Political uncertainty causes concern about foreign investments
Foreign acquirers capture a larger share of the acquisition gains relative to local targets in acquisitions amid electoral uncertainty, according to Assistant Professor Kyeong Hun Lee.
Kyeong Hun (Kyle) Lee joined the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) as an Assistant Professor of Finance in 2017. Prior to joining NHH, he was a Visiting Assistant Professor of Finance at Tulane University in New Orleans, and an Assistant Professor of Finance at Higher School of Economics (ICEF), Moscow. His research fields are empirical corporate finance and international finance with emphasis on mergers and acquisitions. Kyle has published in the Journal of Financial Economics and Contemporary Accounting Research. He completed his PhD in finance at the University of Iowa in 2014.
Author(s) | Title | Publisher |
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Lee, Kyeong Hun | Cross-border mergers and acquisitions amid political uncertainty: A bargaining perspective | Strategic Management Journal Volume 39 (11); page 2992 - 3005; 2018 |
Lee, Kyeong Hun; Mauer, David C.; Xu, Emma Qianying | Human capital relatedness and mergers and acquisitions | Journal of Financial Economics Volume 129 (1); page 111 - 135; 2018 |
Kim, Jaewoo; Lee, Kyeong Hun; Lie, Eirik | Dividend Stickiness, Debt Covenants, and Earnings Management | Contemporary Accounting Research Volume 34 (4); page 2022 - 2050; 2017 |
Kyeong Hun Lee, David C. Mauer and Qianying(Emma) Xu, 2017. Human Capital Relatedness and Mergers and Acquisitions. Journal of Financial Economics, forthcoming
Jaewoo Kim, Kyeong Hun Lee and Erik Lie, 2017. Dividend Stickiness, Debt Covenants, and Earnings Management. Contemporary Accounting Research, forthcoming
Foreign acquirers capture a larger share of the acquisition gains relative to local targets in acquisitions amid electoral uncertainty, according to Assistant Professor Kyeong Hun Lee.
Finance researchers Michael Kisser and Kyeong Hun Lee are granted publication bonuses. Both have been accepted in highly prestigious journals.