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
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
,2023, 'Location Matters: The Impact of Local Air Quality on CEO Compensation Structure', presented at Sydney Banking and Financial Stability Conference, University of Sydney, 08 December 2023
,2023, 'Safety First! Overconfident Ceos and Reduced Workplace Accidents', presented at FIRN Annual Conference, Hobart, 21 November 2023 - 24 November 2023, https://www.firn.org.au/research/annual-conference/2023-conference/
,2023, 'Location Matters: The Impact of Local Air Quality on CEO Compensation Structure', presented at FIRN Corporate Finance Meeting, Adelaide, 26 October 2023 - 27 October 2023, https://www.firn.org.au/research/meetings/corporate-finance-research-meeting/
,Media
2024, Are supermarkets really ripping off consumers?, , https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/are-supermarkets-really-ripping-off-consumers/news-story/9338a1fc4c88af71f67d2e9aa9f68450
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