Select Publications
Books
2021, Venture Capital and Private Equity: Understand all about VC and PE Funds, Investments, and Decision Making, Amazon, https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09M8TV4BN
,2021, Regression Handbook, Amazon, https://www.amazon.com/dp/B092NWVS7D
,2018, Valuation Guide, https://www.amazon.com/Valuation-Guide-Business-investment-valuation-ebook/dp/B07KFFY3WH
,Book Chapters
2023, 'Tired of shrinking pay? The real drain on Australians’ productivity is falling wages', in 2023: a Year of Consequence
,2023, 'Private Equity and Venture Capital Markets in Asia', in Palgrave Encyclopedia of Private Equity, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-38738-9_106-1
,2023, 'Do Directors Have a Duty to Consider Social and Environmental Impact?', in Moshirian F; Park C-Y (ed.), Climate Change and Climate Finance: Current Experience and Future Directions, Asian Development Bank, http://dx.doi.org/10.22617/TCS230333-2
,2023, 'What Should Investors Do about Environmental, Social, and Governance?', in Moshirian F; Park C-Y (ed.), Climate Change and Climate Finance: Current Experience and Future Directions, Asian Development Bank, http://dx.doi.org/10.22617/TCS230333-2
,2023, 'Diversification in Private Equity', in Palgrave Encyclopedia of Private Equity, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-38738-9_41-1
,2013, 'Trading Costs and Execution Strategies in Emerging Markets', in Baker HK; Kiymaz H (ed.), Market Microstructure in Emerging and Developed Markets: Price Discovery, Information Flows, and Transaction Costs, John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, NJ, pp. 425 - 443, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781118681145.ch23
,Journal articles
2024, 'Incentive Contracting in the Shadow of Litigation Risk: Evidence from Universal Demand Laws', Journal of Banking & Finance, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbankfin.2024.107352
,2024, 'Who should qualify as an 'accredited' or 'sophisticated' investor? Balancing, access, funding, and protection', Accounting and Finance, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/acfi.13366
,2024, 'Legislating Against Misinformation: Lessons from Australia's Misinformation Bill', Statute Law Review, 45, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/slr/hmae023
,2024, 'Of fogs and bogs: Does litigation risk make financial reports less readable?', Journal of Banking and Finance, 163, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbankfin.2024.107180
,2022, 'Market dominance, R&D grant funding, and innovation outcomes', R and D Management, 52, pp. 768 - 796, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/radm.12520
,2022, 'Powerful CEOs and Corporate Governance', JOURNAL OF EMPIRICAL LEGAL STUDIES, 19, pp. 135 - 188, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jels.12305
,2021, 'Government Ownership and Venture Capital in China', Journal of Banking and Finance, 129, pp. 106 - 164, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbankfin.2021.106164
,2021, 'Cross-border Mergers and Acquisitions for Innovation', Journal of International Money and Finance: theoretical and empirical research in international economics and finance, 112, pp. 102320 - 102320, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jimonfin.2020.102320
,2021, 'Cross-border mergers and acquisitions for innovation', JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL MONEY AND FINANCE, 112, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jimonfin.2020.102320
,2020, 'Governance, Board Inattention, and the Appointment of Overconfident CEOs', Journal of Banking & Finance, 113, pp. 105733 - 105733, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbankfin.2019.105733
,2019, 'Practice makes progress: Evidence from divestitures', Journal of Banking and Finance, 105, pp. 1 - 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbankfin.2019.04.004
,2018, 'Executive Overconfidence and Securities Class Actions', Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, 53, pp. 2685 - 2719, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0022109018001291
,2018, 'Underwriter relationships and shelf offerings', Journal of Corporate Finance, 49, pp. 283 - 307, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2018.01.004
,2018, 'Does CEO Bias Escalate Repurchase Activity?', Journal of Banking and Finance, 93, pp. 105 - 126, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbankfin.2018.02.003
,2017, 'Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions: The Role of Private Equity Firms', Strategic Management Journal, 38, pp. 1688 - 1700, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smj.2623
,2016, 'Directors’ duties of care and the value of auditing', Finance Research Letters, 19, pp. 1 - 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.frl.2016.05.004
,2016, 'Executive overconfidence and compensation structure', Journal of Financial Economics, 119, pp. 533 - 558, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jfineco.2016.01.022
,2015, 'Restraining Overconfident CEOs through Improved Governance: Evidence from the Sarbanes-Oxley Act', The Review of Financial Studies, 28, pp. 2812 - 2858, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/rfs/hhv034
,2014, 'Barristers operating as corporations', Journal of Corporate Law Studies, 14, pp. 277 - 286, http://dx.doi.org/10.5235/14735970.14.1.277
,2014, 'Firm size, sovereign governance, and value creation: Evidence from the acquirer size effect', Journal of Corporate Finance, 26, pp. 57 - 77, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2014.02.009
,2014, 'Takeover defenses, innovation, and value creation: Evidence from acquisition decisions', Strategic Management Journal, 35, pp. 668 - 690, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smj.2121
,2013, 'Diversification in Private Equity Funds: On Knowledge-Sharing, Risk-Aversion and Limited-Attention', Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, 48, pp. 1545 - 1572, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0022109013000501
,2013, 'Foreign VCs and venture success: Evidence from China', Journal of Corporate Finance, 21, pp. 16 - 35, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2013.01.003
,2013, 'Foreign venture capitalists and the internationalization of entrepreneurial companies: Evidence from China', Journal of International Business Studies, 44, pp. 607 - 621, http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/jibs.2013.22
,2013, 'Stock return volatility, operating performance and stock returns: International evidence on drivers of the 'low volatility' anomaly', Journal of Banking and Finance, 37, pp. 999 - 1017, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbankfin.2012.11.001
,2013, 'Strong financial laws without strong enforcement: Is good law always better than no law?', Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, 10, pp. 288 - 324, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jels.12011
,2012, 'Does deference promote principled interpretations of statutes?', Legisprudence, 6, pp. 99 - 131, http://dx.doi.org/10.5235/175214612800902507
,2012, 'Balanced Budget Rules and Expenditure Limits: Lessons from the US and Australia and Implications for the EU', German Law Journal, 13, pp. 607 - 636, http://www.germanlawjournal.com/index.php?pageID=11&artID=1434
,2012, 'Internal and external discipline following securities class actions', Journal of Financial Intermediation, 21, pp. 151 - 179, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jfi.2011.09.001
,2012, 'Private Equity Fund Size, Investment Size, and Value Creation', Review of Finance, 16, pp. 799 - 835, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/rof/rfr011
,2012, 'Stimulating Venture Activity through Government Investment in Venture Funds', European Business Organization Law Review, 13, pp. 103 - 124, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1566752912000055
,2012, 'The Desirability of ‘Weak’ Form Legal Harmonization: Perspectives from Statutory Interpretation and Legal Coherence', German Law Journal, 13, pp. 807 - 828, http://www.germanlawjournal.com/index.php?pageID=11&artID=1443
,2012, 'The Governance and Performance of Chinese Companies Listed Abroad: An Analysis of China's Merits Review Approach to Overseas Listings', Journal of Corporate Law Studies, 12, pp. 333 - 365, http://dx.doi.org/10.5235/JCLS.12.2.333
,2012, 'The impact of the EU takeover directive on takeover performance and empire building', Journal of Corporate Finance, 18, pp. 254 - 272, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2011.12.004
,2012, 'The Sources of Value Destruction in Acquisitions by Entrenched Managers', Journal of Financial Economics, 106, pp. 247 - 261, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jfineco.2012.05.016
,2011, 'Firm size, takeover profitability, and the effectiveness of the market for corporate control: Does the absence of anti-takeover provisions make a difference?', Journal of Corporate Finance, 17, pp. 418 - 437, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2011.01.002
,2011, 'Optimal VWAP trading under noisy conditions', Journal of Banking and Finance, 35, pp. 2319 - 2329, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbankfin.2011.01.028
,2011, 'Securities Fraud Compensation: A Legislative Scheme Drawing on China, the US, and the UK', Legal Issues of Economic Integration, 38, pp. 143 - 162
,2009, 'Should Common Law Doctrines Dynamically Guide the Interpretation of Statutes?', Legisprudence:International Journal for the Study of Legislation, 3, pp. 171 - 189, http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/hart/legis/2009/00000003/00000002/art00002
,2009, 'When Does 'Fraud on the Market' Induce a Right to Damages?', Monash University Law Review, 35, pp. 422 - 445
,Conference Presentations
2023, 'Tailoring Compensation Contracts: Evidence from Early Life Disaster Exposure and CEO Compensation', presented at Australasian Finance and Banking Conference, 13 December 2023
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