Douglas O. Cook

University of Alabama - Culverhouse College of Commerce & Business Administration

Professor and Camp Chair of Finance

Culverhouse College of Business

Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0223

United States

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1.

Productivity and Efficiency in Insurance: An Overview of the Issues

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Number of pages: 62 Posted: 06 May 1997
Douglas O. Cook and J David Cummins
University of Alabama - Culverhouse College of Commerce & Business Administration and Temple University - Risk Management & Insurance & Actuarial Science
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Macroeconomic Conditions and Capital Structure Adjustment Speed

Number of pages: 56 Posted: 08 Mar 2008
Douglas O. Cook and Tian Tang
University of Alabama - Culverhouse College of Commerce & Business Administration and University of Alabama
Downloads 1,393 (29,991)
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Dynamic capital structure, speed of adjustment, macroeconomic conditions

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CEO Selection and Executive Appearance

Number of pages: 53 Posted: 17 Jan 2014 Last Revised: 19 Dec 2019
Douglas O. Cook and Shawn Mobbs
University of Alabama - Culverhouse College of Commerce & Business Administration and University of Alabama - Culverhouse College of Business Administration
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labor market, CEO selection, attractive, tournaments, facial traits

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On the Marketing of IPOs

Journal of Financial Economics (JFE), Forthcoming
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 18 Jan 2006
Douglas O. Cook, Robert L. Kieschnick and Robert A. Van Ness
University of Alabama - Culverhouse College of Commerce & Business Administration, University of Texas at Dallas and University of Mississippi - Department of Finance
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IPO, underwriting, marketing

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An Analysis of Sec Guidelines for Executing Open Market Repurchases

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An Analysis of Sec Guidelines for Executing Open Market Repurchases

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 23 Apr 2001
Douglas O. Cook, Laurie Krigman and J. Chris Leach
University of Alabama - Culverhouse College of Commerce & Business Administration, Babson College and University of Colorado at Boulder - Department of Finance
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Repurchases, Safe Harbors, Disclosure

An Analysis of Sec Guidelines for Executing Open Market Repurchases

Posted: 09 Jul 2001
Douglas O. Cook, Laurie Krigman and J. Chris Leach
University of Alabama - Culverhouse College of Commerce & Business Administration, Babson College and University of Colorado at Boulder - Department of Finance

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Repurchases, safe harbors, disclosure

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On the Timing and Execution of Open Market Repurchases

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 13 Mar 2001
Laurie Krigman, Douglas O. Cook and J. Chris Leach
Babson College, University of Alabama - Culverhouse College of Commerce & Business Administration and University of Colorado at Boulder - Department of Finance
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Repurchases, Timing

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On the Decision to Go Public with Dual Class Stock

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 18 May 2009 Last Revised: 13 Aug 2009
Onur Arugaslan, Douglas O. Cook and Robert L. Kieschnick
Western Michigan University - Haworth College of Business, University of Alabama - Culverhouse College of Commerce & Business Administration and University of Texas at Dallas
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IPO, dual class stock, one share-one vote

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On the Evolution of Corporate Capital Structures

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 14 Mar 2009 Last Revised: 25 Feb 2015
Daniel G. Arce, Douglas O. Cook and Robert L. Kieschnick
University of Texas at Dallas - Department of Economics & Finance, University of Alabama - Culverhouse College of Commerce & Business Administration and University of Texas at Dallas
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firm dynamics, capital structure, fractional variables

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The Effect of Liquidity and Solvency Risk on the Inclusion of Bond Covenants

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The Effect of Liquidity and Solvency Risk on the Inclusion of Bond Covenants

Number of pages: 57 Posted: 16 Mar 2012
Douglas O. Cook, Xudong Fu and Tian Tang
University of Alabama - Culverhouse College of Commerce & Business Administration, University of Louisville and University of Louisville
Downloads 215 (295,185)

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bond covenants, liquidity risk, solvency risk, financial distress

The Effect of Liquidity and Solvency Risk on the Inclusion of Bond Covenants

Number of pages: 57 Posted: 20 Mar 2012
Douglas O. Cook, Xudong Fu and Tian Tang
University of Alabama - Culverhouse College of Commerce & Business Administration, University of Louisville and University of Louisville
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Bond covenant; Liquidity risk; Solvency risk

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Why Do Some Companies Leave? Evidence on the Factors that Drive Inversions

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 11 Dec 2017
Douglas O. Cook and Joseph Stover
University of Alabama - Culverhouse College of Commerce & Business Administration and Trinity University
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Lender Certification Premiums

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Lender Certification Premiums

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 27 May 2003
Douglas O. Cook, Carolin Schellhorn and Lewis J. Spellman
University of Alabama - Culverhouse College of Commerce & Business Administration, Saint Joseph's University and University of Texas at Austin - Department of Finance
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Bank Lending, Certification, Loan Pricing

Lender Certification Premiums

Posted: 27 May 2003
Douglas O. Cook, Carolin Schellhorn and Lewis J. Spellman
University of Alabama - Culverhouse College of Commerce & Business Administration, Saint Joseph's University and University of Texas at Austin - Department of Finance

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Bank Lending, Certification, Loan Pricing

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Operating Lease Obligations and Corporate Cash Management

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 06 Jun 2017 Last Revised: 07 Jun 2021
Douglas O. Cook, Robert L. Kieschnick and Rabih Moussawi
University of Alabama - Culverhouse College of Commerce & Business Administration, University of Texas at Dallas and Villanova University - Department of Finance
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Operating Leases, Cash Management

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Analyst Effects on Intangible Investment: Evidence from Corporate Political Investments

Number of pages: 74 Posted: 11 Dec 2022 Last Revised: 26 Dec 2023
Daewoung Choi, Douglas O. Cook, Jinwook Hong and M. Tony Via
University of Washington, Bothell, University of Alabama - Culverhouse College of Commerce & Business Administration, Gachon University - Department of Preventive Medicine and University of Tennessee
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Financial Analysts, Intangible Capital, Monitoring, Political Contributions, Lobbying

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Common Ownership and CEO Pay Duration

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 07 Nov 2023
Douglas O. Cook, Xudong Fu and Tian Tang
University of Alabama - Culverhouse College of Commerce & Business Administration, University of Louisville and University of Louisville
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Common Ownership, Pay Duration, Corporate Governance, Managerial Myopia

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Options Trading Activities and Corporate Cash Holdings

Posted: 15 Jan 2020 Last Revised: 15 Apr 2020
Douglas O. Cook and Scott Luo
University of Alabama - Culverhouse College of Commerce & Business Administration and University of Oklahoma - Michael F. Price College of Business

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Options trading, Cash holdings, Penny Pilot Program

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Attention: A Better Way to Measure SEO Marketing Impact

Midwest Finance Association 2012 Annual Meetings Paper
Posted: 18 Sep 2011
Xing Lu and Douglas O. Cook
Indiana University South Bend - School of Business and Economics and University of Alabama - Culverhouse College of Commerce & Business Administration

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Behavioral Finance, SEO

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Corporate Repurchase Programs: Evidence on the Competing-Market-Maker Hypothesis

Posted: 13 Jul 1998
J. Chris Leach, Douglas O. Cook and Laurie Krigman
University of Colorado at Boulder - Department of Finance, University of Alabama - Culverhouse College of Commerce & Business Administration and Babson College

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Firm and Guarantor Risk, Risk Contagion and the Interfirm Spread Among Insured Deposits

JOURNAL OF FINANCIAL AND QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS, June 1996
Posted: 28 Jun 1998
Douglas O. Cook and Lewis J. Spellman
University of Alabama - Culverhouse College of Commerce & Business Administration and University of Texas at Austin - Department of Finance

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Safe Harbor or Smoke Screen? Compliance and Disclosure Under Sec Rule 10b-18

Posted: 12 Nov 1997
J. Chris Leach, Douglas O. Cook and Laurie Krigman
University of Colorado at Boulder - Department of Finance, University of Alabama - Culverhouse College of Commerce & Business Administration and Babson College

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