April M. Knill

Florida State University College of Business

Suntrust Professor of Finance

Tallahassee, FL 32306-1042

United States

Florida State University - College of Law

425 W. Jefferson Street

Tallahassee, FL 32306

United States

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“  My research mostly comprises topics in Corporate Finance. I have written quite a few papers in the area of entrepreneurship/venture capital and international finance. More recently, I'm passionate about topics in the nexus between law, politics and finance. This is a relatively new intersection so there is so much to be done. I love my research and hope that it might make a difference, however small.  ”

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1.

Sovereign Wealth Fund Investment and the Return-To-Risk Performance of Target Firms

Journal of Financial Intermediation, Vol. 21, No. 2, 2012
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 19 Oct 2021
April M. Knill, Bong‐Soo Lee and Nathan Mauck
Florida State University College of Business, Florida State University and University of Missouri - Kansas City
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Sovereign wealth fund; Risk-return performance

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The Dark Side of Globalization: Evidence from the Impact of COVID-19 on Multinational Companies

Journal of International Business Studies, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 72 Posted: 22 Jun 2021 Last Revised: 15 Jun 2022
Omrane Guedhami, April M. Knill, William L. Megginson and Lemma W. Senbet
University of South Carolina - Moore School of Business, Florida State University College of Business, University of Oklahoma and University of Maryland - Robert H. Smith School of Business
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Coronavirus; COVID-19; pandemic; multinational corporation; international diversification; corporate governance; financial crisis; healthcare crisis; economic performance; business efficiency; government response; government efficiency

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Determinants of Sovereign Wealth Fund Investment in Private Equity versus Public Equity

Journal of International Business Studies, forthcoming
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 26 Nov 2012 Last Revised: 19 Oct 2021
Sofia Johan, April M. Knill and Nathan Mauck
Florida Atlantic University - Finance, Florida State University College of Business and University of Missouri - Kansas City
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sovereign wealth fund, private equity, international financial markets, legality, government policy, political relations and regulation

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Bilateral Political Relations and the Impact of Sovereign Wealth Fund Investment

Journal of Corporate Finance, Vol. 18, No. 1, 2012
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 03 Nov 2009 Last Revised: 16 Oct 2021
April M. Knill, Bong-Soo Lee and Nathan Mauck
Florida State University College of Business, Florida State University and University of Missouri - Kansas City
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sovereign wealth fund, investment determinants, political relations, trade, policy

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Does Foreign Portfolio Investment Reach Small Listed Firms?

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Does Foreign Portfolio Investment Reach Small Listed Firms?

European Financial Management, Vol. 19, Issue 2, pp. 251-303, 2013
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 08 Mar 2013
April M. Knill
Florida State University College of Business
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foreign portfolio investment, access to capital, emerging markets, small firm

Does Foreign Portfolio Investment Reach Small Listed Firms?

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3796
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
April M. Knill
Florida State University College of Business
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Debt Markets, Access to Finance, Economic Theory & Research, Emerging Markets, Investment and Investment Climate

Does Foreign Portfolio Investment Reach Small Listed Firms?

European Financial Management, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 10 Sep 2010
April M. Knill
Florida State University College of Business
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Negation of Sanctions: The Personal Effect of Political Contributions

AFA 2013 San Diego Meetings Paper, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, forthcoming
Number of pages: 86 Posted: 18 Mar 2012 Last Revised: 15 Jun 2022
Sarah Fulmer, April M. Knill and Xiaoyun Yu
Florida State University - Department of Finance, Florida State University College of Business and Indiana University Kelley School of Business
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Political contributions; SEC enforcement; DOJ enforcement; fraud; civil and criminal penalties

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Should Venture Capitalists Put All Their Eggs in One Basket? Diversification Versus Pure Play Strategies in Venture Capital

Financial Management, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 11 Jan 2005 Last Revised: 06 May 2009
April M. Knill
Florida State University College of Business
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venture capital, firm organization, portfolio choice, entrepreneurship

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Firm Size and the Impact of Securities Regulation

Journal of Comparative Economics, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 10 Jun 2015
Douglas J. Cumming, April M. Knill and Nela Thomas Richardson
Florida Atlantic University, Florida State University College of Business and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
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Securities regulation, law and finance, access to finance, capital issuance

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Entrepreneurial Litigation and Venture Capital Finance

Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis (JFQA), Forthcoming
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 21 Feb 2016
Douglas J. Cumming, Bruce Haslem and April M. Knill
Florida Atlantic University, Southern Utah University - Department of Economics and Finance and Florida State University College of Business
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Litigation, venture capital

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Do International Investors Enhance Private Firm Value? Evidence from Venture Capital

Journal of International Business Studies, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 89 Posted: 29 Oct 2015
Douglas J. Cumming, April M. Knill and Kelsey Syvrud
Florida Atlantic University, Florida State University College of Business and Florida State University
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Venture capital, International syndication, IPO, Acquisition, Valuation

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Media Partisanship and Fundamental Corporate Decisions

Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, forthcoming
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 21 Jun 2018 Last Revised: 22 Oct 2021
April M. Knill, Baixiao Liu and John J. McConnell
Florida State University College of Business, Peking University HSBC Business School and Purdue University
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Media Slant, Partisanship, Corporate Decision-making

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Taking the Bad with the Good: Volatility of Foreign Portfolio Investment and Financial Constraints of Small Firms

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3797
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 11 Jan 2006
April M. Knill
Florida State University College of Business
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foreign portfolio investment, liberalization, emerging markets, small firm

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Information Asymmetry and the Timing of Capital Issuance: An International Examination

24th Australasian Finance and Banking Conference 2011 Paper
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 20 Aug 2011 Last Revised: 14 Nov 2011
April M. Knill and Bong-Soo Lee
Florida State University College of Business and Florida State University
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equity issues, market timing, information asymmetry, international evidence

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Law and Finance During Crises

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 09 Jun 2010
April M. Knill and Nela Thomas Richardson
Florida State University College of Business and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
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Securities Laws, Access to Finance, Firm Issuance

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International IPO Markets and a Foreign IPO Puzzle

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 04 Jun 2014 Last Revised: 01 Jul 2014
Gonul Colak, Candace Jens, April M. Knill and Kelsey Syvrud
University of Sussex, Tulane University - A.B. Freeman School of Business, Florida State University College of Business and Florida State University
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initial public offerings, international, legal bonding, underpricing

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Disclosure, Venture Capital and Entrepreneurial Spawning

Journal of International Business Studies, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 06 Mar 2012
Douglas J. Cumming and April M. Knill
Florida Atlantic University and Florida State University College of Business
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Venture capital, Spawning, Disclosure, Securities regulation

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Venture Capitalists’ Managerial Involvement in Entrepreneurships: Is Too Much of a Good Thing Bad?

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 05 Feb 2009 Last Revised: 03 Aug 2010
April M. Knill
Florida State University College of Business
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entrepreneurship, venture capital, governance, ownership

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The Value of Country-Level Perceived Ethics to Entrepreneurs Around the World

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 28 May 2010 Last Revised: 18 Jan 2011
April M. Knill
Florida State University College of Business
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Venture capital, Ethics, Entrepreneur, Private equity

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Law, Finance, and the International Mobility of Corporate Governance

Journal of International Business Studies, Forthcoming, Robert H. Smith School Research Paper No. RHS 2905710
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 27 Jan 2017 Last Revised: 15 Oct 2021
Douglas J. Cumming, Igor Filatotchev, April M. Knill, David M. Reeb and Lemma W. Senbet
Florida Atlantic University, City University London - The Business School, Florida State University College of Business, National University of Singapore and University of Maryland - Robert H. Smith School of Business
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Law and Finance, Corporate Governance, Mobility, Foreign Investors, Directors, Political Connections

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25 Years and Counting of Corporate Finance: What Have We Learned and Where Are We Going?

Journal of Corporate Finance, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 04 Mar 2021
April M. Knill, Irena Hutton and Chad J. Zutter
Florida State University College of Business, Florida State University - College of Business and University of Pittsburgh
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Corporate Finance

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Government as a Source of Capital for Entrepreneurs: Evidence from Entrepreneurial Exits

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 16 Apr 2016 Last Revised: 31 Jan 2022
Douglas J. Cumming, April M. Knill and Kelsey Syvrud
Florida Atlantic University, Florida State University College of Business and Florida State University
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Venture capital, government ownership, IPO, Acquisition, Valuation

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Experience, Information Asymmetry and Rational Forecast Deviation

Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, Vol. 39, No. 2, 2012
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 03 Mar 2009 Last Revised: 27 May 2013
April M. Knill, Kristina Minnick and Ali Nejadmalayeri
Florida State University College of Business, Bentley University and University of Wyoming - College of Business
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Financial analysts, forecast accuracy, information asymmetry, forecast deviation

23.

Political Beta

Review of Finance, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 67 Posted: 10 Mar 2020 Last Revised: 14 Mar 2022
Raymond J. Fisman, April M. Knill, Sergey Mityakov and Margarita Portnykh
National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), Florida State University College of Business, Florida State University - Department of Finance and Carnegie Mellon University
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Political risk, Capital Asset Pricing Model, Asset Pricing Theory, Portfolio Theory, Exports, Diversification, Beta

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The Influence of Media Slant on Short Sellers

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 08 Jun 2021 Last Revised: 14 Jun 2022
April M. Knill, Baixiao Liu, John J. McConnell and Glades McKenzie
Florida State University College of Business, Peking University HSBC Business School, Purdue University and Florida State University, Department of Finance, Students
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Media Slant, Short Seller, Investment Decisions

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Guilty by Political Association: The Impact of Political Scandals on Connected Firms

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 18 Oct 2021 Last Revised: 15 Jun 2022
April M. Knill, Baixiao Liu, John J. McConnell and Cayman Seagraves
Florida State University College of Business, Peking University HSBC Business School, Purdue University and Department of Finance, College of Business, Florida State University
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Political Scandal, Political Connection, Spillover, Firm Valuation

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Cross-Border Opportunity Sets: An International Empirical Study Based on Ownership Types

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 02 Feb 2014 Last Revised: 06 Nov 2014
James S. Ang, April M. Knill and Nathan Mauck
Florida State University, Florida State University College of Business and University of Missouri - Kansas City
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International, Mergers and Acquisitions, Government ownership

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Stock Ownership of Federal Judges and its Impact on Corporations

Number of pages: 52 Posted: 27 Oct 2021
April M. Knill, Joseph "Fred" Kindelsperger and Alexei V. Ovtchinnikov
Florida State University College of Business, Florida State University - Department of Finance and HEC Paris - Finance Department
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judge, stock ownership, peer, impartiality, litigation, justice

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The Gender Pay Gap: Pay for Performance and Sorting across Employers

FSU College of Law, Law, Business & Economics Paper , FSU College of Law, Public Law Research Paper , European Corporate Governance Institute – Finance Working Paper No. 833/2022
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 06 Apr 2022 Last Revised: 27 Jun 2022
Daniel Bradley, April M. Knill, Michelle Lowry and Jared Williams
University of South Florida, Florida State University College of Business, Drexel University and University of South Florida
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Gender gap, gender inequality, compensation, faculty, research productivity, career paths

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Political Ties across Country Borders

Number of pages: 57 Posted: 15 Oct 2019 Last Revised: 08 Apr 2020
Meghana Ayyagari, Meghana Ayyagari, April M. Knill and Kelsey Syvrud
George Washington University - School of BusinessUniversity of Maryland - Robert H. Smith School of Business, Florida State University College of Business and Florida State University
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political connections, international, cross-border, firm value, procurement contracts, Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act

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Economic Impact of COVID-19 Across National Boundaries: The Role of Government Responses

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 11 Aug 2022
Omrane Guedhami, April M. Knill, William L. Megginson and Lemma W. Senbet
University of South Carolina - Moore School of Business, Florida State University College of Business, University of Oklahoma and University of Maryland - Robert H. Smith School of Business
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COVID-19, pandemic, healthcare crisis, government responses, economic impacts, international business, multinational corporation, international finance

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The Volatility of Foreign Portfolio Investment and the Access to Finance of Small Listed Firms

Review of Development Economics, Vol. 18, Issue 3, pp. 524-542, 2014
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 26 Jul 2014
April M. Knill and Bong‐Soo Lee
Florida State University College of Business and Florida State University
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Selective Hedging, Information Asymmetry and Futures Prices

Journal of Business, Vol. 79, No. 3, 2006
Posted: 30 Sep 2004
April M. Knill, Kristina Minnick and Ali Nejadmalayeri
Florida State University College of Business, Bentley University and University of Wyoming - College of Business

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Futures, hedging, analysts