David T. Robinson

Fuqua School of Business, Duke University

The James and Gail Vander Weide Professor of Finance

100 Fuqua Drive

Durham, NC 27708-0120

United States

National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

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1050 Massachusetts Avenue

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Duke Innovation & Entrepreneurship Initiative

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Cyclicality, Performance Measurement, and Cash Flow Liquidity in Private Equity

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Cyclicality, Performance Measurement, and Cash Flow Liquidity in Private Equity

Journal of Financial Economics (JFE), Forthcoming, Charles A. Dice Center Working Paper No. 2010-021, Fisher College of Business Working Paper No. 2010-03-021
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 28 Dec 2010 Last Revised: 19 Dec 2015
David T. Robinson and Berk A. Sensoy
Fuqua School of Business, Duke University and Vanderbilt University - Finance
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Liquidity, cash flows, business cycles, performance, private equity, venture capital

Cyclicality, Performance Measurement, and Cash Flow Liquidity in Private Equity

NBER Working Paper No. w17428
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 21 Sep 2011 Last Revised: 13 Feb 2023
David T. Robinson and Berk A. Sensoy
Fuqua School of Business, Duke University and Vanderbilt University - Finance
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Do Private Equity Fund Managers Earn Their Fees? Compensation, Ownership, and Cash Flow Performance

The Review of Financial Studies, Forthcoming , AFA 2012 Chicago Meetings Paper, Charles A. Dice Center Working Paper No. 2011-14, UCD & CalPERS Sustainability & Finance Symposium 2013, Fisher College of Business Working Paper No. 2011-03-014
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 22 Jul 2011 Last Revised: 22 Jul 2013
David T. Robinson and Berk A. Sensoy
Fuqua School of Business, Duke University and Vanderbilt University - Finance
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Private Equity, Cash Flows, Performance, Fees, Carried Interest, Ownership

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Valuation Waves and Merger Activity: The Empirical Evidence

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Citation 147

Valuation Waves and Merger Activity: The Empirical Evidence

Number of pages: 63 Posted: 15 Jan 2004
Matthew Rhodes-Kropf, S. Viswanathan and David T. Robinson
Harvard Business School - Entrepreneurial Management Unit, Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
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Valuation Waves and Merger Activity: The Empirical Evidence

Journal of Financial Economics, Forthcoming
Posted: 18 Oct 2004
Matthew Rhodes-Kropf, S. Viswanathan and David T. Robinson
Harvard Business School - Entrepreneurial Management Unit, Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and Fuqua School of Business, Duke University

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Private Equity Portfolio Companies: A First Look at Burgiss Holdings Data

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 03 Mar 2020
Gregory W. Brown, Robert S. Harris, Wendy Hu, Tim Jenkinson, Steven N. Kaplan and David T. Robinson
University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill - Finance Area, University of Virginia - Darden School of Business, Burgiss, University of Oxford - Said Business School, University of Chicago - Booth School of Business and Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
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Private Equity, buyouts, venture capital, portfolio company

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The Capital Structure Decisions of New Firms

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Citation 127

The Capital Structure Decisions of New Firms

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 20 Feb 2009
Alicia Robb and David T. Robinson
University of Colorado at Boulder and Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
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entrepreneurial finance, pecking order, start ups

The Capital Structure Decisions of New Firms

NBER Working Paper No. w16272
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 24 Aug 2010 Last Revised: 19 Jun 2022
Alicia Robb and David T. Robinson
University of Colorado at Boulder and Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
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What Do Different Commercial Data Sets Tell Us About Private Equity Performance?

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What Do Different Commercial Data Sets Tell Us About Private Equity Performance?

Number of pages: 67 Posted: 14 Dec 2015
Gregory W. Brown, Robert S. Harris, Tim Jenkinson, Steven N. Kaplan and David T. Robinson
University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill - Finance Area, University of Virginia - Darden School of Business, University of Oxford - Said Business School, University of Chicago - Booth School of Business and Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
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Private Equity, Venture Capital

What Do Different Commercial Data Sets Tell Us About Private Equity Performance?

Number of pages: 67 Posted: 14 Dec 2015
Gregory W. Brown, Robert S. Harris, Tim Jenkinson, Steven N. Kaplan and David T. Robinson
University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill - Finance Area, University of Virginia - Darden School of Business, University of Oxford - Said Business School, University of Chicago - Booth School of Business and Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
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Private Equity, Venture Capital

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Can Investors Time Their Exposure to Private Equity?

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Can Investors Time Their Exposure to Private Equity?

Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise Research Paper No. 18-26
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 13 Sep 2018 Last Revised: 25 Jan 2020
Gregory W. Brown, Robert S. Harris, Wendy Hu, Tim Jenkinson, Steven N. Kaplan and David T. Robinson
University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill - Finance Area, University of Virginia - Darden School of Business, Burgiss, University of Oxford - Said Business School, University of Chicago - Booth School of Business and Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
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Private equity, venture capital, commitment strategies, buyouts

Can Investors Time Their Exposure to Private Equity?

NBER Working Paper No. w26755
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 18 Feb 2020 Last Revised: 08 Feb 2023
Gregory W. Brown, Robert S. Harris, Wendy Hu, Tim Jenkinson, Steven N. Kaplan and David T. Robinson
University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill - Finance Area, University of Virginia - Darden School of Business, Burgiss, University of Oxford - Said Business School, University of Chicago - Booth School of Business and Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
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Industry Concentration and Average Stock Returns

Dice Center Working Paper No. 2003-30
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 23 Dec 2003
Kewei Hou and David T. Robinson
Ohio State University (OSU) - Department of Finance and Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
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What is the Business of Business?

Innovation Policy and the Economy, volume 18, edited by Josh Lerner and Scott Stern, Duke I&E Research Paper No. 2017-12
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 14 Jun 2017
Andreas Nilsson and David T. Robinson
Independent and Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
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Strategic Alliances and the Boundaries of the Firm

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Strategic Alliances and the Boundaries of the Firm

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 14 Dec 2001
David T. Robinson
Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
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Strategic Alliances and the Boundaries of the Firm

Review of Financial Studies, Vol. 21, Issue 2, pp. 649-681, 2008
Posted: 26 Jun 2008
David T. Robinson
Fuqua School of Business, Duke University

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G32, D21, D23

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What is the Price of Hubris? Using Takeover Battles to Infer Overpayments and Synergies

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What is the Price of Hubris? Using Takeover Battles to Infer Overpayments and Synergies

AFA 2001 New Orleans Meetings
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 16 Sep 2000
Pekka Hietala, Steven N. Kaplan and David T. Robinson
INSEAD - Finance, University of Chicago - Booth School of Business and Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
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What is the Price of Hubris? Using Takeover Battles to Infer Overpayments and Synergies

NBER Working Paper No. w9264
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 11 Oct 2002 Last Revised: 26 Oct 2022
Pekka Hietala, Steven N. Kaplan and David T. Robinson
INSEAD - Finance, University of Chicago - Booth School of Business and Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
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What is the Price of Hubris? Using Takeover Battles to Infer Overpayments and Synergies

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 10 Jan 2005
Pekka Hietala, Steven N. Kaplan and David T. Robinson
INSEAD - Finance, University of Chicago - Booth School of Business and Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
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Financial Literacy in the Age of Green Investment

Swedish House of Finance Research Paper No. 19-6
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 05 Apr 2019 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2023
Anders Anderson and David T. Robinson
Swedish House of Finance and Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
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Household finance; Sustainability; Financial literacy; Retirement savings

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Network Effects in the Governance of Strategic Alliances in Biotechnology

EFA 0489
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 16 Mar 2000
David T. Robinson, Toby Stuart and Toby Stuart
Fuqua School of Business, Duke University and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of BusinessHarvard University - Entrepreneurial Management Unit
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Firm Age, Investment Opportunities, and Job Creation

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Firm Age, Investment Opportunities, and Job Creation

Journal of Finance, Forthcoming, Duke I&E Research Paper No. 16-5
Number of pages: 73 Posted: 07 Jan 2014 Last Revised: 28 Jul 2016
Manuel Adelino, Song Ma and David T. Robinson
Duke University, Yale School of Management and Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
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Firm Age, Investment Opportunities, and Job Creation

NBER Working Paper No. w19845
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 25 Jan 2014 Last Revised: 24 Mar 2023
Manuel Adelino, Song Ma and David T. Robinson
Duke University, Yale School of Management and Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
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2013 State of Entrepreneurship Address: 'Financing Entrepreneurial Growth'

Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Research Paper
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 07 Feb 2013
Tom Alberg, Andrew Bogan, Harold S Bradley, Robert D. Cooter, Monika Gruter Cheney, Oliver R. Goodenough, William Hambrecht, Frank Hatheway, Thomas F. Hellmann, Marianne Hudson, Jared Konczal, Josh Lerner, Robert E. Litan, Diane Mulcahy, Ramana Nanda, Frank Partnoy, Joe Ratterman, Naval Ravikant, Jay R. Ritter, Alicia Robb, David T. Robinson, Allison Schrager, Barry Silbert, Erik R. Sirri, Dane Stangler and Sharon Vosmek
Madrona Venture Group, Bogan Associates, LLC, Private Investor, University of California, Berkeley - School of Law, Gruter Institute for Law and Behavioral Research, Vermont Law School, WR Hambrecht + Co, National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., NASD, University of Oxford - Said Business School, Independent, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, Harvard Business School - Finance Unit, Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) - Council on Foreign Relations- Washington D.C., Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, Imperial College Business School, University of California, Berkeley - School of Law, BATS Global Markets, Inc., AngelList, University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate, University of Colorado at Boulder, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, Manhattan Institute, SecondMarket, Babson College, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and Astia
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state of entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship, state, national, policy, job creation, regulation, barriers, growth, finance, crowdfunding, bank debt, IPO, venture capital

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Precautionary Savings, Retirement Planning and Misperceptions of Financial Literacy

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Precautionary Savings, Retirement Planning and Misperceptions of Financial Literacy

Swedish House of Finance Research Paper No. 15-01, Duke I&E Research Paper No. 15-5
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 09 Dec 2014 Last Revised: 17 Jul 2016
Anders Anderson, Forest Baker and David T. Robinson
Swedish House of Finance, LinkedIn Corporation and Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
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Financial literacy, optimism, overconfidence

Precautionary Savings, Retirement Planning and Misperceptions of Financial Literacy

NBER Working Paper No. w21356
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 13 Jul 2015 Last Revised: 10 May 2023
Anders Anderson, Forest Baker and David T. Robinson
Swedish House of Finance, LinkedIn Corporation and Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
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Climate Fears and the Demand for Green Investment

Swedish House of Finance Research Paper No. 19-14
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 27 Nov 2019 Last Revised: 14 Jan 2021
Anders Anderson and David T. Robinson
Swedish House of Finance and Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
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Behavioral Finance, Household Finance, Sustainability, ESG, Retirement Savings

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Financial Contracting in Biotech Strategic Alliances

Columbia University Working Paper
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 02 Oct 2002
David T. Robinson, Toby Stuart and Toby Stuart
Fuqua School of Business, Duke University and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of BusinessHarvard University - Entrepreneurial Management Unit
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Strategic Alliances, Venture Capital, Incomplete Contracts

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Paying for Performance in Private Equity: Evidence from VC Partnerships

Number of pages: 52 Posted: 18 Dec 2017 Last Revised: 19 Dec 2017
Niklas Hüther (Huether), David T. Robinson, Soenke Sievers and Thomas Hartmann-Wendels
Indiana University - Kelley School of Business, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, TRR 266 Accounting for Transparency and University of Cologne - Department of Banking
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venture capital, compensation, private equity, VC partnership, pay-performance relation

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A Theory of Liquidity in Private Equity

Swedish House of Finance Research Paper No. 20-8, Proceedings of Paris December 2020 Finance Meeting EUROFIDAI - ESSEC
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 25 Feb 2020 Last Revised: 15 Oct 2020
Vincent Maurin, David T. Robinson and Per Strömberg
HEC Paris - Finance Department, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University and Swedish House of Finance
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Private Equity, Fund Structure, Return Persistence, Liquidity Premium, Secondary Markets

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Should Defined Contribution Plans Include Private Equity Investments?

Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise Research Paper No. 20-14
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 25 Jan 2021 Last Revised: 22 Jun 2022
Gregory W. Brown, Keith Crouch, Andra C. Ghent, Robert S. Harris, Yael V. Hochberg, Tim Jenkinson, Steven N. Kaplan, Richard Maxwell and David T. Robinson
University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill - Finance Area, Burgiss, University of Utah - David Eccles School of Business, University of Virginia - Darden School of Business, National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), University of Oxford - Said Business School, University of Chicago - Booth School of Business, University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill - Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise and Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
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Private Equity, Defined Contribution Plans

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The Market for Mergers and the Boundaries of the Firm

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 19 May 2004
Matthew Rhodes-Kropf and David T. Robinson
Harvard Business School - Entrepreneurial Management Unit and Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
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Firm Boundaries, Mergers, Search

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Using Option Prices to Infer Overpayments and Synergies in M&A Transactions

Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management Research Paper No. 2012-02
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 12 Oct 2011 Last Revised: 12 Dec 2012
Kathryn Barraclough, David T. Robinson, Tom Smith and Robert Whaley
Independent, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, University of Queensland - Faculty of Business, Economics and Law and Vanderbilt University - Finance
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takeover offers, option-implied values for bidder and target gains and news

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The Economic Psychology of Entrepreneurship and Family Business

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 11 Jul 2009 Last Revised: 31 Aug 2009
Manju Puri and David T. Robinson
Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
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Capital Structure, Product Market Dynamics, and the Boundaries of the Firm

AFA 2012 Chicago Meetings Paper
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 23 Feb 2011 Last Revised: 30 May 2014
Dirk Hackbarth, Richmond D. Mathews and David T. Robinson
Boston University - Questrom School of Business, University of Maryland - Department of Finance and Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
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capital structure, corporate investment, organizational design, real options

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The Capital Structure Decisions of New Firms: Second in a Series of Reports Using Data from the Kauffman Firm Survey

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 01 Nov 2008 Last Revised: 31 Mar 2010
Alicia Robb and David T. Robinson
University of Colorado at Boulder and Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
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capital structure, start-up, startup, funding, Kauffman Firm Survey, debt, sources

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Optimism and Economic Choice

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Citation 241

Optimism and Economic Choice

Journal of Financial Economics (JFE), 2007
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 03 Sep 2007
Manju Puri and David T. Robinson
Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
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Dispositional optimism, Psychology and economics, Household finance, Savings behavior, Self control

Optimism and Economic Choice

NBER Working Paper No. w11361
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 23 Jun 2005 Last Revised: 18 Jul 2022
Manju Puri and David T. Robinson
Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
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Who Feels the Nudge? Knowledge, Self-Awareness and Retirement Savings Decisions

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Who Feels the Nudge? Knowledge, Self-Awareness and Retirement Savings Decisions

Swedish House of Finance Research Paper No. 17-15, 30th Australasian Finance and Banking Conference 2017
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 23 Aug 2017 Last Revised: 09 Feb 2019
Anders Anderson and David T. Robinson
Swedish House of Finance and Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
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Pensions, financial advisors, financial literacy, overconfidence

Who Feels the Nudge? Knowledge, Self-Awareness and Retirement Savings Decisions

NBER Working Paper No. w25061
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 24 Sep 2018 Last Revised: 24 Jun 2023
Anders Anderson and David T. Robinson
Swedish House of Finance and Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
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Portfolio Management in Private Equity

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Portfolio Management in Private Equity

Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise Research Paper No. 4557858
Number of pages: 84 Posted: 01 Sep 2023
Gregory W. Brown, Celine Yue Fei and David T. Robinson
University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill - Finance Area, University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill - Kenan-Flagler Business School and Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
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private equity, buyouts, portfolio management, deal sizing, deal sequencing

Portfolio Management in Private Equity

NBER Working Paper No. w31664
Number of pages: 85 Posted: 11 Sep 2023
Gregory W. Brown, Celine Yue Fei and David T. Robinson
University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill - Finance Area, University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill - Kenan-Flagler Business School and Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
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Competition and Innovation in Markets for Technology

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Competition and Innovation in Markets for Technology

Number of pages: 65 Posted: 09 Mar 2014 Last Revised: 17 Nov 2022
Jean-Etienne de Bettignies, Hua Fang Liu, David T. Robinson and Bulat Gainullin
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, City University of NY, Baruch College, Zicklin School of Business, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Competition, Licensing, Innovation, Import Tariffs

The Effects of Downstream Competition on Upstream Innovation and Licensing

NBER Working Paper No. w25166
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 22 Oct 2018 Last Revised: 07 Apr 2023
Jean-Etienne de Bettignies, Bulat Gainullin, Hua Fang Liu and David T. Robinson
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, Gulf Capital, City University of NY, Baruch College, Zicklin School of Business and Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
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Public Policy to Promote Entrepreneurship: A Call to Arms

Duke I&E Research Paper No. 16-9, HEC Paris Research Paper No. SPE-2016-1137
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 08 Feb 2016 Last Revised: 10 Mar 2016
Zoltan J. Acs, Thomas B. Astebro, David B. Audretsch and David T. Robinson
Schar School of Policy and Government, HEC Paris - Economics and Decision Sciences, Indiana University Bloomington - School of Public & Environmental Affairs (SPEA) and Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
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entrepreneurship; public policy

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Market Structure, Internal Capital Markets, and the Boundaries of the Firm

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 19 Aug 2006
Richmond D. Mathews and David T. Robinson
University of Maryland - Department of Finance and Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
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Internal Capital Markets, Theory of the Firm, Product Market Competition

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Optimism without Illusion: The Impact of Experience on Expectations

Yale SOM Working Paper No. 1302924
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 19 Nov 2008
Ron Kaniel, Cade Massey and David T. Robinson
University of Rochester - Simon Business School, University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School and Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
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Why Aren’t There More Minority Entrepreneurs?

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 21 Feb 2023 Last Revised: 28 Apr 2023
Victor Manuel Bennett and David T. Robinson
University of Utah and Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
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entrepreneurship, minority entrepreneurship, race, gender

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Optimism and Economic Crisis

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 02 Apr 2010 Last Revised: 22 Jul 2010
Ron Kaniel, Cade Massey and David T. Robinson
University of Rochester - Simon Business School, University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School and Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
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optimism, crisis, trait

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Nothing but the Truth? Private Information and Reporting on Corporate Social Responsibility

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Nothing but the Truth? Private Information and Reporting on Corporate Social Responsibility

Number of pages: 70 Posted: 29 Sep 2023 Last Revised: 16 Oct 2023
Jean-Etienne de Bettignies, Hua Fang Liu and David T. Robinson
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, City University of NY, Baruch College, Zicklin School of Business and Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
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Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting; ESG; Signal Availability; Greenwashing; Greenhouse Gas Emissions; UK Companies Act of 2013

Nothing But the Truth? Private Information and Reporting on Corporate Social Responsibility

NBER Working Paper No. w28159
Number of pages: 74 Posted: 07 Dec 2020 Last Revised: 11 Jun 2023
Jean-Etienne de Bettignies, Hua Fang Liu and David T. Robinson
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, City University of NY, Baruch College, Zicklin School of Business and Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
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Patterns of Financing: A Comparison Between White- and African-American Young Firms - Fourth in a Series of Reports Using Data from the Kauffman Firm Survey

Kauffman Foundation Firm Survey Research
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 17 Aug 2009
Alicia Robb, Robert W. Fairlie and David T. Robinson
University of Colorado at Boulder, UCLA and Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
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kauffman firm survey, kfs, african-american, financial capital

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On the Importance of Accounting Information in Early-Stage Financing

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 25 Oct 2023 Last Revised: 26 Apr 2024
Katja Kisseleva, Aksel Mjøs and David T. Robinson
Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, NHH Norwegian School of Economics - Department of Finance and Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
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entrepreneurship; accounting information; venture capital; early-stage financing; earnings; value relevance

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Climate Polarization and Green Investment

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Climate Polarization and Green Investment

Swedish House of Finance Research Paper No. 24-04
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 24 Jan 2024 Last Revised: 24 Jun 2024
Anders Anderson and David T. Robinson
Swedish House of Finance and Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
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Household Finance, Carbon Emissions, Sustainability, Exclusions, Retirement Savings

Climate Polarization and Green Investment

NBER Working Paper No. w32131
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 12 Feb 2024
Anders Anderson and David T. Robinson
Swedish House of Finance and Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
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When Is Social Responsibility Socially Desirable?

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When Is Social Responsibility Socially Desirable?

Number of pages: 59 Posted: 24 Oct 2017
Jean-Etienne de Bettignies and David T. Robinson
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
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corporate social responsibility, lobbying, government efficiency

When is Social Responsibility Socially Desirable?

NBER Working Paper No. w21364
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 20 Jul 2015 Last Revised: 18 May 2023
Jean-Etienne de Bettignies and David T. Robinson
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
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The Environmental Cost of Easy Credit: The Housing Channel

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The Environmental Cost of Easy Credit: The Housing Channel

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 31 Oct 2023
Manuel Adelino and David T. Robinson
Duke University and Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
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Carbon, Credit supply, Housing, Home size

The Environmental Cost of Easy Credit: The Housing Channel

NBER Working Paper No. w31769
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 09 Oct 2023
Manuel Adelino and David T. Robinson
Duke University and Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: Evidence from Blackjack Tables

NBER Working Paper No. w14955
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 19 May 2009 Last Revised: 13 Nov 2022
Bruce I. Carlin and David T. Robinson
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Anderson School of Management and Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
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Evaluating Selection Bias in Early-Stage Investment Returns

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 25 Oct 2023
Katja Kisseleva, Aksel Mjøs and David T. Robinson
Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, NHH Norwegian School of Economics - Department of Finance and Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
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selection, investment, entrepreneurship, venture capital, early-stage financing

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What Does Financial Literacy Training Teach Us?

NBER Working Paper No. w16271
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 24 Aug 2010 Last Revised: 18 Jun 2023
Bruce I. Carlin and David T. Robinson
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Anderson School of Management and Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
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The Importance of Being an Optimist: Evidence from Labor Markets

NBER Working Paper No. w16328
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 07 Sep 2010 Last Revised: 12 Feb 2023
Ron Kaniel, Cade Massey and David T. Robinson
University of Rochester - Simon Business School, University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School and Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
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Do Private Equity Managers Earn Their Fees? Compensation, Ownership, and Cash Flow Performance

NBER Working Paper No. w17942
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 31 Mar 2012 Last Revised: 12 Jul 2023
David T. Robinson and Berk A. Sensoy
Fuqua School of Business, Duke University and Vanderbilt University - Finance
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Black and White: Access to Capital Among Minority-Owned Startups

NBER Working Paper No. w28154
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 01 Dec 2020 Last Revised: 05 Jun 2023
Robert W. Fairlie, Alicia Robb and David T. Robinson
UCLA, University of Colorado at Boulder and Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
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Online Appendices to Capital Structure, Product Market Dynamics, and the Boundaries of the Firm

Number of pages: 8 Posted: 30 May 2014
Dirk Hackbarth, Richmond D. Mathews and David T. Robinson
Boston University - Questrom School of Business, University of Maryland - Department of Finance and Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
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What is the Business of Business?

NBER Working Paper No. w23505
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 13 Jun 2017 Last Revised: 24 Mar 2023
Andreas Nilsson and David T. Robinson
Stockholm School of Economics and Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
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New Directions in Entrepreneurship Research with the Kauffman Firm Survey

Small Business Economics, Forthcoming, Duke I&E Research Paper No. 2017-14
Posted: 27 Jul 2017
Joseph B. Farhat, Sharon F. Matusik, Alicia Robb and David T. Robinson
Central Connecticut State University - Department of Finance, University of Colorado at Boulder - Leeds School of Business, University of Colorado at Boulder and Fuqua School of Business, Duke University

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Kauffman Firm Survey, Entrepreneurship research , Firm creation

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Network Effects in the Governance of Strategic Alliances

The Journal of Law, Economics, & Organization, Vol. 23, Issue 1, pp. 242-273, 2007
Posted: 17 Jun 2008
David T. Robinson, Toby Stuart and Toby Stuart
Fuqua School of Business, Duke University and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of BusinessHarvard University - Entrepreneurial Management Unit

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Does Takeover Increase Stockholder Value

Posted: 05 Nov 2000
Kewei Hou, Per Olsson and David T. Robinson
Ohio State University (OSU) - Department of Finance, Duke University and Fuqua School of Business, Duke University

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Towards a Property Rights View of Government Ownership

Posted: 16 May 2000
David T. Robinson and Kewei Hou
Fuqua School of Business, Duke University and Ohio State University (OSU) - Department of Finance

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Optimism and Economic Choice

AFA 2006 Boston Meetings Paper
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 01 Aug 2005
Manju Puri and David T. Robinson
Duke University - Fuqua School of Business and Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
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Optimism