoyan Ni
University of Utah - Department of Finance and Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU)
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Options, Volatility Smile, Sentiment, Speculation, Hedging

The Effects of Investor Sentiment on Speculative Trading and Prices of Stock and Index Options

AFA 2011 Denver Meetings Paper
Posted: 18 Mar 2010 Last Revised: 09 May 2014
Michael L. Lemmon and Sophie Xiaoyan Ni
University of Utah - Department of Finance and Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU)

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Options, Volatility Smile, Sentiment, Speculation, Hedging

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Behavioral Biases and Investor Behavior: Predicting the Next Step of a Random Walk (Revisited)

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 30 Sep 2004
Elena N. Asparouhova, Michael L. Lemmon and Michael G. Hertzel
University of Utah - David Eccles School of Business, University of Utah - Department of Finance and Arizona State University (ASU) - Finance Department
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Regime shifting, momentum, reversal, experiments

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An Empirical Examination of Cost and Benefits of Executive Stock Options: Evidence from Japan

Journal of Financial Economics (JFE), Vol. 78, 2005:435-461
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 29 Jun 2012
Hideaki Kiyoshi Kato, Michael L. Lemmon, Mi (Meg) Luo and Jim Schallheim
Nagoya University - Graduate School of Economics, University of Utah - Department of Finance, Villanova University and University of Utah - Department of Finance
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Inference from Streaks in Random Outcomes: Experimental Evidence on Beliefs in Regime-Shifting and the Law of Small Numbers

Posted: 12 Jun 2009
Elena N. Asparouhova, Michael G. Hertzel and Michael L. Lemmon
University of Utah - David Eccles School of Business, Arizona State University (ASU) - Finance Department and University of Utah - Department of Finance

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decision making, experiments, prediction task, law of small numbers, regime-shifting

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Does the Use of Peer Groups Contribute to Higher Pay and Less Efficient Compensation?

Journal of Financial Economics (JFE), Forthcoming
Posted: 28 Sep 2007
Michael L. Lemmon, John M. Bizjak and Lalitha Naveen
University of Utah - Department of Finance, Texas Christian University and Temple University - Department of Finance

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Book-to-Market Equity, Distress Risk, and Stock Returns

Journal of Finance, Vol. 57, October 2002
Posted: 19 Feb 2002
John M. Griffin and Michael L. Lemmon
University of Texas at Austin - Department of Finance and University of Utah - Department of Finance

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book-to-market, stock returns, distress risk

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Managerial Ownership, Incentive Contracting and the Use of Zero-Cost Collars and Equity Swaps by Corporate Insiders

Posted: 14 Aug 2001
J. Carr Bettis, Michael L. Lemmon and John M. Bizjak
Arizona State University (ASU) - Finance Department, University of Utah - Department of Finance and Texas Christian University

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Do Incentives Matter? Managerial Contracts for Dual-Purpose Funds

Posted: 20 Mar 2000
Michael L. Lemmon, Jim Schallheim and Jaime F. Zender
University of Utah - Department of Finance, University of Utah - Department of Finance and University of Colorado at Boulder - Department of Finance

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Innovative Activity and the Strategic Use of Managerial Incentives

Posted: 02 Sep 1999
Michael L. Lemmon
University of Utah - Department of Finance

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Generalized Qualitative Response Models and the Prediction of Bankruptcy

Posted: 20 Dec 1998
Jeffrey L. Coles, Michael L. Lemmon and José R. Suay
University of Utah - Department of Finance, University of Utah - Department of Finance and affiliation not provided to SSRN

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Corporate Policies Restricting Trading by Insiders

Posted: 17 Apr 1998
J. Carr Bettis, Michael L. Lemmon and Jeffrey L. Coles
Arizona State University (ASU) - Finance Department, University of Utah - Department of Finance and University of Utah - Department of Finance

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