MFIN6210 Empirical Finance Reading List
MFIN6210 Empirical Finance Reading List
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MFIN6210 Empirical Finance Reading List

This is a reading list for MFIN6210 (Empirical Studies in Finance). Please do suggest any additional resources that you think might be useful.

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21st May 2024
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Regression Handbook
Book
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Disappearing votes: why investors should steer clear of Snapchat’s dual-class shares
News Article
4

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Australia’s biggest carbon emitter buckles before Mike Cannon-Brookes – so what now for AGL’s other shareholders?
News Article
5

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Agency Problems at Dual-Class Companies
Journal Article
6

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Agency Costs and ownership structure
Journal Article
40

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May Contain Lies
Book
Great book for identifying analysis errors

Topic
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7

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Antitakeover Provisions and Shareholder Wealth: A Survey of the Literature
Journal Article
8

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Blockholders and Corporate governance
Journal Article
9

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Cannon-Brookes shakes up AGL: what now for Australia’s biggest carbon emitter
News Article
10

02

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Mark Zuckerberg can sack 11,000 workers but shareholders can’t dump him: it’s called ‘management entrenchment’
News Article
11

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Why has Elon Musk put his $44 billion Twitter takeover on hold?
News Article
12

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Twitter demonstrates why poison pills are bad for shareholders
News Article
36

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Tired of shrinking pay? The real drain on Australians’ productivity is falling wages
News Article
News article discussing the impact of compensation on effort.

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The Importance of Industry Links in Merger Waves
Journal Article
14

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Industry aspects of takeovers and divestitures: Evidence from the UK
Journal Article

Topic
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15

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The sources of value destruction in acquisitions by entrenched managers
Journal Article

Topic
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16

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Asset sales and increase in focus
Journal Article
17

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Practice makes progress: Evidence from divestitures
Journal Article
18

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Australia’s biggest carbon emitter buckles before Mike Cannon-Brookes – so what now for AGL’s other shareholders?
News Article

Topic
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37

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Trust and IPO underpricing
Journal Article

Topic
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Partial adjustment toward target capital structures
Journal Article
32

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Warren Buffett on Cash Holdings and Uses of Cash
Video

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Venture Capital and Private Equity
Book
19

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Venture Capital Reputation, Post-IPO Performance, and Corporate Governance
Journal Article
20

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Berkus Valuation
Web page
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Is the party over for early stage VC investment?
News Article
22

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Seven ways to tell whether a private equity-backed IPO should be avoided
News Article
23

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Private equity isn’t all bad: how PE funds help companies expand overseas
News Article
24

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MilkRun’s demise is another nail in the 10-minute grocery-delivery business model
News Article
34

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Private Equity Laid Bare
Book
Useful though not necessary or required for the course.
39

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VC vs Government vs Angels
Podcast interview

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Do female CEOs matter for ESG scores?
Journal Article
26

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Aggregate Confusion: The Divergence of ESG Rating
Journal Article
27

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Sustainable investing with ESG rating uncertainty
Journal Article
28

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Should billionaires drive company policy? Even if they’re doing good?
News Article
29

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Do investors care about impact?
Journal Article
30

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Safety First! Overconfident CEOs and Reduced Workplace Accidents
Working Paper
33

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Grow the Pie: How Great Companies Deliver Both Purpose and Profit – Updated and Revised
Book
Useful - though not required - book on purpose-based investing.
35

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The end of ESG
Journal Article
38

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Interview: Alex Edmans on ESG
Podcast