We exploit the 2008 Oregon ban on noncompete agreements (NCAs) for hourly-paid
workers to provide the first evidence on the impact of NCAs on low-wage workers. We find …

We study the relationship between the enforceability of covenants not to compete (CNCs)
and employee mobility and wages. We exploit a 2015 CNC ban for technology workers in …

We study the market for CEOs of large publicly-traded US firms, analyze new CEOs' prior
connections to the hiring firm, and explore how hiring choices are determined. Firms are …

Organisation capital is an important firm-specific resource that is linked to value created by
key talents, and the risk arising from the unexpected departure of key talents is detrimental to …

We investigate the impact of friction-reducing labor market reforms on regional high-growth
entrepreneurship (HGE) through the effects of reduced legal enforceability of noncompete …

This paper studies how the labor market frictions of skilled workers affect corporate
valuation. The analysis features immigrant workers' mobility constraints imposed by the US …

The objective of this research is to examine whether and how enterprises adjust their
corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities in response to top executives' local …

Abstract Research Question/Issue Using a unique hand‐collected dataset, this study
examines the role of chief executive officer (CEO) educational attainments in relation to …

We analyze how the legal enforceability of noncompete agreements (NCAs) affects labor
markets. Using newly-constructed panel data, we find that higher NCA enforceability …

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 …