Zicheng Lei

King's College London

Lecturer in Finance

Bush House

30 Aldwych, Strand

London, WC2B 4BG

United Kingdom

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Citizens United vs. FEC and Corporate Political Activism

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Citizens United vs. FEC and Corporate Political Activism

Journal of Corporate Finance, Vol. 60, No. 101547, 2020, European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) - Finance Working Paper No. 470/2016
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 04 Mar 2015 Last Revised: 07 Jan 2022
Rui A. Albuquerque, Zicheng Lei, Jörg Rocholl and Chendi Zhang
Boston College, Carroll School of Management, King's College London, ESMT European School of Management and Technology and University of Exeter Business School
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Corporate political activism, political connections, Citizens United, stock returns.

Institutional Investors and Corporate Political Activism

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP10916
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 04 Nov 2015
Rui A. Albuquerque, Zicheng Lei, Jörg Rocholl and Chendi Zhang
Boston College, Carroll School of Management, King's College London, ESMT European School of Management and Technology and University of Exeter Business School
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Citizens United, Corporate Governance, Institutional Investors, Political Activism

Institutional Investors and Corporate Political Activism

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP11301
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 01 Jun 2016
Rui A. Albuquerque, Zicheng Lei, Jörg Rocholl and Chendi Zhang
Boston College, Carroll School of Management, King's College London, ESMT European School of Management and Technology and University of Exeter Business School
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Local Boy Does Good: CEO Birthplace Identity and Corporate Social Responsibility

Number of pages: 61 Posted: 09 Jan 2021 Last Revised: 31 May 2022
Zicheng Lei, Dimitris Petmezas, P. Raghavendra Rau and Chen Yang
King's College London, Durham University Business School, University of Cambridge and Durham University Business School
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Corporate Social Responsibility; CEOs; legitimacy; social identity; birthplace identity

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Dividend Sentiment, Catering Incentives, and Return Predictability

Journal of Corporate Finance, Vol. 72, No. 102128, 2022
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 26 Nov 2016 Last Revised: 20 Dec 2021
Alok Kumar, Zicheng Lei and Chendi Zhang
University of Miami - Miami Herbert Business School, King's College London and University of Exeter Business School
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Dividend catering; investor attention; Internet search volume; dividend sentiment; return predictability.

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Leveraged Buybacks

Journal of Corporate Finance, Vol. 39, No. 242-262, 2016
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 28 Nov 2014 Last Revised: 21 Feb 2017
Zicheng Lei and Chendi Zhang
King's College London and University of Exeter Business School
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Share Repurchases, Leverage Adjustments, Debt-for-Equity Swap, Sources of Financing

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CEO Personal Reputation and Financial Misconduct

Number of pages: 60 Posted: 30 Jan 2022 Last Revised: 31 May 2022
Zicheng Lei, Dimitris Petmezas, P. Raghavendra Rau and Chen Yang
King's College London, Durham University Business School, University of Cambridge and Durham University Business School
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CEO reputational capital, birthplace identity, financial misconduct

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Uncertainty-Driven Buybacks? Evidence from Policy Uncertainty

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 06 Feb 2022
Zhong Chen, Zicheng Lei and Chunling Xia
King's Business School, King's College London, King's College London and Queen Mary University of London
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Policy uncertainty, share repurchases, financing frictions, market reaction, completion rate