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Bargaining Chains (Long Version)
(2010-05)
We consider a firm that designs a new product and wishes to bring it to market, but does not have ownership or control over all of the resources required to make that happen. The firm must select and contract with one of ...
Analyst Information Discovery and Interpretation Roles: A Topic Modeling Approach
(2016-11)
This study examines analyst information intermediary roles using a textual analysis of analyst reports and corporate disclosures. We employ a topic modeling methodology from computational linguistic research to compare the ...
Two Hats, One Head, No Heart: the Anatomy of the Erisa Settlor/Fiduciary Distinction
(2015-01)
ERISA, the comprehensive employee benefits reform statute, created a strict fiduciary standard for those involved in the administration or management of employee benefit plans or their assets, a standard that requires such ...