Karl V. Lins
  • Professor, Finance Department
801-585-3171

Research Statement

Corporate Finance, International Finance, Corporate Governance, Emerging Markets

Publications

  • Karl Lins & Hami Amiraslani, Henri Servaes, and Ane Tamayo (2023). Trust, Social Capital, and the Bond Market Benefits of ESG Performance. The Review of Accounting Studies. Discipline based - refereed, Published, 04/2023.
  • Karl Lins & Alexander Dyck, Lukas Roth, Mitch Towner, and Hannes Wagner (2023). Renewable Governance: Good for the Environment. Journal of Accounting Research. Discipline based - refereed, Published, 03/2023.
  • Dyck & Lins, Roth, and Wagner (2019). Do Institutional Investors Drive Corporate Social Responsibility? International Evidence. Journal of Financial Economics. Published, 01/2019.
  • Karl Lins, Henri Servaes & Ane Tamayo (2017). Social Capital, Trust, and Firm Performance: The Value of Corporate Social Responsibility during the Financial Crisis. Journal of Finance. Discipline based - refereed, Published, 08/2017.
  • Peter Iliev, Karl V. Lins, Darius P. Miller & Lukas Roth (2015). Shareholder Voting and Corporate Governance Around the World. Review of Financial Studies. Published, 08/2015.
  • Karl Lins, Paolo Volpin & Hannes Wagner (2013). Does Family Control Matter? International Evidence from the 2008-2009 Financial Crisis. Review of Financial Studies. Discipline based - refereed, Published, 10/2013.
  • Karl Lins, Alexander Dyck & Lukasz Pomorski (2013). Does Active Management Pay? New International Evidence. Review of Asset Pricing Studies. Discipline based - refereed, Published, 03/2013.
  • Mark Lang, Karl V. Lins & Mark Maffett (2012). Transparency, Liquidity, and Valuation: International Evidence on When Transparency Matters Most. Journal of Accounting Research. Discipline based - refereed, Published, 09/2012.
  • Karl Lins, Henri Servaes & Ane Tamayo (2011). Does Fair Value Reporting Affect Risk Management? International Survey Evidence. Financial Management. Discipline based - refereed, Published, 10/2011.
  • KARL V LINS, & Henri Servaes and Peter Tufano. (2010) What Drives Corporate Liquidity? An International Survey of Cash Holdings and Lines of Credit. Journal of Financial Economics. Discipline based - refereed, Published, 09/2010.
  • Lins, K., & Christian Leuz and Frank Warnock. (2009). Do Foreigners Invest Less in Poorly Governed Firms?. Review of Financial Studies. Discipline based - refereed, Published, 07/2009.
  • Lins, K., & Craig Doidge, Andrew Karolyi, Darius Miller, and Rene Stulz. (2009). Private Benefits of Control, Ownership, and the Cross-Listing Decision. Journal of Finance. Discipline based - refereed, Published, 02/2009.
  • Lins, K., & Henri Servaes and John McConnell. (2008). Changes in Ownership and Changes in the Market Value of the Firm. Journal of Corporate Finance. Discipline based - refereed, Published, 2008.
  • Lins, K., & Ivalina Kalcheva. (2007). International Evidence on Cash Holdings and Expected Managerial Agency Problems. Review of Financial Studies. Discipline based - refereed, Published, 07/2007.
  • Lins, K., & Deon Strickland and Marc Zenner. (2005). 'Do Non-U.S. Firms Issue Stock on U.S. Equity Markets to Relax Capital Constraints?'. The Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis. Discipline based - refereed, Published, 03/2005.
  • Lins, K., & Campbell Harvey and Andrew Roper. (2004). 'The Effect of Capital Structure When Expected Agency Costs are Extreme,'. The Journal of Financial Economics. 74, 3-30. Discipline based - refereed, Published, 10/2004.
  • Lins, K., & Mark Lang and Darius Miller. (2004). 'Concentrated Control, Analyst Following, and Valuation: Do Analysts Matter Most When Investors are Protected Least?'. The Journal of Accounting Research. 42, 581-623. Discipline based - refereed, Published, 05/2004.
  • Lins, K., & Michael Lemmon. (2003). 'Ownership Structure, Corporate Governance, and Firm Value: Evidence from the East Asian Financial Crisis,'. The Journal of Finance. 58, 1445-1468. Discipline based - refereed, Published, 08/2003.
  • Lins, K., & Mark Lang and Darius Miller. (2003). 'ADRs, Analysts, and Accuracy  Does Cross Listing in the U.S. Improve a Firm's Information Environment and Increase Market Value?'. Journal of Accounting Research. 41, 317-345. Discipline based - refereed, Published, 05/2003.
  • Lins, K.(2003). 'Equity Ownership and Firm Value in Emerging Markets,'. The Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis. 38, 159-184. Discipline based - refereed, Published, 03/2003.
  • Lins, K., & Henri Servaes. (2002). 'Is Corporate Diversification Beneficial in Emerging Markets?'. Financial Management. Summer, 5-31. Discipline based - refereed, Published, 06/2002.
  • Lins, K., & Henri Servaes. (1999). 'International Evidence on the Value of Corporate Diversification,'. The Journal of Finance. 54, 2215-2239. Discipline based - refereed, Published, 12/1999.