Lukas Roth

University of Alberta - Department of Finance and Statistical Analysis

Associate Professor

2-32E Business Building

Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2R6

Canada

European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI)

c/o the Royal Academies of Belgium

Rue Ducale 1 Hertogsstraat

1000 Brussels

Belgium

  • University of Alberta - Department of Finance and Statistical Analysis

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Do Institutional Investors Drive Corporate Social Responsibility? International Evidence

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Do Institutional Investors Drive Corporate Social Responsibility? International Evidence

Journal of Financial Economics (JFE), Forthcoming, 2nd Annual Financial Institutions, Regulation and Corporate Governance Conference, Rotman School of Management Working Paper No. 2708589
Number of pages: 78 Posted: 28 Dec 2015 Last Revised: 18 Jan 2018
I. J. Alexander Dyck, Karl V. Lins, Lukas Roth and Hannes F. Wagner
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, University of Utah - Department of Finance, University of Alberta - Department of Finance and Statistical Analysis and Bocconi University - Department of Finance
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Corporate Social Responsibility, Institutional Investors, Social Norms, Culture

Do Institutional Investors Drive Corporate Social Responsibility? International Evidence

Journal of Financial Economics (JFE), Forthcoming, University of Alberta School of Business Research Paper No. 3150282, Rotman School of Management Working Paper No. 3150282, BAFFI CAREFIN Centre Research Paper No. 2018-73
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 28 Mar 2018
I. J. Alexander Dyck, Karl V. Lins, Lukas Roth and Hannes F. Wagner
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, University of Utah - Department of Finance, University of Alberta - Department of Finance and Statistical Analysis and Bocconi University - Department of Finance
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Corporate Social Responsibility, Institutional Investors, Social Norms, Culture

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Sexism, Culture, and Firm Value: Evidence from the Harvey Weinstein Scandal and the #MeToo Movement

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Sexism, Culture, and Firm Value: Evidence from the Harvey Weinstein Scandal and the #MeToo Movement

University of Alberta School of Business Research Paper No. 2019-509
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 02 Oct 2019 Last Revised: 22 Apr 2024
Karl V. Lins, Lukas Roth, Henri Servaes and Ane Tamayo
University of Utah - Department of Finance, University of Alberta - Department of Finance and Statistical Analysis, London Business School and London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE)
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Culture, Sexism, Gender Equality, #MeToo, Valuation, Returns, Investor Preferences, Institutional Ownership, ESG

Gender, Culture, and Firm Value: Evidence from the Harvey Weinstein Scandal and the #Metoo Movement

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP14703
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 08 May 2020
Karl V. Lins, Lukas Roth, Henri Servaes and Ane Tamayo
University of Utah - Department of Finance, University of Alberta - Department of Finance and Statistical Analysis, London Business School and London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE)
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Shareholder Voting and Corporate Governance Around the World

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Shareholder Voting and Corporate Governance Around the World

Review of Financial Studies, July 13, 2015, Volume 28, Issue 8
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 04 Nov 2010 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2015
Peter Iliev, Karl V. Lins, Darius P. Miller and Lukas Roth
Pennsylvania State University - Department of Finance, University of Utah - Department of Finance, Southern Methodist University (SMU) - Finance Department and University of Alberta - Department of Finance and Statistical Analysis
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Corporate Governance, Voting, Insider Control, Shareholder Protection, Institutional Investors

Shareholder Voting and Corporate Governance Around the World

Review of Financial Studies, July 2015 Volume 28 Issue 8, University of Alberta School of Business Research Paper No. 2015-501
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 19 Nov 2015
Peter Iliev, Karl V. Lins, Darius P. Miller and Lukas Roth
Pennsylvania State University - Department of Finance, University of Utah - Department of Finance, Southern Methodist University (SMU) - Finance Department and University of Alberta - Department of Finance and Statistical Analysis
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Corporate Governance, Voting, Insider Control, Shareholder Protection, Institutional Investors

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Shareholder Value: Principles, Declarations, and Actions

ECGI - Finance Working Paper No. 95/2005
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 17 Feb 2006 Last Revised: 19 May 2015
Claudio F. Loderer, Lukas Roth, Urs Waelchli and Petra Joerg
University of Berne - Institute for Financial Management, University of Alberta - Department of Finance and Statistical Analysis, Rochester-Bern Executive Programs and University of Berne - Institute for Financial Management
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Shareholder value, corporate target, corporate governance

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Shareholder Value Maximization: What Managers Say and What They Do

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 30 Oct 2002
Petra Joerg, Claudio F. Loderer and Lukas Roth
University of Berne - Institute for Financial Management, University of Berne - Institute for Financial Management and University of Alberta - Department of Finance and Statistical Analysis
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Shareholder value, Stakeholder value, Managerial targets, Performance

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Director Expertise And Corporate Sustainability

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 24 Apr 2020 Last Revised: 06 Mar 2023
Peter Iliev and Lukas Roth
Pennsylvania State University - Department of Finance and University of Alberta - Department of Finance and Statistical Analysis
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Sustainability, Environmental, Social, E&S, Directors, Boards, Regulation

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Renewable Governance: Good for the Environment?

Number of pages: 56 Posted: 02 Aug 2018 Last Revised: 03 Oct 2022
I. J. Alexander Dyck, Karl V. Lins, Lukas Roth, Mitch Towner and Hannes F. Wagner
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, University of Utah - Department of Finance, University of Alberta - Department of Finance and Statistical Analysis, University of Arizona - Department of Finance and Bocconi University - Department of Finance
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Environmental performance, Ownership structure, Sustainability, Corporate social responsibility, ESG, Corporate governance

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The Pricing Discount for Limited Liquidity: Evidence from the Swx Swiss Exchange and the NASDAQ

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 18 Sep 2003
Claudio F. Loderer and Lukas Roth
University of Berne - Institute for Financial Management and University of Alberta - Department of Finance and Statistical Analysis
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Liquidity, Asset pricing, Bid-ask spread

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Political Rights and the Cost of Debt

Journal of Financial Economics (JFE), Forthcoming
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 17 Mar 2008 Last Revised: 27 Jan 2013
Yaxuan Qi, John K. Wald and Lukas Roth
City University of Hong Kong (CityU) - Department of Economics & Finance, University of Texas at San Antonio and University of Alberta - Department of Finance and Statistical Analysis
Downloads 690 (74,251)
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Political institutions, creditor rights, cost of debt, bond yield spreads, freedom of the press, cross-listing

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How Legal Environments Affect the Use of Bond Covenants

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How Legal Environments Affect the Use of Bond Covenants

Journal of International Business Studies (JIBS), Forthcoming
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 10 Feb 2009 Last Revised: 27 Jan 2013
Yaxuan Qi, Lukas Roth and John K. Wald
City University of Hong Kong (CityU) - Department of Economics & Finance, University of Alberta - Department of Finance and Statistical Analysis and University of Texas at San Antonio
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Covenants, contracts, creditor rights, shareholder rights, corporate governance

How Legal Environments Affect the Use of Bond Covenants

Number of pages: 52 Posted: 21 Mar 2009 Last Revised: 21 Jul 2013
Yaxuan Qi, Lukas Roth and John K. Wald
City University of Hong Kong (CityU) - Department of Economics & Finance, University of Alberta - Department of Finance and Statistical Analysis and University of Texas at San Antonio
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Covenants, contracts, creditor rights, shareholder rights, corporate governance

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Good and Bad CEOs

European Corporate Governance Institute – Finance Working Paper No. 935/2023
Number of pages: 70 Posted: 01 Aug 2023 Last Revised: 29 Apr 2024
Dirk Jenter, Egor Matveyev and Lukas Roth
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Finance, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Sloan School of Management and University of Alberta - Department of Finance and Statistical Analysis
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CEO, Firm Performance, Firm Policies, Sudden Death

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Uninvited U.S. Investors? Economic Consequences of Involuntary Cross-Listings

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Uninvited U.S. Investors? Economic Consequences of Involuntary Cross-Listings

Number of pages: 59 Posted: 09 Jan 2010 Last Revised: 16 Nov 2013
Peter Iliev, Darius P. Miller and Lukas Roth
Pennsylvania State University - Department of Finance, Southern Methodist University (SMU) - Finance Department and University of Alberta - Department of Finance and Statistical Analysis
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Cross-listing, Securities Regulation, SEC, Rule 12g3-2(b)

Uninvited U.S. Investors? Economic Consequences of Involuntary Cross-Listings

Journal of Accounting Research, Vol. 52, No. 2, 2014, University of Alberta School of Business Research Paper No. 2014-12
Posted: 05 Mar 2014
Peter Iliev, Darius P. Miller and Lukas Roth
Pennsylvania State University - Department of Finance, Southern Methodist University (SMU) - Finance Department and University of Alberta - Department of Finance and Statistical Analysis

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Cross-listing, Securities Regulation, SEC, Rule 12g3-2(b)

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Black's Simple Discounting Rule

Simon School Working Paper No. FR 08-25
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 17 Mar 2008 Last Revised: 27 Jan 2013
Claudio F. Loderer, John B. Long and Lukas Roth
University of Berne - Institute for Financial Management, Simon Graduate School of Business, University of Rochester and University of Alberta - Department of Finance and Statistical Analysis
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Black, valuation, discounting, conditional cash flows

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Do Cash Distributions Justify Share Prices?

EFA 2006 Zurich Meetings Paper
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 26 Mar 2004 Last Revised: 27 Jan 2013
Claudio F. Loderer and Lukas Roth
University of Berne - Institute for Financial Management and University of Alberta - Department of Finance and Statistical Analysis
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Cash distributions, dividends, equity risk premium

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Creditor Protection Laws, Debt Financing, and Corporate Investment over the Business Cycle

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 30 Aug 2012 Last Revised: 18 Aug 2016
Yaxuan Qi, Lukas Roth and John K. Wald
City University of Hong Kong (CityU) - Department of Economics & Finance, University of Alberta - Department of Finance and Statistical Analysis and University of Texas at San Antonio
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Business Cycles, Creditor Rights, Agency Costs, Debt Financing, Investment

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Cash Holdings and Access to External Finance: Evidence from the Bank Loan Market

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 16 Mar 2013 Last Revised: 30 Nov 2022
Adelina Barbalau, Mark R. Huson and Lukas Roth
University of Alberta, University of Alberta - Department of Finance and Statistical Analysis and University of Alberta - Department of Finance and Statistical Analysis
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Cash Holdings, Bank Loans, Yield Spread, Covenants, Financial Constraints

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Socialism and Intrafirm Asset Allocation

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 14 Apr 2003
Petra Joerg, Claudio F. Loderer and Lukas Roth
University of Berne - Institute for Financial Management, University of Berne - Institute for Financial Management and University of Alberta - Department of Finance and Statistical Analysis
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Capital budgeting, Internal socialism, Empire building, Managerial optimism, Performance

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Family-Controlled Firms and Environmental Sustainability: All Bite and No Bark

European Corporate Governance Institute – Finance Working Paper No. 983/2024
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 15 May 2024
I. J. Alexander Dyck, Karl V. Lins, Lukas Roth, Mitch Towner and Hannes F. Wagner
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, University of Utah - Department of Finance, University of Alberta - Department of Finance and Statistical Analysis, University of Arizona - Department of Finance and Bocconi University - Department of Finance
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Carbon emissions, climate risks, family ownership, environmental metrics, environmental sustainability, materiality

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Learning from Directors’ Foreign Board Experiences

University of Alberta School of Business Research Paper No. 2017-508
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 26 May 2017 Last Revised: 20 Sep 2017
Peter Iliev and Lukas Roth
Pennsylvania State University - Department of Finance and University of Alberta - Department of Finance and Statistical Analysis
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Corporate Governance, Board Practices, Governance Convergence, Learning

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Index Design and Workforce Gender Diversity

European Corporate Governance Institute – Finance Working Paper No. 979/2024
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 19 Apr 2024 Last Revised: 08 Aug 2024
Vikas Mehrotra, Lukas Roth, Yusuke Tsujimoto and Yupana Wiwattanakantang
University of Alberta - Department of Finance and Statistical Analysis, University of Alberta - Department of Finance and Statistical Analysis, Waseda University - School of Commerce and National University of Singapore - Department of Finance
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Women in the workforce, gender diversity, corporate social performance, index design, WIN

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Do Firms Pay Shareholders their Money Back?

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 26 Mar 2004
Claudio F. Loderer and Lukas Roth
University of Berne - Institute for Financial Management and University of Alberta - Department of Finance and Statistical Analysis
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Present value relation, dividend discount model, investment horizon, cash payouts, payback, equity risk premium