Research

Published Articles

1. Peer Financial Reports and Cash Policy (with F. Urzúa).
   • European Accounting Review, 2025.
   • Publisher. Pre-print.
   • Featured by BSE Focus and ARC Blog.

2. More than Money: Political Participation by Elite Business Families (with P. Duran and M. Carney).
   • Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 2024.
   • Publisher. Pre-print.
   • Featured by BSE, Promarket, FamilyBusiness.org and Diario Financiero.
   • Awarded 2023-24 Schulze Publication Award in the Reseach Insights category (FamilyBusiness.org).

3. Mandatory Financial Disclosure and the M&A Activity (with F. Urzua, C. Peter, and P. Volpin).
   • The Review of Financial Studies, 2023.
   • Publisher. Pre-print. Internet Appendix.
   • Policy Impact: Our findings on the role of transparency thresholds for M&As were incorporated into the discussion of IFRS 3 “Business Combinations” by the UK Endorsement Board and analyzed in an IASB Meeting.

4. Inheritance tax, Shareholder Protection, and the market value of Family Firms (with M. Braun, M. Carney, P. Duran, and J. Riutort).
   • Global Strategy Journal, 2021.
   • Publisher.
   • Finalist Best Paper Award AIB LAT 2018.

5. When More Is Better: Multifamily Firms and Firm Performance (with P. Duran).
   • Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 2020.
   • Publisher.

Other Publications

1. Inheritance Law.
   • Encyclopedia of Family Business. Book Chapter, 2024.
   • Publisher. Pre-print.
2. The prevalence of Private Family Firms in Europe.
   • Dauphine PSL, Family Business and Long-Term Investment Chair. White Paper, 2025.
   • Publisher.

Working Paper

1. Dynamic Contracting and Corporate Tax Evasion (with Juan Imbet and Vincent Tena).
   • Pre-print.
2. Private Firms and Offshore Finance: the Real Effects of Data Leaks (with Juan Imbet).
   • Pre-print.
3. Industry Information and The Market for Top Executives (with Francisco Urzúa and Paolo Volpin).
   • Pre-print.

Work in Progress

1. Competitive Executive Compensation with Profitability Shocks (with Gilles Chemla, Juan Imbet, Vincent Tena).
2. The Impact of Political Nationalism on Corporate Governance (with Caspar Peter).
3. Spillovers of Mandatory Female Board Quotas: Female Top Executive Appointments (with Sonia Falconieri, Francisco Urzúa, and Paolo Volpin).
4. Moral Norms and the Economic Organization of the Firm (with Benito Arruñada and Lucas Lopez).