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Friends in the right places: The effect of political connections on corporate merger activity

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  1. Wei Liu & Chunquan Yu & Shixiong Cheng & Jingyi Xu & Yuzhao Wu, 2020. "China’s Carbon Emissions and Trading Pilot, Political Connection, and Innovation Input of Publicly Listed Private Firms," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(17), pages 1-18, August.
  2. Jingbo Luo & Weimin Wang, 2023. "Do managers' professional connections benefit their firms in mergers and acquisitions: Chinese evidence," Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, Springer, vol. 60(2), pages 679-713, February.
  3. Stephen P. Ferris & Jan Hanousek & Reza Houston, 2022. "Contractor default: Predictions, politics, and penalties in the procurement process," Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 93(4), pages 1001-1039, December.
  4. Nnadi, Modestus I. & Sorwar, Ghulam & Eskandari, Rasol & Chizema, Amon, 2021. "Political connections and seasoned equity offerings," Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 133(C).
  5. Croci, Ettore & Pantzalis, Christos & Park, Jung Chul & Petmezas, Dimitris, 2017. "The role of corporate political strategies in M&As," Journal of Corporate Finance, Elsevier, vol. 43(C), pages 260-287.
  6. Ferris, Stephen P. & Hanousek, Jan & Tresl, Jiri, 2021. "Corporate profitability and the global persistence of corruption," Journal of Corporate Finance, Elsevier, vol. 66(C).
  7. Weichselbaumer, Michael, 2024. "Competition after mergers near review thresholds," International Journal of Industrial Organization, Elsevier, vol. 94(C).
  8. Renneboog, Luc & Vansteenkiste, Cara, 2019. "Failure and success in mergers and acquisitions," Journal of Corporate Finance, Elsevier, vol. 58(C), pages 650-699.
  9. Yuping Deng & Yanrui Wu & Helian Xu, 2020. "Political Connections and Firm Pollution Behaviour: An Empirical Study," Environmental & Resource Economics, Springer;European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, vol. 75(4), pages 867-898, April.
  10. Ferguson, Andrew & Hu, Wei & Lam, Peter, 2022. "Political uncertainty and deal structure: Evidence from Australian mining project acquisitions," Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Elsevier, vol. 73(C).
  11. Gao, Weiwei & Huang, Zhen & Yang, Ping, 2019. "Political connections, corporate governance and M&A performance: Evidence from Chinese family firms," Research in International Business and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 50(C), pages 38-53.
  12. Schweizer, Denis & Walker, Thomas & Zhang, Aoran, 2023. "False hopes and blind beliefs: How political connections affect China's corporate bond market," Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 151(C).
  13. James, Hui Liang & Wang, Hongxia & Xie, Yamin, 2018. "Busy directors and firm performance: Does firm location matter?," The North American Journal of Economics and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 45(C), pages 1-37.
  14. Su, Zhong-qin & Xiao, Zuoping & Yu, Lin, 2019. "Do political connections enhance or impede corporate innovation?," International Review of Economics & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 63(C), pages 94-110.
  15. Stephen P. Ferris & Reza Houston & David Javakhadze, 2019. "It is a Sweetheart of a Deal: Political Connections and Corporate‐Federal Contracting," The Financial Review, Eastern Finance Association, vol. 54(1), pages 57-84, February.
  16. Zhou, Yifan, 2023. "Politically influenced bank lending," Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 157(C).
  17. Huang, Chia-Wei & Lin, Chih-Yen & Lin, Wen-Chun & Tsai, Yun-Ching, 2022. "Corruption transfer and acquisition performance," Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 135(C).
  18. Vincent Tawiah & Abdulrasheed Zakari & Yan Wang, 2022. "Partisan political connections, ethnic tribalism, and firm performance," Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, Springer, vol. 58(4), pages 1331-1362, May.
  19. Santiago Kopoboru & Gloria Cuevas-Rodríguez & Leticia Pérez-Calero, 2020. "Boards that Make a Difference in Firm’s Acquisitions: The Role of Interlocks and Former Politicians in Spain," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(3), pages 1-19, January.
  20. Yacine Belghitar & Ephraim Clark & Abubakr Saeed, 2019. "Political connections and corporate financial decision making," Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, Springer, vol. 53(4), pages 1099-1133, November.
  21. Jackowicz, Krzysztof & Kozłowski, Łukasz & Podgórski, Błażej & Winkler-Drews, Tadeusz, 2020. "Do political connections shield from negative shocks? Evidence from rating changes in advanced emerging economies," Journal of Financial Stability, Elsevier, vol. 51(C).
  22. Cline, Brandon N. & Posylnaya, Valeriya V., 2019. "Illegal insider trading: Commission and SEC detection," Journal of Corporate Finance, Elsevier, vol. 58(C), pages 247-269.
  23. Chen, Shuo & Yan, Xun & Yang, Bo, 2020. "Move to success? Headquarters relocation, political favoritism, and corporate performance," Journal of Corporate Finance, Elsevier, vol. 64(C).
  24. Alam, Ahmed W. & Farjana, Ashupta & Houston, Reza, 2023. "Firm investment steering through state-level policy uncertainty," Finance Research Letters, Elsevier, vol. 58(PC).
  25. Biguri, Kizkitza & Stahl, Jörg R., 2020. "Who Pays a Visit to Brussels? The Firm Value of Cross-Border Political Access to European Commissioners," LawFin Working Paper Series 9, Goethe University, Center for Advanced Studies on the Foundations of Law and Finance (LawFin).
  26. Fidrmuc, Jana P. & Roosenboom, Peter & Zhang, Eden Quxian, 2018. "Antitrust merger review costs and acquirer lobbying," Journal of Corporate Finance, Elsevier, vol. 51(C), pages 72-97.
  27. Zhao, Hongjun & Ni, Jinlan & Liu, Xiaomin, 2024. "Political connections and corporate innovation: A stepping stone or stumbling block?," International Review of Economics & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 89(PA), pages 310-326.
  28. Hossain, Ashrafee Tanvir & Hossain, Takdir & Kryzanowski, Lawrence, 2021. "Political corruption and corporate payouts," Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 123(C).
  29. Sun, Liang, 2021. "Does the location of directors' additional positions matter? A new dimension of board structure," Global Finance Journal, Elsevier, vol. 49(C).
  30. Nguyen, Quan M.P. & Do, Hung Xuan & Molchanov, Alexander & Nguyen, Lily & Nguyen, Nhut H., 2023. "Political similarities in credit ratings," International Review of Financial Analysis, Elsevier, vol. 86(C).
  31. Jingyuan Yang & Ling Wang & Ziyuan Sun & Fangming Zhu & Yihui Guo & Yan Shen, 2021. "Impact of Monetary Policy Uncertainty on R&D Investment Smoothing Behavior of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Enterprises: Empirical Research Based on a Threshold Regression Model," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(21), pages 1-17, November.
  32. Gong, Ning & Tao, Qizhi & Zhang, Wan, 2024. "Economic policy uncertainty, political connections, and M&As: Evidence from China," Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Elsevier, vol. 85(C).
  33. Yongqiang Gao & Miaohan Zhang & Haibin Yang, 2023. "Looking Good in the Eyes of Stakeholders: Corporate Giving and Corporate Acquisitions," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 185(2), pages 375-396, June.
  34. Huq, Tahsin Imtiazul & Hassan, M.Kabir & Houston, Reza, 2022. "The effects of firm political contributions on earmarks and subsequent firm performance," Research in International Business and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 62(C).
  35. Huq, Tahsin Imtiazul & Kabir Hassan, M. & Houston, Reza & Sydul Karim, M., 2024. "The takeover Tango: Unraveling the impact of state-owned enterprise acquisitions on American competitors," Research in International Business and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 68(C).
  36. Etienne Redor & Magnus Blomkvist, 2022. "Are former military personnel valuable to shareholders? Evidence from boards of directors," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 42(3), pages 1314-1330.
  37. Hossain, Md Miran & Javakhadze, David, 2020. "Corporate media connections and merger outcomes," Journal of Corporate Finance, Elsevier, vol. 65(C).
  38. Li, Bin & Pan, Ailing & Xu, Lei & Liu, Xin & Qin, Shuqian, 2020. "Imprinting and peer effects in acquiring state ownership: Evidence from private firms in China," Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Elsevier, vol. 61(C).
  39. Woon Leong Lin & Jo Ann Ho & Murali Sambasivan, 2018. "Impact of Corporate Political Activity on the Relationship Between Corporate Social Responsibility and Financial Performance: A Dynamic Panel Data Approach," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(1), pages 1-22, December.
  40. Jin, Zhi & Yang, Yinan & Zhang, Liguang, 2021. "Geographic proximity and cross-region merger and acquisitions: Evidence from the opening of high-speed rail in China," Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Elsevier, vol. 68(C).
  41. Ashrafee Tanvir Hossain & Lawrence Kryzanowski, 2021. "Political corruption shielding and corporate acquisitions," The Financial Review, Eastern Finance Association, vol. 56(1), pages 55-83, February.
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