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Corporate acquisitions and firm-level uncertainty: Domestic versus cross-border deals (2023)
Journal Article
Bai, Y., Girma, S., & Riaño, A. (2024). Corporate acquisitions and firm-level uncertainty: Domestic versus cross-border deals. Journal of International Money and Finance, 140, Article 102988. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jimonfin.2023.102988

This paper investigates how the announcement of acquisitions affect the uncertainty that financial markets perceive about acquiring firms. We use data for publicly-listed firms in the UK between 2004 and 2017 and employ a matching estimator combined... Read More about Corporate acquisitions and firm-level uncertainty: Domestic versus cross-border deals.

Covid-19 Vaccines As a Condition of Employment: Impact on Uptake, Staffing, and Mortality in Elderly Care Homes (2023)
Journal Article
Girma, S., & Paton, D. (2024). Covid-19 Vaccines As a Condition of Employment: Impact on Uptake, Staffing, and Mortality in Elderly Care Homes. Management Science, 70(5), 2882-2899. https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2023.4832

Laws mandating vaccination against Covid-19 as a condition of employment in health and care sectors were commonplace during the pandemic. Using weekly data at the local authority level, we examine the impact of the vaccine mandate for elderly care ho... Read More about Covid-19 Vaccines As a Condition of Employment: Impact on Uptake, Staffing, and Mortality in Elderly Care Homes.

Who wins and who loses from state subsidies? (2023)
Journal Article
Du, J., Girma, S., Görg, H., & Stepanok, I. (2023). Who wins and who loses from state subsidies?. Canadian Journal of Economics / Revue Canadienne d'Économique, 56(3), 1007-1031. https://doi.org/10.1111/caje.12644

China is perceived to rely on subsidizing firms in targeted industries to improve their performance and stay competitive. We implement an approach that allows for the joint estimation of direct and indirect effects of subsidies on subsidized and non-... Read More about Who wins and who loses from state subsidies?.