Exploiting the setting of staggered adoption of the Inevitable Disclosure Doctrine (IDD) in US
state courts, we examine how quasi-exogenous restrictions of outside employment …

While managers' career concerns have been shown to be influential in shaping their
decisions, there is little evidence of the impact such concerns may have on managers' tax …

Abstract Research Summary Inevitable disclosure doctrine (IDD) refers to a legal doctrine
where an employer can claim, without the need for proof or evidence, misappropriation of …

We examine how chief executive officer (CEO) mobility affects corporate payouts. We exploit
US state courts' staggered adoption of the inevitable disclosure doctrine (IDD) to obtain …

Using the recognition of the Inevitable Disclosure Doctrine (IDD) by US state courts as an
exogenous shock to the risk of losing trade secrets, this study examines the effects of trade …

As bans on noncompete agreements (NCAs) become more frequent, commentators are
increasingly concerned that costly trade secret litigation will rise. The logic underlying this …

We examine whether restrictions on worker mobility stimulate firms to innovate by protecting
trade secrets. With a broad sample of private and public US firms, we find that when state …

We examine whether restrictions on worker mobility, meant to protect firms' trade secrets,
stimulate innovation. Utilizing an economically representative sample of public and private …

This thesis examines the effects of two disclosure-related regulations on the US capital
market: eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL), which aims to reduce information …