Zexi Wang

Lancaster University

Assistant Professor of Finance

Lancaster University Management School

Bailrigg

Lancaster, LA1 4YX

United Kingdom

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1.

Does Joining the S&P 500 Index Hurt Firms?

Fisher College of Business Working Paper No. 2020-03-017, Charles A. Dice Working Paper No. 2020-17, European Corporate Governance Institute – Finance Working Paper No. 690/2020
Number of pages: 97 Posted: 27 Jul 2020 Last Revised: 30 Jul 2020
Benjamin Bennett, René M. Stulz and Zexi Wang
Tulane University - A.B. Freeman School of Business, Ohio State University (OSU) - Department of Finance and Lancaster University
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S&P 500 Index Additions, Stock Performance, Indexing, Investment, Governance, Passive Investing, Share Repurchases, Stock Price Informativeness

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The Effect of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on Payout Policies

Number of pages: 68 Posted: 03 Sep 2019 Last Revised: 22 Nov 2024
Ana M. Albuquerque, Benjamin Bennett, Petro Lisowsky and Zexi Wang
Boston University - Questrom School of Business, Tulane University - A.B. Freeman School of Business, Boston University - Department of Accounting and Lancaster University
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Stock Repurchase, Dividend, TCJA, Repatriation, Income Tax

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Stock Liquidity and Corporate Cash Holdings: Feedback and the Cash as Ammunition Hypothesis

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Stock Liquidity and Corporate Cash Holdings: Feedback and the Cash as Ammunition Hypothesis

Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper No. 13-36
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 27 Jun 2013 Last Revised: 03 Nov 2014
Kjell G. Nyborg and Zexi Wang
University of Zurich - Department of Banking and Finance and Lancaster University
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Corporate cash holdings, Stock liquidity, Feedback

Stock Liquidity and Corporate Cash Holdings

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP9535
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 09 Jul 2013
Kjell G. Nyborg and Zexi Wang
University of Zurich - Department of Banking and Finance and Lancaster University
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cascades, cash holdings, feedback, information, Stock liquidity

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Paid Leave Pays Off: The Effects of Paid Family Leave on Firm Performance

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Paid Leave Pays Off: The Effects of Paid Family Leave on Firm Performance

Fisher College of Business Working Paper No. 2019-03-029, Charles A. Dice Center Working Paper No. 2019-29, European Corporate Governance Institute – Finance Working Paper No. 643/2019
Number of pages: 80 Posted: 22 Nov 2019 Last Revised: 30 Mar 2023
Benjamin Bennett, Isil Erel, Léa H. Stern and Zexi Wang
Tulane University - A.B. Freeman School of Business, Ohio State University (OSU) - Department of Finance, University of Washington - Michael G. Foster School of Business and Lancaster University
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Paid Family Leave, Labor Force Participation, Gender, Diversity, Talent Allocation, Firm Performance

Paid Leave Pays Off: The Effects of Paid Family Leave on Firm Performance

NBER Working Paper No. w27788
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 11 Sep 2020 Last Revised: 05 Jun 2023
Benjamin Bennett, Isil Erel, Léa H. Stern and Zexi Wang
Tulane University - A.B. Freeman School of Business, Ohio State University (OSU) - Department of Finance, University of Washington - Michael G. Foster School of Business and Lancaster University
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Does the Stock Market Make Firms More Productive?

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Does the Stock Market Make Firms More Productive?

Fisher College of Business Working Paper No. 2017-03-029, Charles A. Dice Working Paper No. 2017-29
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 04 Dec 2017 Last Revised: 01 Aug 2018
Benjamin Bennett, René M. Stulz and Zexi Wang
Tulane University - A.B. Freeman School of Business, Ohio State University (OSU) - Department of Finance and Lancaster University
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stock price informativeness, private information, stock market, productivity, governance

Does the Stock Market Make Firms More Productive?

NBER Working Paper No. w24102
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 16 Dec 2017 Last Revised: 11 May 2023
Benjamin Bennett, René Stulz and Zexi Wang
Tulane University - A.B. Freeman School of Business, Ohio State University (OSU) - Fisher College of Business and Lancaster University
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The Effect of Stock Liquidity on Cash Holdings: The Repurchase Motive

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The Effect of Stock Liquidity on Cash Holdings: The Repurchase Motive

Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper No. 19-30, Journal of Financial Economics (JFE), Forthcoming
Number of pages: 73 Posted: 03 Jun 2019 Last Revised: 05 Dec 2020
Kjell G. Nyborg and Zexi Wang
University of Zurich - Department of Banking and Finance and Lancaster University
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Corporate cash holdings, Stock liquidity, Repurchases, Credit lines

Corporate Cash Holdings: Stock Liquidity and the Repurchase Motive

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13791
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 29 Jul 2019
Kjell G. Nyborg and Zexi Wang
University of Zurich - Department of Banking and Finance and Lancaster University
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corporate cash holdings, Repurchases, Stock liquidity

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Why Do Firms Use Equity-based Pay? Managerial Compensation and Stock Price Informativeness

Fisher College of Business Working Paper No. 2019-03-012, Charles A. Dice Center Working Paper No. 2019-12
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 28 Feb 2018 Last Revised: 03 May 2019
Benjamin Bennett, Gerald T. Garvey, Todd T. Milbourn and Zexi Wang
Tulane University - A.B. Freeman School of Business, Blackrock, Washington University in Saint Louis - Olin Business School and Lancaster University
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Executive compensation, Equity-based pay, Stock price informativeness

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Does Greater Public Scrutiny Hurt a Firm's Performance?

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Does Greater Public Scrutiny Hurt a Firm's Performance?

Fisher College of Business Working Paper No. 2023-03-001, Charles A. Dice Center Working Paper No. 2023-01, European Corporate Governance Institute – Finance Working Paper No. 873/2023, HKU Jockey Club Enterprise Sustainability Global Research Institute - Archive
Number of pages: 82 Posted: 12 Jan 2023 Last Revised: 20 Dec 2024
Benjamin Bennett, René M. Stulz and Zexi Wang
Tulane University - A.B. Freeman School of Business, Ohio State University (OSU) - Department of Finance and Lancaster University
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Public attention, S&P 500 index addition, analyst coverage, investment, dividends, share repurchases

Does Greater Public Scrutiny Hurt a Firm's Performance?

NBER Working Paper No. w30858
Number of pages: 76 Posted: 23 Jan 2023 Last Revised: 26 Apr 2023
Benjamin Bennett, René Stulz and Zexi Wang
Tulane University - A.B. Freeman School of Business, Ohio State University (OSU) - Fisher College of Business and Lancaster University
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Do Informative Stock Prices Simplify Executive Compensation?

Fisher College of Business Working Paper No. 2019-03-007, Charles A. Dice Center Working Paper No.2019-07
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 15 Mar 2019 Last Revised: 03 Dec 2020
Benjamin Bennett, Gerald T. Garvey, Todd T. Milbourn and Zexi Wang
Tulane University - A.B. Freeman School of Business, Blackrock, Washington University in Saint Louis - Olin Business School and Lancaster University
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Compensation complexity, Stock price informativeness, Market monitoring, Proxy statements, Textual analysis

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Corporate Pension Risk-Taking and Funding Pressure *

Number of pages: 58 Posted: 18 Nov 2022 Last Revised: 30 Jul 2024
Vasso Ioannidou, Roberto Pinto and Zexi Wang
Bayes Business School (formerly Cass)Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), Lancaster University - Lancaster University Management School and Lancaster University
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JEL classification: G11, E43, J32, J38 Asset allocation, defined benefit pensions, risk-taking, risk-shifting

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Does Better Access to Disclosure Curb CEO Pay? Evidence from a Modern Information Technology Improvement

HKU Jockey Club Enterprise Sustainability Global Research Institute - Archive
Number of pages: 65 Posted: 31 Jul 2023 Last Revised: 13 Jan 2025
Ilona Babenko, Benjamin Bennett and Zexi Wang
Arizona State University, Tulane University - A.B. Freeman School of Business and Lancaster University
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Executive compensation, disclosure, incentives, CEO turnover JEL codes: G30, G32

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Investment Efficiency Under the Cloud of Litigation

Fisher College of Business Working Paper No. 2018-03-18, Charles A. Dice Center Working Paper No. 2018-18
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 11 Sep 2018 Last Revised: 31 Aug 2024
Benjamin Bennett, Charles (Chad) Ham, Todd T. Milbourn and Zexi Wang
Tulane University - A.B. Freeman School of Business, Indiana University - Kelley School of Business, Washington University in Saint Louis - Olin Business School and Lancaster University
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Legal risk, Investment efficiency, Over-investment

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Central Bank Policy and Commercial Bank Discretion: The Roles of Commercial Bank Ownership and CEO Faction Membership in China

Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper No. 24-14
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 21 Feb 2023 Last Revised: 04 Feb 2025
Michel Antoine Habib, Yushi Peng, Yanjie Wang and Zexi Wang
University of Zurich, Tilburg University, University of Zurich and Lancaster University
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Commercial bank discretion, Government bank ownership, CEO political faction membership, Window guidance, Mortgage lending, Real estate markets, Central bank policy implementation

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Does Joining the S&P 500 Index Hurt Firms?

NBER Working Paper No. w27593
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 28 Jul 2020 Last Revised: 25 May 2023
Benjamin Bennett, René Stulz and Zexi Wang
Tulane University - A.B. Freeman School of Business, Ohio State University (OSU) - Fisher College of Business and Lancaster University
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Buying Managerial Loyalty Through Performance-Based Pay: Theory and Evidence from Corporate Opportunity Waiver Laws

Number of pages: 47
Ilona Babenko, Benjamin Bennett and Zexi Wang
Arizona State University, Tulane University - A.B. Freeman School of Business and Lancaster University
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Corporate opportunity waivers, managerial loyalty, performance pay JEL codes: G30, G34, J33, M12, M52

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How Executive Compensation Changes In Response to Personal Income Tax Shocks (Who Pays the CEO’s Income Taxes?)

Posted: 19 Mar 2020 Last Revised: 04 Aug 2021
Benjamin Bennett, Jeffrey L. Coles and Zexi Wang
Tulane University - A.B. Freeman School of Business, University of Utah - Department of Finance and Lancaster University

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Executive compensation, Personal income tax, CEO incentives, CEO equity sales

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Short Sellers, Institutional Investors, and Corporate Cash Holdings

Posted: 19 Mar 2014 Last Revised: 09 Nov 2020
Zexi Wang
Lancaster University

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Short selling, Institutional investor, Cash holdings, Financial constraints, Share repurchase