Brian Smith, Wilfrid Laurier University

Research

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Latest funding

The curious role of short selling in IPOs
SSHRC · 2009 · Co-investigator
$60,250
Is executive compensation excessive: an investigation of dual class companies and income trusts
SSHRC · 2007 · Principal investigator
$52,000
Insider Trading Database
ONTARIO · 2007 · Principal investigator
$45,172

All 8 grants and awards

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The curious role of short selling in IPOs

Co-investigatorSSHRC2009Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Tang, Ning

Keywords: initial public offerings; underpricing; aftermarket trading; short sales; short interest; price discovery

$60,250

Is executive compensation excessive: an investigation of dual class companies and income trusts

Principal investigatorSSHRC2007Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Smith, Brian F.

Keywords: executive compensation; dual class shares; family ownership; income trust

$52,000

Insider Trading Database

Principal investigatorONTARIO2007Ontario Research Fund - Research Infrastructure: Small Infrastructure Fund - Round 008 - 2006 - Oct

Principal investigators: Smith, Brian

$45,172

Insider trading in Canada

Co-investigatorSSHRC2007Research Grants - Management, Business and Finance

Principal investigators: McNally, William J.

Keywords: insider trading; information; liquidity

$100,910

Insider Trading Database

Principal investigatorCFI2006John R. Evans Leaders Fund: John R. Evans Leaders Fund – Funding for research infrastructure

Principal investigators: Smith, Brian

Keywords: insider trading, market efficiency, corporate governance, market microstructure

$45,172

The value of concentrated corporate ownership and control

Co-investigatorSSHRC2002Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Amoako-Adu, Ben

Keywords: concentrated ownership; control

$51,228

Tests of the underevaluation hypothesis and market microstructure effects: evidence from Canadian stock repurchases

Principal investigatorSSHRC2001Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Smith, Brian

Keywords: stock repurchase; market microstructure

$84,332

Dual class capitalization and capital structure effects

Co-investigatorSSHRC1997Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Amoako-Adu, Ben

Keywords: Dual class; equity capitalization; capital structure; restricted shares

$17,149

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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