David Becher, PhD

Nini, Gregory, Griffin, Thomas P., and Becher, David A., Creditor Control of Corporate Acquisitions. Review of Financial Studies 35 (Apr 2022):1897-1932.

Becher, David A., Jensen, Tyler K, and Liu, Tingting, Acquisitions and Funding Conditions. Journal of Corporate Finance 65 (Dec 2020).

Bates, Thomas W, and Becher, David A., Bid Resistance by Takeover Targets: Managerial Bargaining or Bad Faith?. Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis 52 (Jun 2017):837-866.

Becher, David A., Cohn, Jonathan, and Juergens, Jennifer L., Do Stock Analysts Influence Merger Completion? An Examination of Post-Merger Announcement Recommendations. Management Science 61 (Oct 2015):2430-2448.

Becher, David A., Mulherin, Harold, and Walkling, Ralph A., Industry Shocks and Merger Activity: An Analysis of U.S. Public Utilities. Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis (Feb 2012).

Becher, David A., and Frye, Melissa B., Does Regulation Substitute or Complement Governance?. Journal of Banking and Finance 35 (Mar 2011):736-751.

Becher, David A., Bidder Returns and Merger Anticipation: Evidence from Banking Deregulation. Journal of Corporate Finance 15 (Feb 2009):85-98.

Bates, Thomas W., Becher, David A., and Lemmon, Michael L., Board Classification and Managerial Entrenchment: Evidence from the Market for Corporate Control. Journal of Financial Economics 87 (Mar 2008):656 – 677.

Becher, David A., Campbell, Terry L., and Frye, Melissa B., Incentive Compensation for Bank Directors: The Impact of Deregulation. Journal of Business 78 (Sep 2005):1753-1777.

Anderson, Christopher W., Becher, David A., and Campbell, Terry L., Bank Mergers, the Market for Bank CEOs, and Managerial Incentives. Journal of Financial Intermediation 13 (Sep 2004):6-27.

Becher, David A., The Valuation Effects of Bank Mergers. Journal of Corporate Finance 6 (Sep 2000):189-214.

Becher, David A., “The Valuation Effects of Bank Mergers.” Mergers & Corporate Governance, Ed. J. Harold Mulherin. (2004): :90-115.

Becher, David A., Bates, Thomas W., and Wilson, Jared I, Performance-Based Turnover on Corporate Boards, SFS Cavalcade: Atlanta, GA, (May 2024):

Becher, David A., Lowry, Michelle, and Wilson, Jared I, The Changing Landscape of Corporate Governance …, American Finance Association (AFA) meetings: San Antonio, TX, (Jan 2024):

Becher, David A., Griffin, Thomas P., and Nini, Gregory, Congruence in Governance: Evidence from Credito…, Western Finance Association Meetings: Huntington Beach, CA, (Jun 2019):

Becher, David A., Griffin, Thomas P., and Nini, Gregory, Creditor Control of Corporate Acquisitions, Financial Intermediation Research Society (FIRS): Savannah, GA, (May 2019):

Bates, Thomas W., Becher, David A., and Wilson, Jared I, Performance-Based Turnover on Corporate Boards, EUROFIDAI International Paris Finance meetings;: Paris, France, (Dec 2018):

Becher, David A., Griffin, Thomas P., and Nini, Gregory, Congruence in Governance: Evidence from Credito…, Cass M&A Research Centre Conference: London, UK, (Aug 2018):

Bates, Thomas W., Becher, David A., and Wilson, Jared I, Performance-Based Turnover on Corporate Boards, European Finance Association (EFA): Manheim, Germany, (Aug 2017):

Bates, Thomas W., Becher, David A., and Wilson, Jared I, Performance-Based Turnover on Corporate Boards, Financial Intermediation Research Society (FIRS): Kowloon, Hong Kong, (Jun 2017):

Bates, Thomas W., Becher, David A., and Wilson, Jared I, Performance-Based Turnover on Corporate Boards, American Finance Association (AFA): Chicago, IL, (Jan 2017):

Becher, David A., and Gordon, Rachel, Why Hire Your Rival? The Case of Bank Debt Underwriting, FDIC-JFSR Fall Banking Research Conference: Washington, DC, (Sep 2016):

Becher, David A., Walkling, Ralph A., and Wilson, Jared I, Board Changes and the Director Labor Market: Th…, Cass M&A Research Centre Conference: London, England, (Aug 2016):

Becher, David A., Performance-Based Turnover on Corporate Boards, Conference on Financial Economics and Accounting: Piscataway, NJ, (Nov 2015):

Becher, David A., Juergens, Jennifer L., and Cohn, Jonathan, Do Stock Analysts Influence Merger Completion? An Examination of Post-Merger Announcement Recommendations, Financial Intermediation Research Society: Dubrovnik, Croatia, (May 2013):

Becher, David A., and Bates, Thomas W., Bid Resistance by Takeover Targets: Manageria…, American Finance Association: Chicago, IL, (Jan 2012):

Becher, David A., Cai, Jie, and Ouyang, Wenjing, Do Shareholders Listen? M&A Advisor Opinions an…, Financial Intermediation Research Society Conference on Banking, Corporate Finance and Intermediation: Sydney Australia, (Jun 2011):

Bates, Thomas W., and Becher, David A., Bid Resistance by Takeover Targets: Managerial Bargaining or Bad Faith?, American Law & Economics Association meetings, Columbia University: New York, NY, (May 2011):

Becher, David A., Cai, Jie, and Ouyang, Wenjing, Do Shareholders Listen? M&A Advisor Opinions and Shareholder Voting, American Law and Economics Association meetings, Princeton University: Princeton, NJ, (May 2010):

Becher, David A., Mulherin, Harold, and Walkling, Ralph A., Industry Shocks and Merger Activity: An Analysis of U.S. Public Utilities, Western Finance Assocation Meetings: Waikoloa, HI, (Jun 2008):

Becher, David A., and Frye, Melissa B., Does Regulation Substitute or Complement Governance?, Financial Intermediation Research Society Conference on Banking, Corporate Finance and Intermediation: Anchorage, AK, (Jun 2008):

Becher, David A., and Juergens, Jennifer, Analyst Recommendations and Mergers: Do Analysts Matter?, 18th Conference on Financial Economics and Accounting (FEA): New York, NY, (Oct 2007):

Becher, David A., Deltas, George, and Pinteris, George, Reconsidering the Degree of Inefficiency of Financial Institutions, Bank Structure and Competition Conference Proceedings May 2006. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (Jun 2006):

Becher, David A., and Campbell, Terry L., How do Banks Compete? Strategy, Regulation & Technology, Annual Conference on Bank Structure and Competition May 2004. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (Jun 2004):

Becher, David A., Campbell, Terry L., and Frye, Melissa B., Corporate Governance: Implication for Financial Services Firms, Annual Conference on Bank Structure and Competition May 2003. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (Jun 2003):