The Effect of Diversification on Firm Productivity, The Journal of Finance, December 2002, Vol. 62 (6), 2379-2403 (lead article). The Journal of Finance Brattle Prize (First Prize) for Distinguished Paper 2003. [Full Text]

The Managing with Style: The Effect of of Managers on Corporate Policy, joint with Marianne Bertrand,  The Quarterly Journal of Economics, November 2003, Vol. 118 (4), 1169-1208 (lead article). [Full Text]

The Illiquidity Puzzle: Evidene from Private Equity Partnerships, joint with Josh Lerner,  The Journal of Financial Economics, May 2004, Vol. 72 (2), 3-40 (lead article).[Full Text]

Private Equity Performance: Returns, Persistence and Capital Flows, joint with Steven N. Kaplan,  The Journal of Finance, August 2005, 60 (4), 1791-1823. Michael J. Borrelli, CFA Research Award 2003. [Full Text]
 
Does Legal Enforcement Affect Financial Transactions? The Contractual Channel in Private Equity, joint with Josh Lerner,  The Quarterly Journal of Economics, February 2005, (120), 223-246. Reprinted in Stijn Claessens and Luc Laeven, editors, Readings in International Corporate Finance, Washington: World Bank, 2006, 83-106. NASDAQ Award, Best Paper in Capital Formation, WFA 2003. [Full Text]

The Role of Family in Family Firms, joint with Marianne Bertrand, Journal of Economic Perspectives, April 2006, 20 (2), 73-96.[Full Text]

Banking Deregulation and Industry Structure: Evidence from the 1985 French Banking Act, joint with Marianne Bertrand and David Thesmar, The Journal of Finance, April 2007, 62 (2), 597-628.[Full Text]

Smart Institutions, Foolish Choices? The Limited Partner Performance Puzzle, joint with Josh Lerner and Wan Wongsunwai, The Journal of Finance, April 2007, 62 (2), 731-764.[Full Text]

Mixing Family With Business: A Study of Thai Business Groups and the Families Behind Them, joint with Marianne Bertrand, Simon Johnson and Krislert Samphantharak,The Journal of Financial Economics, June 2008, 88 (3), 466-498. [Full Text]

Secrets of the Academy: Drivers of University Endowment Success,” joint Josh Lerner and Jialan Wang, Journal of Economic Perspectives, Summer 2008, 22 (3), 207–22. [Full Text]

The Role of Culture in Financial Negotiations: Evidence from an Audit Study, joint with Rajkamal Iyer, in: International Differences in Entrepreneurship, NBER Conference Volume (forthcoming). [Full Text]

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Working Papers and Work-In-Progress

Politically Connected CEOs and Economics Outcomes: Ecidence from France, joint with Marianne Bertrand, Francis Kramarz and David Thesmar, April 2005, Revise and Resubmit at The Journal of Finance. [Full Text]

The Importance of Holdup in Contract Negotiations: Evidence from an Audit Study, joint with Raj Iyer, April 2008. [Full Text]

Judge Specific Differences in Chapter 11 and Firm Outcomes, joint with Tom Chang, February 2007. [Full Text]

CEO Careers and Styles, July 2007. [Full Text]