John J. McConnell

Purdue University

Emanuel T. Weiler Distinguished Professor of Management

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1.

International Corporate Governance

Number of pages: 62 Posted: 30 Jul 2002
Diane K. Denis and John J. McConnell
University of Pittsburgh - Katz School of Business and Purdue University
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corporate governance, ownership, control, takeovers, block holders, boards, investor protection

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Death by Pokémon GO: The Economic and Human Cost of Using Apps While Driving

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Death by Pokémon GO: The Economic and Human Cost of Using Apps While Driving

Number of pages: 56 Posted: 21 Nov 2017 Last Revised: 05 Dec 2022
Mara Faccio and John J. McConnell
Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. School of Business, Purdue University and Purdue University
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Vehicular Crashes, Cost of Users Playing Pokémon GO While Driving

Death by Pokémon Go: The Economic and Human Cost of Using Apps While Driving

NBER Working Paper No. w24308
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 04 Jun 2018 Last Revised: 03 Jun 2023
Mara Faccio and John J. McConnell
Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. School of Business, Purdue University and Purdue University
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Equity Returns at the Turn of the Month

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Equity Returns at the Turn of the Month

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 18 Jul 2006
Wei Xu, Wei Xu and John J. McConnell
Purdue UniversityHSBC School of Business, Peking University and Purdue University
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Equity Returns, seasonaliy, turn-of-the-month

Equity Returns at the Turn of the Month

Financial Analysts Journal, Vol. 64, No. 2, 2008
Posted: 14 Sep 2008 Last Revised: 24 Sep 2008
John J. McConnell and Wei Xu
Purdue University and Mathematica Capital Management, LLC

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Portfolio Management, Equity Strategies, Equity Investments, Fundamental Analysis and Valuation Models

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Board Composition, Corporate Performance, and the Cadbury Committee Recommendation

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 17 Mar 2005
Jay Dahya and John J. McConnell
Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College - The City University of New York and Purdue University
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Directors, Governance, Cadbury, Performance

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Political Connections and Corporate Bailouts

AFA 2006 Boston Meetings Paper, Journal of Finance, Vol. 61, No. 6, pp. 2597-2635, 2006
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 25 Mar 2005 Last Revised: 02 Nov 2010
Mara Faccio, Ronald W. Masulis and John J. McConnell
Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. School of Business, Purdue University, University of New South Wales, Sydney and Purdue University
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Political connections, cronism, bailouts

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The Other January Effect

AFA 2006 Boston Meetings Paper
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 07 Feb 2005
Michael J. Cooper, John J. McConnell and Alexei V. Ovtchinnikov
University of Utah - David Eccles School of Business, Purdue University and HEC Paris - Finance Department
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The Role of the Media in Corporate Governance: Do the Media Influence Managers’ Capital Allocation Decisions?

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The Role of the Media in Corporate Governance: Do the Media Influence Managers’ Capital Allocation Decisions?

Number of pages: 52 Posted: 14 Feb 2012 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2013
Baixiao Liu and John J. McConnell
Peking University HSBC Business School and Purdue University
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Acquisition, Abandon, Capital allocation, Corporate governance, Media attention, Media tone, Reputational capital

The Role of the Media in Corporate Governance: Do the Media Influence Managers’ Decisions to Abandon Acquisition Attempts?

AFA 2013 San Diego Meetings Paper
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 18 Mar 2012 Last Revised: 06 Dec 2012
Baixiao Liu and John J. McConnell
Peking University HSBC Business School and Purdue University
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Acquisition, Abandon, Capital allocation, Corporate governance, Media attention, Media tone, Reputational capital

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The Origins and Evolution of the Market for Mortgage-Backed Securities

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The Origins and Evolution of the Market for Mortgage-Backed Securities

Annual Review of Financial Economics, Vol. 3, 2011
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 15 May 2011 Last Revised: 23 Jul 2011
John J. McConnell and Stephen A. Buser
Purdue University and Ohio State University (OSU) - Department of Finance
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collateralized mortgage obligations, subprime, mortgage agency

The Origins and Evolution of the Market for Mortgage-Backed Securities

Annual Review of Financial Economics, Vol. 3, pp. 173-192, 2011
Posted: 10 Jan 2012
John J. McConnell and Stephen A. Buser
Purdue University and Ohio State University (OSU) - Department of Finance

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Equity Returns at the Turn of the Month: Trading Strategies and Implications for Investors and Managers

2006 Institute for Quantitative Research in Finance Meetings (Q-Group)
Number of pages: 91 Posted: 23 Aug 2006
John J. McConnell
Purdue University
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turn of the month effect, equity return, trading strategy, industry effect

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Returns to Acquirers of Listed and Unlisted Targets

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Returns to Acquirers of Listed and Unlisted Targets

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 04 Jan 2005
Mara Faccio, John J. McConnell and David Stolin
Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. School of Business, Purdue University, Purdue University and Toulouse Business School - Economics and Finance
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Mergers and acquisitions

Returns to Acquirers of Listed and Unlisted Targets

Posted: 27 Jan 2005
Mara Faccio, David Stolin and John J. McConnell
Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. School of Business, Purdue University, Toulouse Business School - Economics and Finance and Purdue University

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Mergers and acquisitions

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Do Institutional Investors Exacerbate Managerial Myopia?

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 26 Jan 1998
John J. McConnell and Sunil Wahal
Purdue University and Arizona State University (ASU) - Finance Department
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Changes in Equity Ownership and Changes in the Market Value of the Firm

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Changes in Equity Ownership and Changes in the Market Value of the Firm

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 20 Nov 2003
John J. McConnell, Henri Servaes and Karl V. Lins
Purdue University, London Business School and University of Utah - Department of Finance
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equity ownership, corporate governance

Changes in Equity Ownership and Changes in the Market Value of the Firm

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 28 Jun 2004
John J. McConnell, Henri Servaes and Karl V. Lins
Purdue University, London Business School and University of Utah - Department of Finance
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Executive stock purchases, firm value, insider ownership

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Outside Directors and Corporate Board Decisions: A Natural Experiment

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 30 Nov 2002
Jay Dahya and John J. McConnell
Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College - The City University of New York and Purdue University
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S&P 500 Index Additions and Earnings Expectations

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S&P 500 Index Additions and Earnings Expectations

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 22 Nov 2002
Diane K. Denis, John J. McConnell, Alexei V. Ovtchinnikov and Yun Yu
University of Pittsburgh - Katz School of Business, Purdue University, HEC Paris - Finance Department and Wescott Financial Advisory Group LLC
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S&P 500 Index Additions and Earnings Expectations

Posted: 22 Nov 2002
Diane K. Denis, John J. McConnell, Alexei V. Ovtchinnikov and Yun Yu
University of Pittsburgh - Katz School of Business, Purdue University, HEC Paris - Finance Department and Wescott Financial Advisory Group LLC

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Dominant Shareholders, Corporate Boards and Corporate Value: A Cross-Country Analysis

ECGI - Finance Working Paper No. 99/2005
Number of pages: 131 Posted: 10 Mar 2006
Jay Dahya, Orlin Dimitrov and John J. McConnell
Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College - The City University of New York, York University - Schulich School of Business and Purdue University
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Sheltering Corporate Assets from Political Extraction

AFA 2009 San Francisco Meetings Paper
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 25 Mar 2008 Last Revised: 29 Jun 2009
Lorenzo Caprio, Mara Faccio and John J. McConnell
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano, Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. School of Business, Purdue University and Purdue University
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The Advisory Role of Foreign Directors in U.S. Firms

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 16 Mar 2012 Last Revised: 22 Apr 2014
Lalitha Naveen, Naveen D. Daniel and John J. McConnell
Temple University - Department of Finance, Drexel University - Department of Finance and Purdue University
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Board advising, Directors, Board characteristics, Corporate governance, Multinational firm

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Capital Market Imperfections and the Sensitivity of Investment to Stock Prices

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 17 Feb 2005
Alexei V. Ovtchinnikov and John J. McConnell
HEC Paris - Finance Department and Purdue University
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Investment policy, financing policy, capital market imperfections

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Just Talk? CEO Succession Plan Disclosure, Corporate Governance and Firm Value

Number of pages: 60 Posted: 18 Nov 2016 Last Revised: 04 Sep 2018
John J. McConnell and Qianru Qi
Purdue University and Telfer School of Management
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Disclosure Regulation, CEO Succession Planning, Corporate Governance, Firm Value

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Auction Failures and the Market for Auction Rate Securities

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 27 Aug 2008 Last Revised: 27 Jun 2009
John J. McConnell and Alessio Saretto
Purdue University and Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
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Auction Failures, Auction Rate Securities, ARS

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Media Partisanship and Fundamental Corporate Decisions

Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, forthcoming
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 21 Jun 2018 Last Revised: 22 Oct 2021
April M. Knill, Baixiao Liu and John J. McConnell
University of South Carolina - Darla Moore School of Business, Peking University HSBC Business School and Purdue University
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Media Slant, Partisanship, Corporate Decision-making

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What's the Best Way to Trade Using the January Barometer?

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What's the Best Way to Trade Using the January Barometer?

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 20 Jul 2009
Michael J. Cooper, John J. McConnell and Alexei V. Ovtchinnikov
University of Utah - David Eccles School of Business, Purdue University and HEC Paris - Finance Department
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January Barometer, return predictability

What's the Best Way to Trade Using the January Barometer?

Journal of Investment Management, 2010
Posted: 14 Nov 2010
Michael J. Cooper, John J. McConnell and Alexei V. Ovtchinnikov
University of Utah - David Eccles School of Business, Purdue University and HEC Paris - Finance Department

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January Barometer, Return Seasonalities, Asset Pricing, market Returns

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Does CEO Succession Planning (Disclosure) Create Shareholder Value?

forthcoming in the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 16 May 2018 Last Revised: 18 Apr 2022
John J. McConnell and Qianru Qi
Purdue University and Telfer School of Management
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CEO succession, CEO turnover, proxy statement disclosures

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Guilty by Political Association: The Impact of Political Scandals on Connected Firms

Number of pages: 63 Posted: 18 Oct 2021 Last Revised: 03 Jan 2024
April M. Knill, Baixiao Liu, John J. McConnell and Cayman Seagraves
University of South Carolina - Darla Moore School of Business, Peking University HSBC Business School, Purdue University and University of Tulsa - Collins College of Business
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Political Scandal, Political Connection, Reputational Spillover, Reduced Connection Effectiveness, Firm Valuation

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When Do Bidders Gain? The Difference in Returns to Acquirers of Listed and Unlisted Targets

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 16 Dec 2003
Mara Faccio, David Stolin and John J. McConnell
Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. School of Business, Purdue University, Toulouse Business School - Economics and Finance and Purdue University
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Transmission of Information from Private to Public Markets

Number of pages: 58 Posted: 09 Feb 2022 Last Revised: 18 Aug 2023
Shrijata Chattopadhyay, John J. McConnell, Timothy E. Trombley and M. Deniz Yavuz
SUNY at Binghamton - School of Management, Purdue University, Illinois State University and Purdue University - Krannert School of Management
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Incorporation of information, stock prices, institutional investors, private equity, venture capital

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The Influence of Media Slant on Short Sellers

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The Influence of Media Slant on Short Sellers

Number of pages: 56 Posted: 08 Jun 2021 Last Revised: 30 Nov 2023
April M. Knill, Baixiao Liu, John J. McConnell and Glades McKenzie
University of South Carolina - Darla Moore School of Business, Peking University HSBC Business School, Purdue University and Florida State University
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Media Slant, Short Seller, Investment Decisions

The Influence of Media Slant on Short Sellers

Number of pages: 53 Posted: 12 Oct 2023
April M. Knill, Baixiao Liu, John J. McConnell and Glades McKenzie
University of South Carolina - Darla Moore School of Business, Peking University, Purdue University and Florida State University
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G11, G12, G14, G30, G32, G34

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Ease-of-processing Heuristics and Asset Prices: Evidence from the Exchange-traded Repo Market in China

Number of pages: 62 Posted: 01 Mar 2019 Last Revised: 27 Apr 2021
Xuyun Fang, Zhiqian Jiang, Baixiao Liu, John J. McConnell and Mingshan Zhou
China Life Asset Management Company Ltd., Xiamen University - School of Management, Peking University HSBC Business School, Purdue University and Southwestern University of Finance and Economics (SWUFE)
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Cognitive Biases, Asset Prices, Exchange Repo

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Trade Credit in the Product Market Network

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 18 Jul 2019 Last Revised: 08 Oct 2019
John J. McConnell, Jing Wang and Liying Wang
Purdue University, University of Missouri at Columbia and University of Nebraska at Lincoln
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Trade credit, Product market network, Industry centrality, Shock propagation

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The ICO Rating Game: Biased Ratings of Crypto Experts in Initial Coin Offerings

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 04 Feb 2021 Last Revised: 26 Jul 2023
Baixiao Liu, John J. McConnell and Jingfang Wang
Peking University HSBC Business School, Purdue University and Florida State University
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Initial Coin Offering, Wisdom of Crowds, Crypto Experts, Incentives, Ratings, Optimism

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Impediments to the Schumpeterian Process in the Replacement of Large Firms

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Impediments to the Schumpeterian Process in the Replacement of Large Firms

Journal of Finance, forthcoming
Number of pages: 75 Posted: 12 Nov 2020 Last Revised: 20 Oct 2024
Mara Faccio and John J. McConnell
Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. School of Business, Purdue University and Purdue University
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Schumpeterian Process, Creative Destruction, Impediments, Political Connections, Regulatory Capture

Impediments to the Schumpeterian Process in the Replacement of Large Firms

NBER Working Paper No. w27871
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 28 Sep 2020 Last Revised: 26 Feb 2023
Mara Faccio and John J. McConnell
Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. School of Business, Purdue University and Purdue University
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When Is Good News Bad and Vice Versa? The Fortune Rankings of America's Most Admired Companies

Number of pages: 58 Posted: 24 Jul 2015 Last Revised: 28 Jan 2017
Yingmei Cheng, Baixiao Liu, John J. McConnell and Aaron Rosenblum
Florida State University - College of Business, Peking University HSBC Business School, Purdue University and Florida State University - Department of Finance
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Corporate Media Ranking; Corporate Value; CEO Compensation; CEO Turnover; Acquisitions

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Prior Client Performance and the Choice of Investment Bank Advisors in Corporate Acquisitions

Number of pages: 53 Posted: 11 Jul 2012 Last Revised: 24 Jan 2014
Valeriy Sibilkov and John J. McConnell
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee - Department of Finance and Purdue University
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corporate control transactions, mergers, acquisitions, investment bank advisors

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The Power of the Pen Reconsidered: The Media, CEO Human Capital, and Corporate Governance

Number of pages: 53 Posted: 05 Mar 2014 Last Revised: 26 Jul 2016
Baixiao Liu, John J. McConnell and Wei Xu
Peking University HSBC Business School, Purdue University and Peking University - HSBC School of Business
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Media; Human Capital; CEO Retirement; Outside Directorships

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Political Connections Cause Resource Misallocation: Evidence from the Fall of Fascism in Italy

European Corporate Governance Institute – Finance Working Paper No. 939/2023, APS, Financial Management, 0000, Vol. 0, pp. 0000-0000
Number of pages: 66 Posted: 15 Mar 2023 Last Revised: 12 Nov 2024
Mara Faccio and John J. McConnell
Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. School of Business, Purdue University and Purdue University
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Political connections, capital misallocation

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The Effect of Short Sale Restrictions on Corporate Managers

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 08 Dec 2020 Last Revised: 08 Nov 2023
Baixiao Liu, John J. McConnell and Andrew Schrowang
Peking University HSBC Business School, Purdue University and Florida State University - Department of Finance
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Short Sale Restrictions, Short Selling, Regulation SHO, Pilot Program

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The Ico Rating Game: Biased Ratings of Crypto Experts in Initial Coin Offerings

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 04 Aug 2023
Baixiao Liu, John J. McConnell and Jingfang Wang
Peking University, Purdue University and Florida State University
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Initial Coin Offering, Wisdom of Crowds, Crypto Experts, Incentives, Ratings, Optimism.

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Investment Performance of Credit Risk Transfer Securities (CRTs): The Early Evidence

Posted: 08 Jun 2018
Chao Gao and John J. McConnell
Australian National University, RSFAS and Purdue University

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CRT, Credit Risk Transfer, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Government Sponsored Enterprises, Mortgage Backed Securities

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Existing Methods Provide Unreliable Estimates of the Marginal Value of Cash

Posted: 14 Apr 2016 Last Revised: 06 May 2020
Joseph T. Halford, John J. McConnell, Valeriy Sibilkov and Nataliya S. Zaiats
University of Nevada, Reno, Purdue University, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee - Department of Finance and Suffolk University - Sawyer School of Management

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Cash; cash policies; value of cash; financial constraints

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What Determines the Fraction of Board Seats Controlled by the Dominant Shareholder in a Company?

Posted: 09 Jun 2010
Jay Dahya, Orlin Dimitrov and John J. McConnell
Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College - The City University of New York, SKKU and Purdue University

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International, Directors, Governance, Valuation, Investor Protection

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Predictability of Long-Term Spin-Off Returns

Journal of Investment Management, Vol. 2, No. 3, Third Quarter 2004
Posted: 16 Sep 2004
John J. McConnell and Alexei V. Ovtchinnikov
Purdue University and HEC Paris - Finance Department

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Spin-off, long-run event studies, excess stock returns

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The Cadbury Committee, Corporate Performance, and Top Management Turnover

Posted: 22 Nov 2003
Jay Dahya, Nickolaos G. Travlos, Nickolaos G. Travlos and John J. McConnell
Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College - The City University of New York, University of SurreyALBA Graduate Business School and Purdue University

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Does Insider Trading Really Move Stock Prices?

Posted: 26 Mar 1999
Sugato Chakravarty and John J. McConnell
Krannert School of Management and Purdue University

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To Live or Let Die: An Empirical Analysis of Piecemeal Voluntary Corporate Liquidations, 1971-1991

Posted: 10 Oct 1998
Gayle R. Erwin and John J. McConnell
University of Virginia - McIntire School of Commerce and Purdue University

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Can Takeover Losses Explain Spin-Off Gains?

Posted: 24 Aug 1998
John J. McConnell, Jeffrey Allen, Scott L. Lummer and Debra K. Reed
Purdue University, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Texas A&M University and Texas A&M University

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Open-Market Share Repurchase Programs and Bid/Ask Spreads on the NYSE: Implications for Corporate Payout Policy

JOURNAL OF FINANCIAL AND QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS, September 1995
Posted: 18 Apr 1998
James D. Miller and John J. McConnell
Smith College - Department of Economics and Purdue University

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The Management Buyout of White Hen Pantry, Inc.

Posted: 07 Jul 1997
Jeffrey Allen and John J. McConnell
affiliation not provided to SSRN and Purdue University

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