Daniel Ferreira

London School of Economics - Department of Finance

Professor of Finance

Houghton Street

London, WC2A 2AE

United Kingdom

http://personal.lse.ac.uk/FERREIRD/

European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI)

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1.

Women in the Boardroom and Their Impact on Governance and Performance

European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) - Finance Working Paper No. 57/2004
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 26 Mar 2008 Last Revised: 31 Oct 2018
Renee B. Adams and Daniel Ferreira
University of Oxford and London School of Economics - Department of Finance
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Board of Directors, Board Effectiveness, Gender, Diversity

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One Share, One Vote: The Empirical Evidence

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One Share, One Vote: The Empirical Evidence

ECGI - Finance Working Paper No. 177/2007
Number of pages: 66 Posted: 01 Jun 2007 Last Revised: 23 Jul 2012
Renee B. Adams and Daniel Ferreira
University of Oxford and London School of Economics - Department of Finance
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Disproportional ownership, mechanisms, control

One Share-One Vote: The Empirical Evidence

Review of Finance, Vol. 12, Issue 1, pp. 51-91, 2008
Posted: 14 Jul 2008
Renee B. Adams and Daniel Ferreira
University of Oxford and London School of Economics - Department of Finance

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A Theory of Friendly Boards

Journal of Finance, Forthcoming, ECGI - Finance Working Paper No. 100/2005
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 09 Dec 2005
Renee B. Adams and Daniel Ferreira
University of Oxford and London School of Economics - Department of Finance
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Boards of Banks

ECGI - Finance Working Paper No. 289/2010
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 05 Jun 2010 Last Revised: 29 Aug 2024
Daniel Ferreira, Tom Kirchmaier and Daniel Metzger
London School of Economics - Department of Finance, London School of Economics - Centre for Economic Performance and Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Rotterdam School of Management (RSM)
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Boards, Directors, Bank Governance

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Powerful CEOS and Their Impact on Corporate Performance

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Powerful CEOS and Their Impact on Corporate Performance

AFA 2004 San Diego Meetings; EFA 2002 Berlin Meetings Discussion Paper
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 11 Nov 2003
Heitor Almeida, Renee B. Adams and Daniel Ferreira
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Oxford and London School of Economics - Department of Finance
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Powerful CEOS and Their Impact on Corporate Performance

The Review of Financial Studies, Vol. 18, Issue 4, pp. 1403-1432, 2005
Posted: 29 Feb 2008
Renee B. Adams, Heitor Almeida and Daniel Ferreira
University of Oxford, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and London School of Economics - Department of Finance

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Board Structure and Price Informativeness

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Board Structure and Price Informativeness

ECGI - Finance Working Paper No. 160/2007, EFA 2008 Athens Meetings Paper
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 05 Mar 2008 Last Revised: 06 Jan 2009
Miguel A. Ferreira, Daniel Ferreira and Clara C. Raposo
Nova School of Business and Economics, London School of Economics - Department of Finance and ISEG Lisbon School of Economics & Management
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Corporate boards, Independent directors, Price informativeness, Monitoring

Board Structure and Price Informativeness

Journal of Financial Economics (JFE), Forthcoming
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 15 Apr 2010
Daniel Ferreira, Miguel A. Ferreira and Clara C. Raposo
London School of Economics - Department of Finance, Nova School of Business and Economics and ISEG Lisbon School of Economics & Management
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Corporate boards, Independent directors, Price informativeness, Monitoring

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Management Insulation and Bank Failures

Journal of Financial Intermediation, Forthcoming, ECGI - Finance Working Paper No. 345/2013
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 03 Nov 2012 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2021
Daniel Ferreira, David Kershaw, Tom Kirchmaier and Edmund Schuster
London School of Economics - Department of Finance, London School of Economics - Law SchoolEuropean Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI), London School of Economics - Centre for Economic Performance and London School of Economics - Law School
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Corporate Governance, Bank Bailouts

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Understanding the Relationship between Founder-CEOs and Firm Performance

Journal of Empirical Finance, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 19 Nov 2003 Last Revised: 23 Jul 2012
Renee B. Adams, Heitor Almeida and Daniel Ferreira
University of Oxford, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and London School of Economics - Department of Finance
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founders, family firms, founder-CEO succession

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Corporate Strategy and Information Disclosure

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Corporate Strategy and Information Disclosure

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 28 Nov 2003
Daniel Ferreira and Marcelo Rezende
London School of Economics - Department of Finance and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
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Corporate Strategy, Disclosure, Commitment, Public Announcements, Managerial Intentions

Corporate Strategy and Information Disclosure

RAND Journal of Economics, Vol. 38, No. 1, pp. 164-184, Spring 2007
Posted: 07 Mar 2006 Last Revised: 15 May 2008
Daniel Ferreira and Marcelo Rezende
London School of Economics - Department of Finance and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

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Corporate Strategy, Disclosure, Commitment, Public Announcements, Managerial Intentions

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Creditor Control Rights and Board Independence

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Creditor Control Rights and Board Independence

Journal of Finance, Forthcoming, European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) - Finance Working Paper No. 443/2014
Number of pages: 104 Posted: 15 Mar 2012 Last Revised: 11 Oct 2017
Daniel Ferreira, Miguel A. Ferreira and Beatriz Mariano
London School of Economics - Department of Finance, Nova School of Business and Economics and Humboldt University of Berlin - Institute of Finance
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Corporate boards, Corporate governance, Covenant violations

Creditor Control Rights and Board Independence

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP11870
Number of pages: 84 Posted: 02 Mar 2017
Daniel Ferreira, Miguel A. Ferreira and Beatriz Mariano
London School of Economics - Department of Finance, Nova School of Business and Economics and Humboldt University of Berlin - Institute of Finance
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Closing the Gap: Board Gender Quotas and Hiring Practices

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Closing the Gap: Board Gender Quotas and Hiring Practices

ECGI - Finance Working Paper No. 520/2017
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 26 Jun 2017 Last Revised: 21 Dec 2021
Daniel Ferreira, Edith Ginglinger, Marie-Aude Laguna and Yasmine Skalli
London School of Economics - Department of Finance, Université Paris-Dauphine, PSL Research University, Université Paris Dauphine - DRM-CEREG and Université Paris Dauphine
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Corporate Boards, Gender Quotas, Corporate Governance, Labor Markets, Matching, Turnover

Board Quotas and Director-Firm Matching

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP12117
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 04 Jul 2017
Daniel Ferreira, Edith Ginglinger, Marie-Aude Laguna and Yasmine Skalli
London School of Economics - Department of Finance, Université Paris-Dauphine, PSL Research University, Université Paris Dauphine - DRM-CEREG and Université Paris Dauphine
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Corporate Boards, corporate governance, Gender Quotas, labor markets, Matching, Turnover

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Corporate Capture of Blockchain Governance

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Corporate Capture of Blockchain Governance

European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) - Finance Working Paper No. 593/2019
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 25 Jan 2019 Last Revised: 09 Mar 2022
Daniel Ferreira, Jin Li and Radoslawa Nikolowa
London School of Economics - Department of Finance, Northwestern University - Department of Management & Strategy and Queen Mary, University of London
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Governance, Blockchain Conglomerates, Industrial Ecosystem, Proof-of-Work

Corporate Capture of Blockchain Governance

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13493
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 28 Jan 2019
Daniel Ferreira, Jin Li and Radoslawa Nikolowa
London School of Economics - Department of Finance, Faculty of Business and Economics, The University of Hong Kong and Queen Mary, University of London
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blockchain, governance, Industrial Ecosystem, Proof-of-Work

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Unbundling Ownership and Control

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Unbundling Ownership and Control

Journal of Economics & Management Strategy (Forthcoming)
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 31 Oct 2005 Last Revised: 28 May 2013
Daniel Ferreira, Emanuel Ornelas and John L. Turner
London School of Economics - Department of Finance, Sao Paulo School of Economics and University of Georgia - C. Herman and Mary Virginia Terry College of Business - Department of Economics
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Corporate control, restructuring, mechanism design

Unbundling Ownership and Control

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP6257
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 21 May 2008
Daniel Ferreira, Emanuel Ornelas and John L. Turner
London School of Economics - Department of Finance, Sao Paulo School of Economics and University of Georgia - C. Herman and Mary Virginia Terry College of Business - Department of Economics
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corporate control, mechanism design, ownership, restructuring

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Incentives to Innovate and the Decision to Go Public or Private

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Incentives to Innovate and the Decision to Go Public or Private

Review of Financial Studies, Forthcoming., ECGI - Finance Working Paper No. 279/2010, AFA 2011 Denver Meetings Paper, MIT Sloan Research Paper No. 4799-10
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 11 Mar 2010 Last Revised: 20 Dec 2013
Daniel Ferreira, Gustavo Manso and Andre C. Silva
London School of Economics - Department of Finance, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and Nova School of Business and Economics
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Innovation, Going Private, Going Public

Incentives to Innovate and the Decision to Go Public or Private

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP7750
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 29 Mar 2010
Daniel Ferreira, Gustavo Manso and Andre C. Silva
London School of Economics - Department of Finance, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and Nova School of Business and Economics
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going public, innovation, private equity

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Do Directors Perform for Pay?

EFA 2004 MAASTRICHT, Journal of Accounting & Economics (JAE), Vol. 46, No. 1, 2008
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 19 Jul 2004 Last Revised: 23 Jul 2012
Renee B. Adams and Daniel Ferreira
University of Oxford and London School of Economics - Department of Finance
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Boards, Directors, Attendance, Meetings, Incentives

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Who Gets to the Top? Generalists Versus Specialists in Managerial Organizations

RAND Journal of Economics, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 31 Mar 2009 Last Revised: 27 Jul 2012
Daniel Ferreira and Raaj Kumar Sah
London School of Economics - Department of Finance and University of Chicago
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Organizations, decision-making, communication, hierarchies

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Subtle Discrimination

European Corporate Governance Institute – Finance Working Paper No. 903/2023
Number of pages: 91 Posted: 23 Nov 2021 Last Revised: 16 Oct 2024
Elena Pikulina and Daniel Ferreira
Finance Division, Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia (UBC) and London School of Economics - Department of Finance
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Bias, gender gap, human capital, firm-specific skill, promotion, performance evaluation, glass ceiling, leaking pipe, gender bias, wage gap, wage differential

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Changes in CEO Stock Option Grants: A Look at the Numbers

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Changes in CEO Stock Option Grants: A Look at the Numbers

European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) - Finance Working Paper No. 360/2013, Journal of Corporate Finance 75, August 2022, 102226
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 04 May 2013 Last Revised: 15 Mar 2023
Vasiliki E. Athanasakou, Daniel Ferreira and Lisa Goh
Saint Mary's University, Canada - Sobey School of Business, London School of Economics - Department of Finance and Hang Seng University of Hong Kong - Department of Accountancy
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stock option grants, corporate investment, CEO overconfidence

Changes in CEO Stock Option Grants: A Look at the Numbers

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP12318
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 26 Sep 2017
Vasiliki E. Athanasakou, Daniel Ferreira and Lisa Goh
Saint Mary's University, Canada - Sobey School of Business, London School of Economics - Department of Finance and Hang Seng University of Hong Kong - Department of Accountancy
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CEO overconfidence, corporate investment, stock option grants

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Regulatory Pressure and Bank Directors' Incentives to Attend Board Meetings

ECGI - Finance Working Paper No. 203/2008
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 11 Oct 2006 Last Revised: 23 Jul 2012
Renee B. Adams and Daniel Ferreira
University of Oxford and London School of Economics - Department of Finance
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Bank Directors, Regulators, Incentives, Attendance, Board Meetings

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Talent Discovery and Poaching under Asymmetric Information

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Talent Discovery and Poaching under Asymmetric Information

European Corporate Governance Institute - Finance Working Paper No. 621/2019
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 02 Mar 2015 Last Revised: 22 Jun 2022
Daniel Ferreira and Radoslawa Nikolowa
London School of Economics - Department of Finance and Queen Mary, University of London
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Adverse Selection, Poaching, Talent Discovery

Adverse Selection and Assortative Matching in Labor Markets

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP11869
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 02 Mar 2017
Daniel Ferreira and Radoslawa Nikolowa
London School of Economics - Department of Finance and Queen Mary, University of London
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Democracy and the Variability of Economic Performance

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 18 Mar 2002
Heitor Almeida and Daniel Ferreira
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and London School of Economics - Department of Finance
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Democracy, autocracy, growth, variability, fallibility, centralization of decision-making

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Moderation in Groups: Evidence from Betting on Ice Break-Ups in Alaska

Number of pages: 56 Posted: 23 Sep 2004 Last Revised: 23 Jul 2012
Renee B. Adams and Daniel Ferreira
University of Oxford and London School of Economics - Department of Finance
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Bets, Betting Pools, Decision Making, Variability

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Prestige, Promotion, and Pay

Journal of Finance forthcoming
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 26 Dec 2017 Last Revised: 16 Feb 2023
Daniel Ferreira and Radoslawa Nikolowa
London School of Economics - Department of Finance and Queen Mary, University of London
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Job Prestige, Span of Control, Professional Careers, Financial Services Firms

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Strong Managers, Weak Boards?

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Strong Managers, Weak Boards?

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 27 May 2009
Renee B. Adams and Daniel Ferreira
University of Oxford and London School of Economics - Department of Finance
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Board Composition, Corporate Governance, Board Monitoring, Private Benefits, Ownership Structure

Strong Managers, Weak Boards?

CESifo Economic Studies, Vol. 55, Issue 3-4, pp. 482-514, 2009
Posted: 08 Dec 2009
Renee B. Adams and Daniel Ferreira
University of Oxford and London School of Economics - Department of Finance

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board composition, corporate governance, board monitoring, private benefits, ownership structure

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First in the Queue: The Role of Access Privileges in Private Equity Performance

Number of pages: 17 Posted: 18 Nov 2021
Andrea Carnelli Dompé, Daniel Ferreira, Davide Ferri, Pedro Saffi and Bo Tang
Pantheon Ventures (UK) LLP, London School of Economics - Department of Finance, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Cambridge - Judge Business School and London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE)
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Private Equity, Access Privileges, Value Creation, Performance Persistence

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What Determines the Composition of Banks' Loan Portfolios? Evidence from Transition Countries

Journal of Banking and Finance, Vol. 34, No. 2, pp. 388-398, 2010
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 17 Dec 2007 Last Revised: 09 Apr 2010
Ralph De Haas, Daniel Ferreira and Anita Taci
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, London School of Economics - Department of Finance and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
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Foreign banks, SMEs, Legal environment, Portfolio composition

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When Does Competition Foster Commitment?

Management Science, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 03 Nov 2012 Last Revised: 21 Aug 2015
Daniel Ferreira and Thomas Kittsteiner
London School of Economics - Department of Finance and RWTH Aachen University - School of Business and Economics
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Business Strategy, Competition, Commitment

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Polarization, Purpose and Profit

European Corporate Governance Institute – Finance Working Paper No. 967/2024
Number of pages: 76 Posted: 30 Nov 2023 Last Revised: 02 Apr 2024
Daniel Ferreira and Radoslawa Nikolowa
London School of Economics - Department of Finance and Queen Mary, University of London
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Labor Markets, Job Design, Compensating Differentials, Socially Responsible Investment, Polarization

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Governance and Management of Autonomous Organizations

European Corporate Governance Institute – Finance Working Paper No. 968/2024
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 06 Mar 2024 Last Revised: 01 Jun 2024
Daniel Ferreira and Jin Li
London School of Economics - Department of Finance and Faculty of Business and Economics, The University of Hong Kong
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organizations, power, governance, relational contracts, self-executing contracts JEL classifications: C73, D23, D82, J33

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Biased Managers, Organizational Design, and Incentive Provision

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Biased Managers, Organizational Design, and Incentive Provision

Number of pages: 11 Posted: 22 Sep 2004
Cristiano M. Costa, Daniel Ferreira and Humberto Moreira
University of Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS), London School of Economics - Department of Finance and Fundacao Getulio Vargas (FGV)
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Organizational Design, Incentive Provision, Common Agency

Biased Managers, Organizational Design, and Incentive Provision

Posted: 09 Jan 2005
Cristiano M. Costa, Daniel Ferreira and Humberto Moreira
University of Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS), London School of Economics - Department of Finance and Fundacao Getulio Vargas (FGV)

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Organizational Design, Incentive Provision, Common Agency

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The Inner Workings of the Board: Evidence from Emerging Markets

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The Inner Workings of the Board: Evidence from Emerging Markets

Emerging Markets Review, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 22 Mar 2017 Last Revised: 26 May 2019
Ralph De Haas, Daniel Ferreira and Tom Kirchmaier
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, London School of Economics - Department of Finance and London School of Economics - Centre for Economic Performance
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boards of directors, corporate governance, emerging markets

The Inner Workings of the Board: Evidence from Emerging Markets

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP12317
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 26 Sep 2017
Ralph De Haas, Daniel Ferreira and Tom Kirchmaier
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, London School of Economics - Department of Finance and London School of Economics - Centre for Economic Performance
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Boards of directors, corporate governance, emerging markets

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Options Can Induce Risk Taking for Arbitrary Preferences

Economic Theory, Vol. 27, No. 3, 2006
Posted: 23 Apr 2008
Luis H.B. Braido and Daniel Ferreira
Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV) - FGV/EPGE Escola Brasileira de Economia e Finanças and London School of Economics - Department of Finance

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Stochastic Dominance, Stock Options, Risk Taking