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Kenneth R. Ahern

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First Name:Kenneth
Middle Name:R.
Last Name:Ahern
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RePEc Short-ID:pah103
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https://faculty.marshall.usc.edu/Kenneth-Ahern/
Terminal Degree:2007 Department of Economics; University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) (from RePEc Genealogy)

Affiliation

(66%) Department of Finance and Business Economics
Marshall School of Business
University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California (United States)
http://www.marshall.usc.edu/FBE/
RePEc:edi:fbuscus (more details at EDIRC)

(34%) National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)
http://www.nber.org/
RePEc:edi:nberrus (more details at EDIRC)

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Working papers

  1. Kenneth R. Ahern & Lei Kong & Xinyan Yan, 2024. "The Anatomy of Concentration: New Evidence From a Unified Framework," NBER Working Papers 32057, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  2. Kenneth R. Ahern & Marco Giacoletti, 2022. "Robbing Peter to Pay Paul? The Redistribution of Wealth Caused by Rent Control," NBER Working Papers 30083, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  3. Peress, Joël & Ahern, Kenneth, 2022. "The Role of Media in Financial Decision-Making," CEPR Discussion Papers 17727, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
  4. Kenneth R. Ahern, 2021. "The Business of City Hall," NBER Working Papers 28805, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  5. Kenneth R. Ahern & Lei Kong & Xinyan Yan, 2021. "The Conglomerate Network," NBER Working Papers 28837, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  6. Kenneth R. Ahern, 2018. "Do Proxies for Informed Trading Measure Informed Trading? Evidence from Illegal Insider Trades," NBER Working Papers 24297, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  7. Kenneth R. Ahern, 2018. "The Importance of Psychology in Economic Activity: Evidence from Terrorist Attacks," NBER Working Papers 24331, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.

Articles

  1. Ahern, Kenneth R., 2017. "Information networks: Evidence from illegal insider trading tips," Journal of Financial Economics, Elsevier, vol. 125(1), pages 26-47.
  2. Kenneth R. Ahern & Denis Sosyura, 2015. "Rumor Has It: Sensationalism in Financial Media," The Review of Financial Studies, Society for Financial Studies, vol. 28(7), pages 2050-2093.
  3. Ahern, Kenneth R. & Daminelli, Daniele & Fracassi, Cesare, 2015. "Lost in translation? The effect of cultural values on mergers around the world," Journal of Financial Economics, Elsevier, vol. 117(1), pages 165-189.
  4. Kenneth R. Ahern & Ran Duchin & Tyler Shumway, 2014. "Peer Effects in Risk Aversion and Trust," The Review of Financial Studies, Society for Financial Studies, vol. 27(11), pages 3213-3240.
  5. Kenneth R. Ahern & Denis Sosyura, 2014. "Who Writes the News? Corporate Press Releases during Merger Negotiations," Journal of Finance, American Finance Association, vol. 69(1), pages 241-291, February.
  6. Kenneth R. Ahern, 2014. "Do Common Stocks Have Perfect Substitutes? Product Market Competition and the Elasticity of Demand for Stocks," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 96(4), pages 756-766, October.
  7. Kenneth R. Ahern & Jarrad Harford, 2014. "The Importance of Industry Links in Merger Waves," Journal of Finance, American Finance Association, vol. 69(2), pages 527-576, April.
  8. Kenneth R. Ahern & Amy K. Dittmar, 2012. "The Changing of the Boards: The Impact on Firm Valuation of Mandated Female Board Representation," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College, vol. 127(1), pages 137-197.
  9. Ahern, Kenneth R., 2012. "Bargaining power and industry dependence in mergers," Journal of Financial Economics, Elsevier, vol. 103(3), pages 530-550.
  10. Ahern, Kenneth R., 2009. "Sample selection and event study estimation," Journal of Empirical Finance, Elsevier, vol. 16(3), pages 466-482, June.
  11. Kenneth R Ahern, 0. "Do Proxies for Informed Trading Measure Informed Trading? Evidence from Illegal Insider Trades," The Review of Asset Pricing Studies, Society for Financial Studies, vol. 10(3), pages 397-440.

Chapters

  1. Kenneth R. Ahern & Joel Peress, 2023. "The role of media in financial decision-making," Chapters, in: Gilles Hilary & David McLean (ed.), Handbook of Financial Decision Making, chapter 9, pages 192-212, Edward Elgar Publishing.

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  1. NEP-URE: Urban and Real Estate Economics (3) 2021-05-24 2022-07-11 2024-03-04
  2. NEP-BEC: Business Economics (1) 2024-03-04
  3. NEP-COM: Industrial Competition (1) 2024-03-04
  4. NEP-GEO: Economic Geography (1) 2024-03-04
  5. NEP-IND: Industrial Organization (1) 2024-03-04
  6. NEP-LAW: Law and Economics (1) 2018-03-05
  7. NEP-LMA: Labor Markets - Supply, Demand, and Wages (1) 2024-03-04
  8. NEP-MAC: Macroeconomics (1) 2021-06-14
  9. NEP-MST: Market Microstructure (1) 2018-03-05
  10. NEP-NET: Network Economics (1) 2021-06-14
  11. NEP-REG: Regulation (1) 2024-03-04

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