Blar i Fakultet for samfunnsvitenskap (SAM) på forfatter "Zhang, Dan"
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CEO wealth and cross-border acquisitions by SMEs
Zilja, Flladina; Benito, Gabriel R G; Boustanifar, Hamid; Zhang, Dan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This study examines the role of chief executive officers’ (CEOs) wealth in explaining the cross-border acquisition (CBA) activity of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). CBAs require substantial financial resources ... -
The effects of COVID-19 policies on consumer spending in Norway
Carpena, Fenella; Swinkels, Laurens; Zhang, Dan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)We examine the effect of COVID‐19 policies on consumer spending using bankcard transactions from Norway. Exploiting variation in COVID‐19 policies over time and across space in the four largest municipalities, we investigate ... -
A High-Resolution Lead-Lag Analysis of US GDP, Employment, and Unemployment 1977–2021: Okun’s Law and the Puzzle of Jobless Recovery
Seip, Knut Lehre; Zhang, Dan (Economies;Volume 10 / Issue 10, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Okun’s law is formulated as the ratio between GDP and unemployment (UE): β = f(GDP/UE). It is used to investigate the relations between output and labor input across regions or across business cycles. Based on results by ... -
One dollar CEOs
Loureiro, Gilberto; Makhija, Anil; Zhang, Dan (Journal of Business Research;Volume 109, March 2020, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-12-28)We study the impact of $1 CEO salaries on firm performance and CEO total compensation. We find that, on average, $1 CEO firms earn higher total compensation and lower Stock market returns relative to their peers after the ...