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David Yermack is affiliated with New York University in the United States. Their research contributions span several fields including Business, Management and Accounting, Computer Science, and Economics, Econometrics and Finance. These broad areas reflect a multidisciplinary approach to understanding complex phenomena in finance, technology, and management.

Yermack's work revolves around several subfields such as Information Systems, Accounting, Economics and Econometrics, Strategy and Management, and Finance. This range of subfields indicates a focus on both technical and managerial aspects within the broader economic and business context.

The main topics addressed in their research include:

  • Blockchain Technology Applications and Security
  • Corporate Finance and Governance
  • Market Dynamics and Volatility
  • Consumer Market Behavior and Pricing
  • Digital Platforms and Economics
  • Economic Growth and Development
  • Taxation and Compliance Studies

David Yermack has contributed to multiple publications, prominently in the following venues:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The Accounting Review
  • Journal of Financial Stability
  • Management Science

Notable recent papers include:

  • Bitcoin Mining Meets Wall Street: A Study of Publicly Traded Crypto Mining Companies, 2023, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Lower Defeat Thresholds for Minority Shareholders and Corporate Governance: Evidence from the Australian "Two-Strikes" Rule, 2023, The Accounting Review
  • How do private digital currencies affect government policy?, 2024, Journal of Financial Stability
  • Ambiguity and the Tradeoff Theory of Capital Structure, 2021, Management Science

Their collaboration network includes frequent coauthors such as Hanna Hałaburda, Martin Bugeja, Raymond da Silva Rosa, Yaowen Shan, and Max Raskin. The working relationships with these researchers highlight a consistent engagement with topics related to blockchain technology, corporate governance, and financial systems.

Best Publications

  • Higher market valuation of companies with a small board of directors

    David Yermack

  • MANAGERIAL ENTRENCHMENT AND CAPITAL STRUCTURE DECISIONS

    Philip G. Berger;Eli Ofek;David L. Yermack

  • CEO Involvement in the Selection of New Board Members: An Empirical Analysis

    Anil Shivdasani;David Yermack

  • Good Timing: CEO Stock Option Awards and Company News Announcements

    David Yermack

  • Do corporations award CEO stock options effectively

    David Yermack

  • Corporate Governance and Blockchains

    David Yermack

  • Remuneration, Retention, and Reputation Incentives for Outside Directors

    David Yermack

  • Is Bitcoin a Real Currency? An economic appraisal

    David Yermack

  • Taking Stock: Equity-Based Compensation and the Evolution of Managerial Ownership

    Eli Ofek;David Yermack

  • Flights of fancy: Corporate jets, CEO perquisites, and inferior shareholder returns

    David Yermack

  • What’s In It For Me? CEOs Whose Firms Are Acquired

    Jay C. Hartzell;Eli Ofek;David Yermack

  • Pay Me Later: Inside Debt and Its Role in Managerial Compensation

    Rangarajan K. Sundaram;David L. Yermack

  • Initial coin offerings: Financing growth with cryptocurrency token sales

    Sabrina T. Howell;Marina Niessner;David Yermack

  • CEO Involvement in the Selection of New Board Members: An Empirical Analysis

    David Yermack;Anil Shivdasani

  • Investor Reactions to CEOs' Inside Debt Incentives

    Chenyang Wei;David Yermack

  • Altering the Terms of Executive Stock Options

    Menachem Brenner;Rangarajan K Sundaram;David Yermack

  • Digital Currencies, Decentralized Ledgers, and the Future of Central Banking

    Max Raskin;David Yermack

  • Is Bitcoin a Real Currency? An Economic Appraisal

    David Yermack

  • How Much of the Diversification Discount Can be Explained by Poor Corporate Governance

    Daniel Hoechle;Markus Schmid;Ingo Walter;David Yermack

  • Managerial Entrenchment and Capital Structure Decisions

    Philip G. Berger;Eli Ofek;David Yermack

  • Shareholder Voting and Corporate Governance

    David Yermack

  • Is Bitcoin a Real Currency? An economic appraisal

    David Yermack

  • Digital Currencies, Decentralized Ledgers, and the Future of Central Banking

    Max Raskin;David Yermack

  • Golden handshakes: Separation pay for retired and dismissed CEOs

    David Yermack

Frequent Co-Authors

Rangarajan K. Sundaram
Rangarajan K. Sundaram New York University
Christopher A. Parsons
Christopher A. Parsons University of Western Australia
Anil Shivdasani
Anil Shivdasani University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Philip Brown
Philip Brown University of Western Australia
John Roberts
John Roberts Rice University
Stephen L. Taylor
Stephen L. Taylor University of Technology Sydney
Crocker H. Liu
Crocker H. Liu Cornell University

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