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- Influence
Investor Competition Over Information and the Pricing of Information Asymmetry
- Brian A. Akins, Jeffrey Ng, Rodrigo S. Verdi
- Economics
- 1 June 2011
ABSTRACT: Whether the information environment affects the cost of capital is a fundamental question in accounting and finance research. Relying on theories about competition between informed… Expand
Bank Competition and Financial Stability: Evidence from the Financial Crisis
- Brian A. Akins, L. Li, Jeffrey Ng, T. Rusticus
- Economics
- 10 April 2014
We examine the link between bank competition and financial stability using the recent financial crisis as the setting. We utilize variation in banking competition at the state level and find that… Expand
Synthesis and characterization of core∕shell Fe(3)O(4)∕ZnSe fluorescent magnetic nanoparticles.
- J. M. Vargas, A. McBride, +11 authors M. Osiński
- Materials Science, Medicine
- Journal of applied physics
- 1 April 2011
We report on the successful preparation and characterization of fluorescent magnetic core∕shell Fe(3)O(4)∕ZnSe nanoparticles (NPs) with a spherical shape by organometallic synthesis. The 7 nm core∕3… Expand
Corruption in bank lending : The role of timely loan loss recognition
- Brian A. Akins, Y. Dou, Jeffrey Ng
- 2018
Building on the recent literature on corruption in bank lending, we examine the effect of country-level timely loan loss recognition by banks on lending corruption using a unique World Bank dataset… Expand
Synthesis and characterization of scintillating cerium-doped lanthanum fluoride nanocrystals
- K. Sankar, John B. Plumley, +4 authors M. Osinski
- Materials Science, Engineering
- BiOS
- 12 February 2009
Colloidal synthesis of cerium-doped lanthanum fluoride nanocrystals is reported. The nanocrystals were characterized by transmission electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy,… Expand
Financial Reporting Quality and Uncertainty about Credit Risk among Ratings Agencies
- Brian A. Akins
- Business
- 1 July 2018
ABSTRACT This study finds that better reporting quality is associated with less uncertainty about credit risk as captured by disagreement among the credit rating agencies. The results also show tha...
Lead-iodide-based nanoscintillators for detection of ionizing radiation
- Nathan J. Withers, Brian A. Akins, A. C. Rivera, John B. Plumley, G. A. Smolyakov, M. Osiński
- Materials Science, Engineering
- Defense + Commercial Sensing
- 1 May 2009
Lead-iodide-based PbI2, PbIOH and Pb3O2I2 nanocrystals were synthesized by various chemical and mechanochemical solution methods. The nanocrystals were characterized by transmission electron… Expand
The Salience of Creditors' Interests and CEO Compensation
- Brian A. Akins, Jonathan Bitting, David De Angelis, Maclean Gaulin
- Business
- 1 August 2019
This paper shows that firms adjust CEO compensation policies when creditors' interests are more salient. This effect helps explain controversial compensation practices such as weak performance… Expand
Corruption in Bank Lending: The Role of Timely Loan Loss Recognition
- Brian A. Akins, Y. Dou, Jeffrey Ng
- Business
- 5 October 2016
Building on the recent literature on corruption in bank lending, we examine the effect of country-level timely loan loss recognition by banks on lending corruption using a unique World Bank dataset… Expand