Browsing ECO Working Papers by Subject "D22"

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    Title: Family Firms and the Agency Cost of Debt: The role of soft information during a crisis  Author(s): D’AURIZIO, Leandro; OLIVIERO, Tommaso; ROMANO, Livio Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO Abstract: In this paper we study how access to bank lending during the recent financial crisis differed between family and non-family firms. Our theoretical prediction is that the presence of a family block-holder in the company ...
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    Title: Family Firms and the Great Recession: Out of Sight, Out of Mind?  Author(s): D’AURIZIO, Leandro; ROMANO, Livio Date: 2011-01-01 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to study how family firms, compared to widely-held companies, reacted to the 2008 economic crisis in terms of employment adjustments. By using a difference-in-difference approach, we provide ...
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    Title: Understanding the Size and Profitability of Firms: The Role of a Biological Factor  Author(s): GUISO, Luigi; RUSTICHINI, Aldo Date: 2011-01-01 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO Abstract: We collect information on prenatal testosterone in a large sample of entrepreneurs by measuring the length of their 2th to 4th fingers in face to face interviews. Entrepreneurs with higher exposure to prenatal testosterone ...
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    Title: What Drives Women Out of Entrepreneurship? The Joint Role of Testosterone and Culture  Author(s): GUISO, Luigi; RUSTICHINI, Aldo Date: 2011-01-01 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO Abstract: The ratio of second to fourth digit (2D4D) has been shown to correlate negatively with entrepreneurial skills and financial success. We document that in a sample of entrepreneurs women have a lower 2D4D ratio than men, in ...