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Published or forthcoming papers

 "Tunneling and propping up: An analysis of related party transactions by Chinese listed companies", Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, 2009

 "Good stewards, cheap talkers, or family men? The impact of mutual fund closures on fund managers, flows, fees, and performance", Review of Financial Studies, 2007

 "The impact of all-star analyst job changes on their coverage choices and investment banking deal flow", Journal of Financial Economics, 2007

"Tunneling, Propping and Expropriation: Evidence from connected party transactions in Hong Kong", Journal of Financial Economics, 2006

"Changing names with style: Mutual fund name changes and their effects on fund flows", Journal of Finance, 2005

"Managerial actions in response to a market downturn: Valuation effects of name changes in the dot.com decline", Journal of Corporate Finance, 2005

"Investor Reaction to Corporate Event Announcements: Under-reaction or Over-reaction?", Journal of Business, 2004

"Regulation, Taxes, and Share Repurchases in the U.K.", Journal of Business, 2002

"A rose.com by any other name", Journal of Finance, 2001

"Investment Bank Market Share, Contingent Fee Payments, and the Performance of Acquiring Firms", Journal of Financial Economics, 2000

"Glamour, Value and the Post-Acquisition Performance of Acquiring Firms", Journal of Financial Economics, 1998

Working papers

"The timing of corporate event waves"

"Is there life after loss of analyst coverage?"

"Independents' Day? Analyst behavior surrounding the Global Settlement "

 "The helping hand, the lazy hand, or the grabbing hand? Government shareholders in publicly listed firms in China"

 "Do bidders hire top-tier investment banks to certify value?"

 "When is cheap talk valuable? The case of the INSEAD Ball ticket market"