The Journal of Finance

Front Matter
pp. i-vi(1)

Back Matter
pp. vii-xi(1)

Bank Mergers and Crime: The Real and Social Effects of Credit Market Competition
pp. 495-538(44)
Authors: GARMAISE, MARK J.; MOSKOWITZ, TOBIAS J.

A Consumption-Based Explanation of Expected Stock Returns
pp. 539-580(42)
Author: YOGO, MOTOHIRO

Do the Fama–French Factors Proxy for Innovations in Predictive Variables?
pp. 581-612(32)
Author: PETKOVA, RALITSA

Risk, Reputation, and IPO Price Support
pp. 613-653(41)
Author: LEWELLEN, KATHARINA

Does Weak Governance Cause Weak Stock Returns? An Examination of Firm Operating Performance and Investors' Expectations
pp. 655-687(33)
Authors: CORE, JOHN E.; GUAY, WAYNE R.; RUSTICUS, TJOMME O.

Are Busy Boards Effective Monitors?
pp. 689-724(36)
Authors: FICH, ELIEZER M.; SHIVDASANI, ANIL

Does Investor Misvaluation Drive the Takeover Market?
pp. 725-762(38)
Authors: DONG, MING; HIRSHLEIFER, DAVID; RICHARDSON, SCOTT; TEOH, SIEW HONG

Offering versus Choice in 401(k) Plans: Equity Exposure and Number of Funds
pp. 763-801(39)
Authors: HUBERMAN, GUR; JIANG, WEI

The Entrepreneur's Choice between Private and Public Ownership
pp. 803-836(34)
Authors: BOOT, ARNOUD W. A.; GOPALAN, RADHAKRISHNAN; THAKOR, ANJAN V.

Market Valuation of Tax-Timing Options: Evidence from Capital Gains Distributions
pp. 837-865(29)
Authors: CHAY, J. B.; CHOI, DOSOUNG; PONTIFF, JEFFREY

Banks' Advantage in Hedging Liquidity Risk: Theory and Evidence from the Commercial Paper Market
pp. 867-892(26)
Authors: GATEV, EVAN; STRAHAN, PHILIP E.

Firm Value and Hedging: Evidence from U.S. Oil and Gas Producers
pp. 893-919(27)
Authors: JIN, YANBO; JORION, PHILIPPE

Pension Plan Funding and Stock Market Efficiency
pp. 921-956(36)
Authors: FRANZONI, FRANCESCO; MARÍN, JOSÉ M.

How Do Crises Spread? Evidence from Accessible and Inaccessible Stock Indices
pp. 957-1003(47)
Authors: BOYER, BRIAN H.; KUMAGAI, TOMOMI; YUAN, KATHY

MISCELLANEA
pp. 1005-1006(2)