Author Page for Reza Houston

Political Connections, Government Procurement Contracts, and the Cost of Debt

Number of pages: 64 Posted: 02 Aug 2017 Last Revised: 19 Jan 2018

Reza Houston, David A. Maslar and Kuntara Pukthuanthong

Ball State University - Miller College of Business, University of Tennessee, Knoxville - Department of Finance and University of Missouri at Columbia - Department of Finance

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Short-term Market Performance of Congressional Stock Trades

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 18 Oct 2024

Kynon Sell and Reza Houston

Ball State University - Miller College of Business and Ball State University - Miller College of Business

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The Ripple Effect: How Subsidies Transform Firm Behavior

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 25 Aug 2024

José Antonio Pérez Amuedo, M. Kabir Hassan and Reza Houston

Marquette University - Department of Finance, University of New Orleans - College of Business Administration - Department of Economics and Finance and Ball State University - Miller College of Business

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The Effects of Political Risk on Corporate Compliance Violation

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 08 Apr 2022

M. Kabir Hassan, Reza Houston and Md. Sydul Karim

University of New Orleans - College of Business Administration - Department of Economics and Finance, Ball State University - Miller College of Business and Lawrence Technological University

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Public Money, Private Motives: How Subsidies Alter CEO Compensation Structure

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 28 Sep 2024

José Antonio Pérez Amuedo, Tuan Le, M. Kabir Hassan and Reza Houston

Marquette University - Department of Finance, Nicholls State University, University of New Orleans - College of Business Administration - Department of Economics and Finance and Ball State University - Miller College of Business

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I've Got to Catch a Flight: The Effects of Investor Travel on Earnings Announcement Responses

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I've Got to Catch a Flight: The Effects of Investor Travel on Earnings Announcement Responses

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 23 Aug 2022

michael gibbs, Pia Gupta, Reza Houston and Min-Yu (Stella) Liao

California State University, Long Beach, California State University, Long Beach, Ball State University - Miller College of Business and Illinois State University - Department of Finance, Insurance and Law

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I've Got to Catch a Flight: The Effects of Investor Travel on Earnings Announcement Responses

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 09 Nov 2022

Reza Houston, michael gibbs, Pia Gupta and Min-Yu (Stella) Liao

Ball State University - Miller College of Business, California State University, Long Beach, California State University, Long Beach and Illinois State University - Department of Finance, Insurance and Law

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CEO Duality and Firm Performance During the 2020 Coronavirus Outbreak

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 30 Jun 2022

M. Kabir Hassan, Reza Houston, Md. Sydul Karim and Ahmed Sabit

University of New Orleans - College of Business Administration - Department of Economics and Finance, Ball State University - Miller College of Business, Lawrence Technological University and University of Oklahoma

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State-Level Economic Policy Uncertainty (EPU) and Firm Financial Stability: Is There Any Political Insurance?

Alam, A. W., Farjana, A., & Houston, R. (2023). State-level economic policy uncertainty (EPU) and firm financial stability: Is there any political insurance?. Economics Letters, 225, 111027.

Number of pages: 5 Posted: 21 Jun 2023 Last Revised: 20 Nov 2024

Ahmed W. Alam, Ashupta Farjana and Reza Houston

Kean University, Muhlenberg College and Ball State University - Miller College of Business

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Board Quality and the Public Purse: A Study of Government Subsidies and Corporate Governance

Number of pages: 62 Posted: 12 Nov 2024

Pratik Kothari, Stephen P. Ferris, Reza Houston and Narayanan Jayaraman

Oakland University - Department of Accounting and Finance, University of North Texas - Department of Finance, Insurance Real Estate and Law, Ball State University - Miller College of Business and Georgia Institute of Technology - Scheller College of Business

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Subsidize Now, Pay Later

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 02 May 2024

José Antonio Pérez Amuedo, M. Kabir Hassan and Reza Houston

Marquette University - Department of Finance, University of New Orleans - College of Business Administration - Department of Economics and Finance and Ball State University - Miller College of Business

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Energy (In)Security, CEO Power, and Corporate Innovation

Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity, 2026[10.1016/j.joitmc.2025.100714]

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 08 Oct 2025 Last Revised: 02 Jan 2026

Ahmed W. Alam, Ashupta Farjana and Reza Houston

Kean University, Muhlenberg College and Ball State University - Miller College of Business

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Bad Medicine: Pharmaceutical Failure and the Corporate Control Market

Number of pages: 56 Posted: 01 Feb 2024

Reza Houston and Omer Unsal

Ball State University - Miller College of Business and Merrimack College - Girard School of Business - Department of Accounting and Finance

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When Help Can Hurt: Effects of Government Subsidies on Cost of Debt – Beyond the Mean

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 29 Dec 2025

Sumaiya Zaman, José Antonio Pérez Amuedo, M. Kabir Hassan and Reza Houston

University of New Orleans - College of Business Administration, Marquette University - Department of Finance, University of New Orleans - College of Business Administration - Department of Economics and Finance and Ball State University - Miller College of Business

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Balancing Innovation with Returns: Investor Responses to Life Sciences Dividends

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 12 May 2024

Omer Unsal and Reza Houston

Merrimack College - Girard School of Business - Department of Accounting and Finance and Ball State University - Miller College of Business

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The Takeover Tango: Unraveling the Impact of State-Owned Enterprise Acquisitions on American Competitors

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 30 Mar 2023 Last Revised: 15 Oct 2024

Tahsin Huq, M. Kabir Hassan, Reza Houston and Md. Sydul Karim

University of New Orleans, University of New Orleans - College of Business Administration - Department of Economics and Finance, Ball State University - Miller College of Business and Lawrence Technological University

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All Politics is Local Corporate Political Influence and the Award of Federal Contracts

Number of pages: 57 Posted: 06 Aug 2025

Reza Houston and Stephen P. Ferris

Ball State University - Miller College of Business and University of North Texas - Department of Finance, Insurance Real Estate and Law

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Money and Muscle Corporate Political Power and Government Subsidies

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 31 Dec 2025

Reza Houston, Stephen P. Ferris and Blake Rayfield

Ball State University - Miller College of Business, University of North Texas and University of North Florida - Department of Accounting and Finance

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Environmental Policy Stringency and Corporate Financial Risk: Are Politically Connected Firms Better Off?

International Review of Economics & Finance, 2026[10.1016/j.iref.2026.105264]

Number of pages: 59 Posted: 13 May 2025 Last Revised: 10 May 2026

Hasanul Banna, Ahmed W. Alam, Ashupta Farjana, Ashraful Alam and Reza Houston

Manchester Metropolitan University, Kean University, Muhlenberg College, University of Salford - Salford Business School and Ball State University - Miller College of Business

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CEO Vega, Overconfidence and Innovation Strategy: Balancing Internal R&D and External Acquisitions

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 10 Feb 2026

Hanan Adam, José Antonio Pérez Amuedo, Reza Houston and M. Kabir Hassan

University of New Orleans, Marquette University - Department of Finance, Ball State University - Miller College of Business and University of New Orleans - College of Business Administration - Department of Economics and Finance

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When Help Can Hurt: Heterogenous Effects of Government Subsidies on Firm Borrowing Costs

Number of pages: 71 Posted: 17 Mar 2026

Sumaiya Zaman, José Antonio Pérez Amuedo, M. Kabir Hassan and Reza Houston

University of New Orleans - College of Business Administration, Marquette University - Department of Finance, University of New Orleans - College of Business Administration - Department of Economics and Finance and Ball State University - Miller College of Business

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Subsidizing Inequality Government Subsidies and Rising CEO-Employee Pay Disparities

Number of pages: 60 Posted: 22 May 2026

Fariba Gholami, José Antonio Pérez Amuedo and Reza Houston

University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) (Formerly University of Texas-Pan American), Marquette University - Department of Finance and Ball State University - Miller College of Business

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Geopolitical Risk and Corporate Investment: How Do Politically Connected Firms Respond?

Alam, A. W., Houston, R., & Farjana, A. (2023). Geopolitical risk and corporate investment: How do politically connected firms respond?. Finance Research Letters, 53, 103681.

Posted: 21 Jun 2023

Ahmed W. Alam, Reza Houston and Ashupta Farjana

Kean University, Ball State University - Miller College of Business and Muhlenberg College

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Courting innovation: The effects of litigation risk on corporate innovation

Journal of Corporate Finance, Vol. 71, 2021

Posted: 10 Mar 2022

Md. Sydul Karim, M. Kabir Hassan and Reza Houston

Lawrence Technological University, University of New Orleans - College of Business Administration - Department of Economics and Finance and Ball State University - Miller College of Business

Reza Houston

Ball State University - Miller College of Business

George Mason University Center for Government Contracting

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