BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//eluceo/ical//2.0/EN VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:a8b297beaeb053b6e32b5c86ca90d61a DTSTAMP:20240503T091134Z SUMMARY:Andrew Koch\, PhD\, University of Pittsburgh DESCRIPTION: \n\nCRONY CAPITALISM AND FIRM VALUE (co-authored with Alan Cra ne) We\nexamine the relation between the intensity of regulatory restricti ons\nand the values of publicly traded firms affected by those\nrestrictio ns. We find that the effects of regulation on value are\nconditional on fi rms’ political connections. Regulation increases\nthe values of firms ex posed to regulating agencies with large\nfractions of ``revolving door’ ’ employees\, and firms headquartered\nin states with Senators that sit on committees associated with the\nrelevant regulatory agencies. The gains from regulation are at the\nexpense of small\, private\, and politically unconnected firms. Our\nresults support a regulatory capture view of feder al regulation in the\nU.S.\n\nRead more [http://www.pitt.edu/~awkoch/] abo ut Koch.\n DTSTART:20171208T160000Z DTEND:20171208T173000Z LOCATION:Gerri C. LeBow Hall\, 3220 Market Street\, 108\, Philadelphia\, PA 19104 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR