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Alex Edmans

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First Name:Alex
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Last Name:Edmans
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RePEc Short-ID:ped30
http://www.alexedmans.com
Terminal Degree:2007 (from RePEc Genealogy)

Affiliation

Finance Department
Wharton School of Business
University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (United States)
http://finance.wharton.upenn.edu/
RePEc:edi:fdupaus (more details at EDIRC)

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Working papers

  1. Edmans, Alex & Levit, Doron & Schneemeier, Jan, 2022. "Socially Responsible Divestment," CEPR Discussion Papers 17262, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
  2. Chaigneau, Pierre & Gottlieb, Daniel, 2021. "How Should Performance Signals Affect Contracts?," CEPR Discussion Papers 15755, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
  3. Alex Edmans & Tom Gosling & Dirk Jenter, 2021. "CEO Compensation: Evidence from the Field," CESifo Working Paper Series 9162, CESifo.
  4. Edmans, Alex, 2021. "When Is (Performance-Sensitive) Debt Optimal?," CEPR Discussion Papers 16433, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
  5. Fernandez, Adrian & Garel, Alexandre & Indriawan, Ivan, 2021. "Music Sentiment and Stock Returns Around the World," CEPR Discussion Papers 15756, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
  6. Edmans, Alex, 2021. "The Purpose of a Finance Professor," CEPR Discussion Papers 16845, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
  7. Chaigneau, Pierre & Edmans, Alex & Gottlieb, Daniel, 2019. "The informativeness principle without the first-order approach," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 102226, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
  8. Chaigneau, Pierre & Edmans, Alex & Gottlieb, Daniel, 2018. "Does improved information improve incentives?," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 102227, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
  9. Edmans, Alex & Fang, Vivian & Huang, Allen, 2017. "The Long-Term Consequences of Short-Term Incentives," CEPR Discussion Papers 12305, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
  10. Alex Edmans & Xavier Gabaix & Dirk Jenter, 2017. "Executive Compensation: A Survey of Theory and Evidence," NBER Working Papers 23596, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  11. Edmans, Alex & Holderness, Clifford, 2016. "Blockholders: A Survey of Theory and Evidence," CEPR Discussion Papers 11442, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
  12. Edmans, Alex & Gabaix, Xavier, 2015. "Executive Compensation: A Modern Primer," CEPR Discussion Papers 10566, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
  13. Alex Edmans & Luis Goncalves-Pinto & Yanbo Wang & Moqi Xu, 2014. "Strategic News Releases in Equity Vesting Months," NBER Working Papers 20476, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  14. Chaigneau, Pierre & Edmans, Alex & Gottlieb, Daniel, 2014. "The Generalized Informativeness Principle," CEPR Discussion Papers 10279, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
  15. Pierre Chaigneau & Alex Edmans & Daniel Gottlieb, 2014. "The Value of Informativeness for Contracting," NBER Working Papers 20542, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  16. Pierre Chaigneau & Alex Edmans & Daniel Gottlieb, 2014. "The Informativeness Principle Under Limited Liability," NBER Working Papers 20456, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  17. Alex Edmans & Doron Levit & Devin Reilly, 2014. "Governance and Comovement Under Common Ownership," NBER Working Papers 20420, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  18. Alex Edmans & Lucius Li & Chendi Zhang, 2014. "Employee Satisfaction, Labor Market Flexibility, and Stock Returns Around The World," NBER Working Papers 20300, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  19. Edmans, Alex & Heinle, Mirko & Huang, Chong, 2013. "The Real Costs of Disclosure," CEPR Discussion Papers 9637, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
  20. Alex Edmans & William Mann, 2013. "Financing Through Asset Sales," NBER Working Papers 18677, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  21. Alex Edmans & Vivian W. Fang & Katharina A. Lewellen, 2013. "Equity Vesting and Managerial Myopia," NBER Working Papers 19407, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  22. Edmans, Alex, 2013. "Blockholders and Corporate Governance," CEPR Discussion Papers 9708, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
  23. Alex Edmans & Itay Goldstein & John Y. Zhu, 2011. "Contracting With Synergies," NBER Working Papers 17606, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  24. Alex Edmans & Vivian W. Fang & Emanuel Zur, 2011. "The Effect of Liquidity on Governance," NBER Working Papers 17567, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  25. Alex Edmans & Itay Goldstein & Wei Jiang, 2011. "Feedback Effects and the Limits to Arbitrage," NBER Working Papers 17582, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  26. Philip Bond & Alex Edmans & Itay Goldstein, 2011. "The Real Effects of Financial Markets," NBER Working Papers 17719, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  27. Edmans, Alex & Gabaix, Xavier, 2010. "Risk and the CEO Market: Why Do Some Large Firms Hire Highly-Paid, Low-Talent CEOs?," CEPR Discussion Papers 7836, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
  28. Alex Edmans & Xavier Gabaix, 2009. "Tractability in Incentive Contracting," NBER Working Papers 15545, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  29. Edmans, Alex & Gabaix, Xavier & Sadzik, Tomasz & Sannikov, Yuliy, 2009. "Dynamic Incentive Accounts," CEPR Discussion Papers 7497, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
  30. Bao, Jack & Edmans, Alex, 2009. "Do Investment Banks Have Skill? Performance Persistence of M&A Advisors," Working Paper Series 2009-14, Ohio State University, Charles A. Dice Center for Research in Financial Economics.
  31. Alex Edmans & Xavier Gabaix & Augustin Landier, 2007. "A Calibratable Model of Optimal CEO Incentives in Market Equilibrium," NBER Working Papers 13372, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.

Articles

  1. Edmans, Alex & Fernandez-Perez, Adrian & Garel, Alexandre & Indriawan, Ivan, 2022. "Music sentiment and stock returns around the world," Journal of Financial Economics, Elsevier, vol. 145(2), pages 234-254.
  2. Alex Edmans & Vivian W. Fang & Allen H. Huang, 2022. "The Long‐Term Consequences of Short‐Term Incentives," Journal of Accounting Research, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 60(3), pages 1007-1046, June.
  3. Pierre Chaigneau & Alex Edmans & Daniel Gottlieb, 2022. "How Should Performance Signals Affect Contracts? [On the optimality of resetting executive stock options]," Review of Financial Studies, Society for Financial Studies, vol. 35(1), pages 168-206.
  4. Alex Edmans, 2022. "The purpose of a finance professor," Financial Management, Financial Management Association International, vol. 51(1), pages 3-26, March.
  5. Alex Edmans, 2020. "Company purpose and profit need not be in conflict if we ‘grow the pie’," Economic Affairs, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 40(2), pages 287-294, June.
  6. Alex Edmans & Doron Levit & Devin Reilly, 2019. "Governance Under Common Ownership," Review of Financial Studies, Society for Financial Studies, vol. 32(7), pages 2673-2719.
  7. Alex Edmans & William Mann, 2019. "Financing Through Asset Sales," Management Science, INFORMS, vol. 65(7), pages 3043-3060, July.
  8. Chaigneau, Pierre & Edmans, Alex & Gottlieb, Daniel, 2019. "The informativeness principle without the first-order approach," Games and Economic Behavior, Elsevier, vol. 113(C), pages 743-755.
  9. Alex Edmans & Luis Goncalves-Pinto & Moqi Groen-Xu & Yanbo Wang, 2018. "Strategic News Releases in Equity Vesting Months," Review of Financial Studies, Society for Financial Studies, vol. 31(11), pages 4099-4141.
  10. Chaigneau, Pierre & Edmans, Alex & Gottlieb, Daniel, 2018. "Does improved information improve incentives?," Journal of Financial Economics, Elsevier, vol. 130(2), pages 291-307.
  11. Alex Edmans & Vivian W. Fang & Katharina A. Lewellen, 2017. "Equity Vesting and Investment," Review of Financial Studies, Society for Financial Studies, vol. 30(7), pages 2229-2271.
  12. Edmans, Alex & Jayaraman, Sudarshan & Schneemeier, Jan, 2017. "The source of information in prices and investment-price sensitivity," Journal of Financial Economics, Elsevier, vol. 126(1), pages 74-96.
  13. Franklin Allen & Alex Edmans, 2017. "Editorial," Review of Finance, European Finance Association, vol. 21(1), pages 1-6.
  14. Alex Edmans & Xavier Gabaix, 2016. "Executive Compensation: A Modern Primer," Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association, vol. 54(4), pages 1232-1287, December.
  15. Alex Edmans & Mirko S. Heinle & Chong Huang, 2016. "The Real Costs of Financial Efficiency When Some Information Is Soft," Review of Finance, European Finance Association, vol. 20(6), pages 2151-2182.
  16. Alex Edmans & Itay Goldstein & Wei Jiang, 2015. "Feedback Effects, Asymmetric Trading, and the Limits to Arbitrage," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 105(12), pages 3766-3797, December.
  17. Alex Edmans, 2014. "Blockholders and Corporate Governance," Annual Review of Financial Economics, Annual Reviews, vol. 6(1), pages 23-50, December.
  18. Alex Edmans & Vivian W. Fang & Emanuel Zur, 2013. "The Effect of Liquidity on Governance," Review of Financial Studies, Society for Financial Studies, vol. 26(6), pages 1443-1482.
  19. Philip Bond & Alex Edmans & Itay Goldstein, 2012. "The Real Effects of Financial Markets," Annual Review of Financial Economics, Annual Reviews, vol. 4(1), pages 339-360, October.
  20. Alex Edmans & Itay Goldstein & Wei Jiang, 2012. "The Real Effects of Financial Markets: The Impact of Prices on Takeovers," Journal of Finance, American Finance Association, vol. 67(3), pages 933-971, June.
  21. Alex Edmans & Xavier Gabaix & Tomasz Sadzik & Yuliy Sannikov, 2012. "Dynamic CEO Compensation," Journal of Finance, American Finance Association, vol. 67(5), pages 1603-1647, October.
  22. Alex Edmans & Xavier Gabaix, 2011. "Tractability in Incentive Contracting," Review of Financial Studies, Society for Financial Studies, vol. 24(9), pages 2865-2894.
  23. Edmans, Alex, 2011. "Short-term termination without deterring long-term investment: A theory of debt and buyouts," Journal of Financial Economics, Elsevier, vol. 102(1), pages 81-101, October.
  24. Alex Edmans & Xavier Gabaix, 2011. "The Effect of Risk on the CEO Market," Review of Financial Studies, Society for Financial Studies, vol. 24(8), pages 2822-2863.
  25. Alex Edmans & Gustavo Manso, 2011. "Governance Through Trading and Intervention: A Theory of Multiple Blockholders," Review of Financial Studies, Society for Financial Studies, vol. 24(7), pages 2395-2428.
  26. Edmans, Alex, 2011. "Does the stock market fully value intangibles? Employee satisfaction and equity prices," Journal of Financial Economics, Elsevier, vol. 101(3), pages 621-640, September.
  27. Alex Edmans & Qi Liu, 2011. "Inside Debt," Review of Finance, European Finance Association, vol. 15(1), pages 75-102.
  28. Jack Bao & Alex Edmans, 2011. "Do Investment Banks Matter for M&A Returns?," Review of Financial Studies, Society for Financial Studies, vol. 24(7), pages 2286-2315.
  29. Alex Edmans, 2009. "Blockholder Trading, Market Efficiency, and Managerial Myopia," Journal of Finance, American Finance Association, vol. 64(6), pages 2481-2513, December.
  30. Alex Edmans & Xavier Gabaix & Augustin Landier, 2009. "A Multiplicative Model of Optimal CEO Incentives in Market Equilibrium," Review of Financial Studies, Society for Financial Studies, vol. 22(12), pages 4881-4917, December.
  31. Alex Edmans & Xavier Gabaix, 2009. "Is CEO Pay Really Inefficient? A Survey of New Optimal Contracting Theories," European Financial Management, European Financial Management Association, vol. 15(3), pages 486-496, June.
  32. Alex Edmans & Diego García & Øyvind Norli, 2007. "Sports Sentiment and Stock Returns," Journal of Finance, American Finance Association, vol. 62(4), pages 1967-1998, August.

Books

  1. Edmans,Alex, 2020. "Grow the Pie," Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press, number 9781108494854, December.

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NEP is an announcement service for new working papers, with a weekly report in each of many fields. This author has had 34 papers announced in NEP. These are the fields, ordered by number of announcements, along with their dates. If the author is listed in the directory of specialists for this field, a link is also provided.
  1. NEP-CTA: Contract Theory & Applications (17) 2009-09-11 2009-11-27 2009-12-05 2009-12-05 2011-11-21 2011-11-28 2013-09-24 2013-09-28 2014-06-02 2014-06-02 2014-12-03 2014-12-13 2014-12-19 2014-12-29 2014-12-29 2015-05-09 2017-10-22. Author is listed
  2. NEP-HRM: Human Capital & Human Resource Management (12) 2013-09-28 2014-06-02 2014-12-19 2014-12-29 2014-12-29 2015-01-03 2015-05-09 2017-07-23 2017-10-22 2020-04-13 2021-05-10 2021-07-12. Author is listed
  3. NEP-CFN: Corporate Finance (11) 2013-09-24 2014-06-02 2014-06-02 2014-06-02 2015-01-03 2015-05-09 2016-08-28 2017-07-23 2017-10-01 2017-10-22 2021-07-12. Author is listed
  4. NEP-MIC: Microeconomics (11) 2011-11-28 2013-09-28 2014-06-02 2014-12-03 2014-12-19 2014-12-24 2014-12-29 2014-12-29 2014-12-29 2020-04-13 2021-05-10. Author is listed
  5. NEP-BEC: Business Economics (7) 2007-09-09 2009-09-11 2009-11-27 2009-12-05 2011-11-14 2011-11-28 2013-09-28. Author is listed
  6. NEP-UPT: Utility Models & Prospect Theory (3) 2009-12-05 2014-12-24 2014-12-29
  7. NEP-PPM: Project, Program & Portfolio Management (2) 2011-11-21 2011-11-28
  8. NEP-CBA: Central Banking (1) 2012-01-10
  9. NEP-CUL: Cultural Economics (1) 2021-05-10
  10. NEP-EFF: Efficiency & Productivity (1) 2009-11-14
  11. NEP-HPE: History & Philosophy of Economics (1) 2013-09-28
  12. NEP-LMA: Labor Markets - Supply, Demand, & Wages (1) 2017-07-23
  13. NEP-ORE: Operations Research (1) 2020-04-13
  14. NEP-RMG: Risk Management (1) 2020-04-13
  15. NEP-TID: Technology & Industrial Dynamics (1) 2016-08-28

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