Manju Puri

Scholarly edition · September 1, 2017 We provide new evidence that the subjective "look of competence" rather than beauty is important for CEO selection and compensation. Our experiments, studying the facial traits of CEOs using nearly 2,000 subjects, link facial characteristics to both CEO co ... Full text Cite

Does financing spur small business productivity? Evidence from a natural experiment

Scholarly edition · June 1, 2015 We analyze how increased access to financing affects firm total factor productivity (TFP) by exploiting a natural experiment following interstate banking deregulations that increased access to bank financing. We find that firms' TFP increases after their s ... Full text Cite

Capital allocation and delegation of decision-making authority within firms

Scholarly edition · March 1, 2015 We use a unique data set that contains information on more than 1,000 Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) and Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) around the world to investigate the degree to which executives delegate financial decisions and the circumstances that ... Full text Cite

A Survey of Venture Capital Research

Scholarly edition · January 1, 2013 This survey reviews the growing body of academic work on venture capital. It lays out the major data sources used. It examines the work on venture capital investments in companies, looking at issues of selection, contracting, post-investment services, and ... Full text Cite