Mark Hirschey is the Anderson Chandler Professors of Business at the University of Kansas. Kose John is the Charles William Gerstenberg Professor of Banking and Finance at New York University. Professor Makhija is chair of Fisher Colleges department of finance, and holds the Rismiller Endowed Professorship in Finance. His research and teaching interests are in the field of corporate finance, and focus on issues relating to capital structure, corporate governance, and investment policy. His work appears in such top professional journals as the Journal of Finance and the Journal of Financial Economics. His recent published research examines the role of banks in mergers & acquisitions, corporate governance in privatization in Eastern Europe, corporate diversification and financing decisions by public utilities, as well as economic value added as a performance metric. Makhija received a PhD in Finance from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Fourteen papers explore issues in corporate governance from the perspective of financial economics. Journal of Economic Literature, 2005

• 1. Related party transactions and Corporate Governance (E.A. Gordon, E. Henry, D. Palia). 2. Corporate Governance characteristics of firms that issue preferred stock (J.S. Howe, H. Lee). 3. Australian corporate casualties (B. Buchanan). 4. Do outside blockholders influence Corporate Governance practices (S.W. Peck). 5. Does Corporate Governance matter in the market of response to merger announcements? Evidence from the U.S. and Germany (P. Lowengrub, M. Melvin). 6. Clientelism , debt service and governance (V. Vaugirard). 7. Ownership patterns and the Saudi market (W. Alajlan). 8. Dividend policy and ownership structure in China (G. Wei, W. Zhang, J.Z. Xiao). 9. What determines corporate ownership concentration around the world? (B. Qu). 10. Resolving Corporate Governance problems in executive stock options grants (P. Dawson). 11. Behavioral aspects of Corporate Governance (O. Marnet). 12. On the monitoring role of the board of directors (M. Ameziane). 13. Does monetary policy matter for Corporate Governance? Firm-level evidence from India (S. Ghosh, R. Sensarma). 14. Ownership structure in the Malaysian corporate sector: Its impact on Corporate Governance, performance, financing and investment patterns (F.A. Samad).

Mark Hirschey is the Anderson Chandler Professors of Business at the University of Kansas. Kose John is the Charles William Gerstenberg Professor of Banking and Finance at New York University. Professor Makhija is chair of Fisher Colleges department of finance, and holds the Rismiller Endowed Professorship in Finance. His research and teaching interests are in the field of corporate finance, and focus on issues relating to capital structure, corporate governance, and investment policy. His work appears in such top professional journals as the Journal of Finance and the Journal of Financial Economics. His recent published research examines the role of banks in mergers & acquisitions, corporate governance in privatization in Eastern Europe, corporate diversification and financing decisions by public utilities, as well as economic value added as a performance metric. Makhija received a PhD in Finance from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Fourteen papers explore issues in corporate governance from the perspective of financial economics. Journal of Economic Literature, 2005

• 1. Related party transactions and Corporate Governance (E.A. Gordon, E. Henry, D. Palia). 2. Corporate Governance characteristics of firms that issue preferred stock (J.S. Howe, H. Lee). 3. Australian corporate casualties (B. Buchanan). 4. Do outside blockholders influence Corporate Governance practices (S.W. Peck). 5. Does Corporate Governance matter in the market of response to merger announcements? Evidence from the U.S. and Germany (P. Lowengrub, M. Melvin). 6. Clientelism , debt service and governance (V. Vaugirard). 7. Ownership patterns and the Saudi market (W. Alajlan). 8. Dividend policy and ownership structure in China (G. Wei, W. Zhang, J.Z. Xiao). 9. What determines corporate ownership concentration around the world? (B. Qu). 10. Resolving Corporate Governance problems in executive stock options grants (P. Dawson). 11. Behavioral aspects of Corporate Governance (O. Marnet). 12. On the monitoring role of the board of directors (M. Ameziane). 13. Does monetary policy matter for Corporate Governance? Firm-level evidence from India (S. Ghosh, R. Sensarma). 14. Ownership structure in the Malaysian corporate sector: Its impact on Corporate Governance, performance, financing and investment patterns (F.A. Samad).

Mark Hirschey is the Anderson Chandler Professors of Business at the University of Kansas. Kose John is the Charles William Gerstenberg Professor of Banking and Finance at New York University. Professor Makhija is chair of Fisher Colleges department of finance, and holds the Rismiller Endowed Professorship in Finance. His research and teaching interests are in the field of corporate finance, and focus on issues relating to capital structure, corporate governance, and investment policy. His work appears in such top professional journals as the Journal of Finance and the Journal of Financial Economics. His recent published research examines the role of banks in mergers & acquisitions, corporate governance in privatization in Eastern Europe, corporate diversification and financing decisions by public utilities, as well as economic value added as a performance metric. Makhija received a PhD in Finance from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Fourteen papers explore issues in corporate governance from the perspective of financial economics. Journal of Economic Literature, 2005

• 1. Related party transactions and Corporate Governance (E.A. Gordon, E. Henry, D. Palia). 2. Corporate Governance characteristics of firms that issue preferred stock (J.S. Howe, H. Lee). 3. Australian corporate casualties (B. Buchanan). 4. Do outside blockholders influence Corporate Governance practices (S.W. Peck). 5. Does Corporate Governance matter in the market of response to merger announcements? Evidence from the U.S. and Germany (P. Lowengrub, M. Melvin). 6. Clientelism , debt service and governance (V. Vaugirard). 7. Ownership patterns and the Saudi market (W. Alajlan). 8. Dividend policy and ownership structure in China (G. Wei, W. Zhang, J.Z. Xiao). 9. What determines corporate ownership concentration around the world? (B. Qu). 10. Resolving Corporate Governance problems in executive stock options grants (P. Dawson). 11. Behavioral aspects of Corporate Governance (O. Marnet). 12. On the monitoring role of the board of directors (M. Ameziane). 13. Does monetary policy matter for Corporate Governance? Firm-level evidence from India (S. Ghosh, R. Sensarma). 14. Ownership structure in the Malaysian corporate sector: Its impact on Corporate Governance, performance, financing and investment patterns (F.A. Samad).