We analyze the influence of religious social norms on corporate greenwashing behavior.
Specifically, we focus on a specific form of greenwashing: selective disclosure. Using a large …

We find that local religious social norms mitigate professional misconduct by financial
advisors. Using publicly disclosed misconduct data, we find that financial advisors working …

City reputation is a valuable asset for the local economy and firms in the contemporary
society. However, the impact of city reputation on micro-level firms has been largely …

We examine how local religions influence derivative usage in the hedge fund industry.
Measuring religiosity by the ratio of religious adherents in the county of a US hedge fund …

We perform a textual analysis of insurers' climate risk disclosures and construct a climate
change risk management quality index. Our index captures to what extent insurers identify …

This research studies factors affecting the rapid spread of a donor-driven, Feeding America
BackPack (weekend food assistance) program at schools in northwestern North Carolina …

Frequent natural disasters have had an important impact on social development and human
behavior. Based on quasi-natural experiments in the flooding area of Yellow River, this …

Utilizing a staggered difference-indifferences approach, this paper examines how same-sex
marriage bans affect public financing costs. We find that municipal bonds issued in states …

Individuals' attitudes towards risk-taking or risk avoidance when faced with risks vary
depending on many factors and determine the outcome of the decisions we make. Individual …

Do political beliefs matter for corporate cash-holding behavior? In this paper, we analyze
whether the political preferences of managers affect their cash holdings. Using a composite …