Abstract

Generally, we do not want trouble, but oftentimes trouble is the most interesting thing in finance. This thesis has three essays related to trouble. The first essay suggests predictors of trouble (accounting fraud or financial distress) also predict excess returns for newly-listed firms. The second and third essays offer suggestions about what approaches best mitigate damage from nontraded wealth that can have trouble in the form of big losses. The second paper offers general results, including an indicator of when hedging is good and when it is bad, and the third essay provides technical results used in the second essay.

Committee Chair

Philip Dybvig

Committee Members

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Degree

Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)

Author's Department

Business Administration

Author's School

Olin Business School

Document Type

Dissertation

Date of Award

5-9-2024

Language

English (en)

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