Zicheng Lei

King's College London

Associate Professor in Finance

Bush House, 30 Aldwych

London, WC2B 4BG

United Kingdom

http://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/zicheng-lei

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“  My research interests lie in corporate finance, focusing on corporate payout policy, artificial intelligence, mergers and acquisitions, green finance, climate finance, earnings management, corporate social responsibility, corporate political activism, and empirical behavioural finance.  ”

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Local boy does good: The effect of CSR activities on firm value

Number of pages: 95 Posted: 09 Jan 2021 Last Revised: 30 Jan 2025
Zicheng Lei, Dimitris Petmezas, P. Raghavendra Rau and Chen Yang
King's College London, Durham University Business School, University of Cambridge and University of Glasgow
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Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR); CEOs; Home Bias, Trust; Social Identity; Firm Value

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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. 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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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

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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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Born to Behave: Home CEOs and Financial Misconduct

Number of pages: 81 Posted: 30 Jan 2022 Last Revised: 11 Jan 2025
Zicheng Lei, Dimitris Petmezas, P. Raghavendra Rau and Chen Yang
King's College London, Durham University Business School, University of Cambridge and University of Glasgow
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JEL classification: G32, G41 CEO reputational capital, birthplace identity, financial misconduct, corporate governance, local investors

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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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Born to Behave: Home CEOs and Financial Misconduct 

Review of Accounting Studies, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 81 Posted: 25 Oct 2024 Last Revised: 11 Jan 2025
Zicheng Lei, Dimitris Petmezas, P. Raghavendra Rau and Chen Yang
King's College London, Durham University Business School, University of Cambridge and University of Glasgow
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reputational capital, birthplace identity, financial misconduct, corporate governance, local investors

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Precautionary vs Signaling Motive of Share Repurchases: Evidence from Policy Uncertainty and the COVID-19 Crisis

British Journal of Management, forthcoming
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 06 Feb 2022 Last Revised: 15 Nov 2022
Zhong Chen, Zicheng Lei and Chunling Xia
King’s College London, King's College London and Queen Mary University of London
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Policy uncertainty; share repurchases; precautionary motive; signaling motive; COVID-19

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Local Boy Does Good: The Effect Of CSR Activities On Firm Value

Journal of Banking and Finance, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 95 Posted: 31 Jan 2025
Zicheng Lei, Dimitris Petmezas, P. Raghavendra Rau and Chen Yang
King's College London, Durham University Business School, University of Cambridge and University of Glasgow
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Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), CEOs, Birthplace Identity, Trust, Firm Value