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Book Chapters

Masulis RW; Pham PK; Zein J, 2015, 'Chapter 7: Ownership and control in family business groups around the world', in Research Handbook on Shareholder Power, Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 131 - 167, http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781782546856.00018

Pham PK; Zein J; Masulis R, 2015, 'Ownership and Control in Family Business Groups around the World', in Research Handbook on Shareholder Power, Edward Elgar Publishing, Edward Elgar Cheltenham United Kingdom and Edward Elgar Massachusetts USA, pp. 131 - 167, http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781782546856.00018

Journal articles

Masulis R; Pham PK; Zein J; Ang A, 2022, 'Crises as Opportunities for Growth: The Strategic Value of Business Group Affiliation', Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, forthcoming

Islam E; Rahman L; Sen R; Zein J, 2021, 'Eyes on the Prize: Do Industry Tournament Incentives Shape the Structure of Executive Compensation?', Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0022109021000570

Islam E; Zein J, 2020, 'Inventor CEOs', Journal of Financial Economics, 132, pp. 505 - 527, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jfineco.2019.06.009

Pham PK; Masulis R; Zein J, 2020, 'Family Business Group Expansion through IPOs: The Role of Internal Capital Markets in Financing Growth while Preserving Control', Management Science, 66, pp. 5191 - 5215, http://dx.doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2019.3418

Dou Y; Masulis R; Zein J, 2018, 'Shareholder Wealth Consequences of Insider Pledging of Company Stock as Collateral for Personal Loans', Review of Financial Studies, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/rfs/hhz034

Zein J, 2014, 'Filling the Capital Gap: The Financing Case for Crowd Sourced Equity Funding in Australia', Journal of Banking and Finance: Law and Practice

Deng H; Moshirian F; Pham PK; Zein J, 2013, 'Creating value by changing the old guard: The impact of controlling shareholder heterogeneity on firm performance and corporate policies', Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, 48, pp. 1781 - 1811, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0022109014000039

Suchard JC; Pham KP; Zein J, 2012, 'Corporate Governance and the Cost of Capital: Evidence from Australian Companies', The Bank of America Journal of Applied Corporate Finance, 24, pp. 84 - 93, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-6622.2012.00392.x

Masulis R; Pham P; Zein J, 2011, 'Family Business Groups around the World: Costs and Benefits of Pyramids', Review of Financial Studies, 24, pp. 3556 - 3600, http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1363878

Li D; Moshirian F; Pham KP; Zein J, 2007, 'When Financial Institutions are Large Shareholders- The Role of Macro Corporate Governance Environments', Journal of Finance, 61, pp. 2975 - 3007

Martens M; Zein J, 2004, 'Predicting financial volatility: High-frequency time-series forecastsvis-a-vis implied volatility', Journal of Futures Markets, 24, pp. 1005 - 1028

Conference Papers

Zein J; Rahman L; Islam E; Sen R, 2018, 'Employee Satisfaction and Corporate Innovation: Evidence from Quasi-Exogenous Natural Experiments', Tianjin, presented at China International Conference in Finance, Tianjin, 10 July 2018 - 13 July 2018

Pham PK; Zein J; Masulis R, 2015, 'Internal Capital Markets in Family Business Groups during the Global Financial Crisis', Lake Louise, Canada, presented at Northern Finance Association, Lake Louise, Canada, 18 September 2015 - 20 September 2015

Working Papers

Pham P; Rastin S; Zein J, 2022, Do Incidental Encounters Strengthen Economic Ties? Evidence from Venture Capital Syndications, http://dx.doi.org

Pham P; Razaei R; Zein J, 2022, Patient VCs vs. Deep-Pocketed Incumbents: VC Financing Strategies in the Presence of Competitive Threats, http://dx.doi.org

Pham PK; Zein J; Qin S, 2015, Do Bilateral Investment Treaties Matter? Evidence from the Global M&A Market, http://dx.doi.org

Pham PK; moshirian F; zein J; liu W, 2015, Why do Foreigners Become Blockholders? Theory and Evidence, http://dx.doi.org

Zein J; Dinh H; Pham P, 2014, Technology Transfers through Mergers and Acquisitions, http://dx.doi.org

Zein J; Lu M; Pham P; Moshirian , 2014, Does Corporate Governance Matter to Institutional Shareholders, http://dx.doi.org

Zein J; Masulis , 2014, Control Rights and Corporate Governance: The Threat of Covenant Violation, http://dx.doi.org

Zein J; Pham P; Masulis R; kwan A, 2013, Value at the End of the Tunnel: Business Groups in the M&A Market, http://dx.doi.org

Turner N; Zein J; Pham PK, Rush to Raise: Does Fundraising Pressure Incentivize Strategic Venture Capital Deal Pricing?, Elsevier BV, http://dx.doi.org10.2139/ssrn.3851819, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3851819

Preprints

Burt AP; Harford J; Stanfield JR; Zein J, Does a VC’s Commitment Lead to Improved Investment Outcomes? Evidence From Climate Startups, , http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4211750

Pham PK; Seysan R; Zein J, Does Being In-Person Matter? Evidence from Venture Capital Syndication, , http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4324956

Balogh A; Wright DJ; Zein J, Does Stakeholder Outrage Determine Executive Pay?, , http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4053057

Masulis RW; Pham PK; Zein J, Family Business Groups around the World: Financing Advantages, Control Motivations and Organizational Choices, , http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1363878

Liu L; Zein J; Cai T; ZHANG H, Is ESG a managerial style?, , http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4266516

Pham PK; Rezaei R; Zein J, Venture Capitalists vs. Deep-Pocketed Incumbents: Startup Financing Strategies in the Presence of Competitive Threats, , http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4538140


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