To what extent do fund managers possess the ability to generate excess returns from investing in firms before they become targets for a merger or acquisition?

A study at the LeBow College of Business shows that modest cuts in the corporate income tax rate are associated with increased M&A activity.

A study at Drexel LeBow shows that the U.S. managerial labor market takes into account corporate social performance when assessing the quality of CEOs.

A Drexel LeBow study shows how family funds that hold both corporate bonds and equity in a given company tend to vote at shareholder meetings.

A study showed that two years after a rise in the state personal income tax rate, CEOs receive higher compensation to offset most increased tax liability.

A researcher from the University of Pennsylvania showed that lenders play a role in promoting better environmental practices.

Researchers presented an original methodology, which quantifies the regulatory costs associated with being a publicly traded company.

A study showed that U.S. public firms whose CEO works remotely have weaker operating performance, lower firm valuation and lower approval rate of CEO policies.

Isaac Hacamo from Indiana University demonstrated what happens when a job-search website reports one incident of racial prejudice in a firm.

A Drexel LeBow study shows that greater availability of capital funding in the U.S. economy increases the number of small bidders in the market for M&A.

A researcher at Drexel University’s LeBow College of Business finds a novel link between the organizational design of regulators and their enforcement actions.

Research at Drexel’s LeBow College of Business dispels the view that executive pay rewards CEOs for good luck but does not penalize them for bad luck.

A Drexel LeBow study shows that investor research on the governance of companies in their portfolios puts the pressure on to make value-increasing changes.

Research at Drexel University's LeBow College of Business points out that professional networks are powerful channels to achieve diverse Boards of Directors.

Volpin comes to LeBow from the Bayes Business School – City, University of London, where he served in several leadership roles.