Ali Sanati

American University

Assistant Professor of Finance

4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW

Washington, DC 20816-8044

United States

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The Trade-off Theory of Corporate Capital Structure

Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Economics and Finance
Number of pages: 65 Posted: 11 Jun 2020 Last Revised: 13 Jul 2021
Hengjie Ai, Murray Z. Frank and Ali Sanati
University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Minnesota and American University
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Dissecting the Listing Gap: Mergers, Private Equity, or Regulation?

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Dissecting the Listing Gap: Mergers, Private Equity, or Regulation?

Journal of Financial Markets, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 75 Posted: 21 Feb 2019 Last Revised: 12 Apr 2023
Gabriele Lattanzio, William L. Megginson and Ali Sanati
The University of Melbourne, Faculty of Business and Economics, Department of Economics, University of Oklahoma and American University
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Stock listings; Equity financing; Mergers and acquisitions; Private equity; International financial markets; Securities law; Sarbanes–Oxley Act.

Dissecting the Listing Gap: Mergers, Private Equity, or Regulation?

Number of pages: 70 Posted: 24 Aug 2022
Gabriele Lattanzio, William L. Megginson and Ali Sanati
The University of Melbourne, Faculty of Business and Economics, Department of Economics, University of Oklahoma and American University
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Dissecting the Listing Gap: Mergers, Private Equity, or Regulation?

Number of pages: 73 Posted: 22 Jan 2023
Gabriele Lattanzio, Ali Sanati and William L. Megginson
The University of Melbourne, Faculty of Business and Economics, Department of Economics, American University and University of Oklahoma
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K22, G18, G24, G34, G38, G15

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How Does Labor Mobility Affect Corporate Leverage and Investment?

Number of pages: 56 Posted: 15 Jun 2017 Last Revised: 03 Oct 2023
Ali Sanati
American University
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Capital Structure, Investment, Labor Skill, Labor Mobility, Inalienable Human Capital, Bargaining

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How Does the Stock Market Absorb Shocks?

Journal of Financial Economics (JFE), Forthcoming
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 30 Aug 2015 Last Revised: 01 Apr 2018
Murray Z. Frank and Ali Sanati
University of Minnesota and American University
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stock return predictability, news, limits to arbitrage, limited attention, overreaction, underreaction, text analysis

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How Does Removing the Tax Benefits of Debt Affect Firms? Evidence from the 2017 US Tax Reform

Number of pages: 66 Posted: 08 Jul 2021 Last Revised: 30 Jul 2023
Ali Sanati
American University
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Tax Cut and Jobs Act (TCJA), Interest Deductions, Capital Structure, Hiring and Investments, Trade-off Theory, Business Taxes and Subsidies

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Financing Corporate Growth

Forthcoming in the Review of Financial Studies
Number of pages: 99 Posted: 15 May 2019 Last Revised: 12 Dec 2020
Murray Z. Frank and Ali Sanati
University of Minnesota and American University
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Corporate growth, Investment, Debt, Equity financing, Government policy

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Rational Stock Market Catering

Number of pages: 56 Posted: 25 May 2016 Last Revised: 25 Jul 2016
Murray Z. Frank and Ali Sanati
University of Minnesota and American University
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Investment, Equity Issuance, Dividends, Share Repurchases, Catering

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Comparing Capital Allocation Efficiency in Public and Private Equity Markets

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 12 Apr 2023 Last Revised: 30 Nov 2023
Ali Sanati and Ioannis Spyridopoulos
American University and American University, Kogod School of Business
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Capital allocation, stock markets, private equity, venture capital, growth equity, information efficiency, governance

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Online Appendix for: 'Dissecting the Listing Gap: Mergers, Private Equity, or Regulation?'

Number of pages: 9 Posted: 30 Mar 2020 Last Revised: 10 Nov 2020
Gabriele Lattanzio, William L. Megginson and Ali Sanati
The University of Melbourne, Faculty of Business and Economics, Department of Economics, University of Oklahoma and American University
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Stock Listings; Equity FInancing; Mergers and Acquisitions; Private Equity; International FInancial Markets; Government Policy and Regulation; Business and Securities Law