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Explaining the Diversification Discount
- J. M. Campa, Simi Kedia
- Economics, Business
- 1 April 1999
Diversified firms trade at a discount relative to similar single-segment firms. We argue in this paper that this observed discount is not per se evidence that diversification destroys value. Firms… Expand
The Impact of Performance-based Compensation on Misreporting
- N. Burns, Simi Kedia
- Economics
- 2006
This paper examines the effect of CEO compensation contracts on misreporting. We find that the sensitivity of the CEO's option portfolio to stock price is significantly positively related to the… Expand
Do the SEC’s Enforcement Preferences Affect Corporate Misconduct?
- Simi Kedia, S. Rajgopal
- Business
- 28 January 2011
Recent frauds have questioned the efficacy of the SEC's enforcement program. We hypothesize that differences in firms' information sets about SEC enforcement and constraints facing the SEC affect… Expand
The Economics of Fraudulent Accounting
- Simi Kedia, Thomas Philippon
- Economics
- 1 June 2009
We argue that earnings management and fraudulent accounting have important economic consequences. In a model where the costs of earnings management are endogenous, we show that in equilibrium,… Expand
Neighborhood Matters: The Impact of Location on Broad Based Stock Option Plans
- Simi Kedia, Shivaram Rajgopal
- Economics
- 1 April 2009
We find that fixed effects related to the location of firms' headquarters explain variation in broad based option grants after controlling for industry effects and firm characteristics traditionally… Expand
Geography and Acquirer Returns
- V. Uysal, Simi Kedia, Venkatesh Panchapagesan
- Economics
- 1 April 2008
We examine the impact of geographical proximity on the acquisition decisions of US public firms over the period 1990-2003. Transactions where the acquirer and target firms are located within 100 km… Expand
Institutional ownership and monitoring: Evidence from financial misreporting
- N. Burns, Simi Kedia, M. Lipson
- Business
- 1 September 2010
We find that the likelihood and severity of financial misreporting is positively related to aggregate institutional ownership and this effect can be largely attributed to ownership by institutions… Expand
Foreign currency - Denominated debt: An empirical examination
- Simi Kedia, Abon Mozumdar
- Economics
- 1 October 2003
We examine the determinants of debt issuance in 10 major currencies by large U.S. firms. Using the fraction of foreign subsidiaries and tests exploiting the disaggregated nature of our data, we find… Expand
Performance Impact of Employee Stock Options
- Simi Kedia, Abon Mozumdar
- Business
- 2002
In a sample of 200 large Nasdaq firms we examine the determinants of stock option grants and study whether options are associated with superior firm performance. We find that firms grant options in… Expand
Estimating product market competition: Methodology and application
- Simi Kedia
- Economics
- 1 March 2006
Abstract In oligopolies, firms behave strategically and commit to actions that elicit favorable responses from rivals. Firm actions consequently are a function of the nature of these strategic… Expand