The Role of Stock Ownership by US Members of Congress on the Market for Political Favors
By Ahmed Tahoun. 2014
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Subfields: Accounting, Strategy and Management
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- Aggregate and Idiosyncratic Political Risk: Measurement and Effects (2016, unknown): “Tahoun (2016). The power of the street: Evidence from egypt’s arab spring. Fama-Miller Working Paper , Available at SSRN 2485984. Acemoglu, D., S. Johnson, A. Kermani, J. Kwak, and T. Mitton (2016). The value of connections in turbulent times: Evidence from the united states. Journal of Financial Ec”
- The Value of Connections in Turbulent Times: Evidence from the United States (2016, unknown): “Tahoun (2014) …nds that members of Congress own stock in …rms that contribute to their campaigns, and that such …rms receive more in government contracts.”
- Political Connections and Allocative Distortions (2015, unknown): “…receive government funds and to be bailed out (Faccio et al. 2006; Duchin and Sosyura 2012; Cingano and Pinotti 2013), receive more government contracts (Goldman et al. 2013; Tahoun 2014; Brogaard et al. (2015); Baltrunaite (2016)), and can avoid compliance with regulations (Fisman and Wang 2015).”
- US political corruption and firm financial policies (2016, background): “…that some firms benefit from corruption through, for example, preferential access to government contracts or favorable loan terms (e.g., Fisman, 2001; Faccio, Masulis, and McConnell, 2006; Claessens, Feijen, and Laeven, 2008; Goldman, Rocholl, and So, 2009; Duchin and Sosyura, 2012; Tahoun, 2014).”