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- Publications
- Influence
Women in the Boardroom and Their Impact on Governance and Performance
- R. B. Adams, Daniel Ferreira, Daniel Ferreira
- Political Science, Business
- 1 November 2009
We show that female directors have a significant impact on board inputs and firm outcomes. In a sample of US firms, we find that female directors have better attendance records than male directors,… Expand
A Theory of Friendly Boards
- R. B. Adams, Daniel Ferreira, Daniel Ferreira
- Economics, Business
- 1 February 2007
We analyze the consequences of the board's dual role as advisor as well as monitor of management. Given this dual role, the CEO faces a trade-off in disclosing information to the board: If he reveals… Expand
Women in the Boardroom and Their Impact on Governance and Performance
- Renee B. Adams, Daniel Ferreira
- 22 October 2008
We show that female directors have a significant impact on board inputs and firm outcomes. In a sample of US firms, we find that female directors have better attendance records than male directors,… Expand
Boards of Banks
- Daniel Ferreira, Daniel Ferreira, Tom Kirchmaier, Daniel Metzger, Daniel Metzger
- Business
- 16 October 2010
We show that country characteristics explain most of the cross-sectional variation in bank board independence. In contrast, country characteristics have little explanatory power for the fraction of… Expand
Strong Managers, Weak Boards?
- Renee B. Adams, Daniel Ferreira
- 23 May 2009
Many governance reform proposals are based on the view that boards have been too friendly to executives, for example, by awarding them excessive pay. Although boards are often on friendly terms with… Expand
Regulatory Pressure and Bank Directors' Incentives to Attend Board Meetings
- Renee B. Adams, Daniel Ferreira
- 1 April 2008
The primary way in which directors obtain necessary information is by attending board meetings. Bank directors, in particular, are strongly urged to attend meetings by regulators. We investigate… Expand
Democracy and the Variability of Economic Performance
- Heitor Almeida, Daniel Ferreira
- 5 March 2002
Sah (1991) conjectured that more centralized societies should have more volatile performances than less centralized ones. We show in this paper that this is true both for cross-country and… Expand
Adverse Selection and Assortative Matching in Labor Markets
- Daniel Ferreira, Radoslawa Nikolowa
- 1 February 2017
We show that adverse selection in the labor market may generate negative assortative matching of workers and firms. In a model in which employers asymmetrically learn about the ability of their… Expand