A large stream of research has analyzed the effects of corporate political connections
(CPCs) on firms, including first evidence on their effects on financial reporting behavior …

This study examines how the government's participation in the product market as a customer
affects supplier firms' environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices. Using a …

We examine whether social media activity can reduce corporate misconduct. We use the
staggered introduction of 3G mobile broadband access across the United States to identify …

We use large increases in unemployment insurance (UI) benefits to study the effects of
expected retaliation costs on employee whistleblowing. Increases in UI benefits reduce the …

We study the effect of financial incentives on whistleblowing and the consequences for
whistleblowers under the cash‐for‐information program of the False Claims Act (FCA) …

We examine drivers and consequences of US Department of Justice (DOJ) oversight of
whistleblower cases of corporate fraud against the government. We find that the DOJ is more …

This study surveys and provides insights into the arc of federal government financial
reporting developments, including the reporting mandate contained in the Constitution of the …

Public procurement of goods and services accounts for a significant portion of government
budgets. Among contracts awarded annually by the United States federal government, a …

This paper studies how a federal procurement regulation, known as the Truth in
Negotiations Act (TINA), affects the competitiveness and execution of government contracts …

We examine how open procurement data affect the competitiveness of award procedures
and the execution of government contracts. The European Union recently made its historical …