Research

My work spans corporate finance and law: corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, executive behaviour, private equity and venture capital, and securities regulation.

Journal articles

The challenge of regulating 'misinformation' and 'disinformation'

M. Humphery-Jenner

Forthcoming, Australian Law Journal

Divestitures and CEO overconfidence

M. Humphery-Jenner, V. Nanda, S. Silveri and M. Sun

Journal of Corporate Finance, 2026, 101, 103066

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Accredited investor tests: How to balance, access, entrepreneurial funding, and investor protection?

M. Humphery-Jenner

Accounting and Finance, 2025

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Decoding the complexity: How financial reports have grown less readable, why it matters, and what we can do about it

M. Humphery-Jenner

Capital Markets Law Journal, 2025, 20(1), kmaf002

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Incentive Contracting in the Shadow of Litigation Risk: Evidence from Universal Demand Laws

M. Humphery-Jenner, E. Islam, V. Nanda and L. Rahma

Journal of Banking and Finance, 2025, 171, 107352

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Legislating Against Misinformation: Lessons from Australia's Misinformation Bill

M. Humphery-Jenner

Statute Law Review, 2024, 45(2), hmae023

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Of Fogs and Bogs: Does Litigation Risk Make Financial Reports Less Readable?

M. Humphery-Jenner, Y. Liu, V. Nanda, S. Silveri and M. Sun

Journal of Banking and Finance, 2024, 163, 107180

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Market dominance, R&D grant funding, and innovation outcomes

T. Hogan, M. Humphery-Jenner, T. Huong and R. Powell

R&D Management, 2022, 43(4), 768–796

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Powerful CEOs and Corporate Governance

M. Humphery-Jenner, E. Islam, L. Rahman and J.-A. Suchard

Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, 2022, 19(1), 135–188

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Cross-border Mergers and Acquisitions for Innovation

P.-H. Hsu, P. Huang, M. Humphery-Jenner and R. Powell

Journal of International Money and Finance, 2021, 112, 102320

Government Ownership and Venture Capital in China

J.-A. Suchard, M. Humphery-Jenner and J. Cao

Journal of Banking and Finance, 2021, 129, 106164

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Governance, Board Inattention, and the Appointment of Overconfident CEOs

S. Banerjee, L. Dai, M. Humphery-Jenner and V. Nanda

Journal of Banking and Finance, 2020, 113, 105733

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Practice makes Progress: Evidence from Divestitures

M. Humphery-Jenner, R. Powell and E. Zhang

Journal of Banking and Finance, 2019, 105, 1–19

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Does CEO Bias Escalate Repurchase Activity?

S. Banerjee, M. Humphery-Jenner and V. Nanda

Journal of Banking and Finance, 2018, 93, 105–126

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Executive Overconfidence and Securities Class Actions

S. Banerjee, M. Humphery-Jenner, V. Nanda and M. Tham

Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, 2018, 53(6), 2685–2719

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Underwriter relationships and shelf offerings

M. Humphery-Jenner, S. Karpavicius and J.-A. Suchard

Journal of Corporate Finance, 2018, 49, 283–307

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Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions: The Role of Private Equity Firms

M. Humphery-Jenner, Z. Sautner and J.-A. Suchard

Strategic Management Journal, 2017, 38(8), 1688–1700

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Directors' duties of care and the value of auditing

S. Banerjee and M. Humphery-Jenner

Finance Research Letters, 2016, 19, 1–14

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Executive Overconfidence and Compensation Structure

M. Humphery-Jenner, L. Lisic, V. Nanda and S. Silveri

Journal of Financial Economics, 2016, 119(3), 533–558

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Restraining Overconfident CEOs through Improved Governance: Evidence from the Sarbanes-Oxley Act

S. Banerjee, M. Humphery-Jenner and V. Nanda

Review of Financial Studies, 2015, 38(10), 2812–2858

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Barristers operating as corporations

M. L. Humphery-Jenner

Journal of Corporate Law Studies, 2014, 14, 277–286

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Firm Size, Sovereign Governance, and Value Creation: Evidence from the acquirer size effect

M. Humphery-Jenner and R. Powell

Journal of Corporate Finance, 2014, 26(1), 57–77

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Takeover defenses, innovation, and value creation: Evidence from acquisition decisions

M. Humphery-Jenner

Strategic Management Journal, 2014, 35(5), 668–690

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Diversification in Private Equity Funds: On Knowledge-Sharing, Risk-Aversion and Limited-Attention

M. Humphery-Jenner

Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, 2013, 48(5)

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Foreign VCs and venture success: Evidence from China

M. Humphery-Jenner and J. C. Suchard

Journal of Corporate Finance, 2013, 21(1), 16–35

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Foreign venture capitalists and the internationalization of entrepreneurial companies: Evidence from China

M. Humphery-Jenner and J. C. Suchard

Journal of International Business Studies, 2013, 44(6), 607–621

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Stock return volatility, operating performance and stock returns: International evidence on drivers of the 'low volatility' anomaly

T. Dutt and M. Humphery-Jenner

Journal of Banking and Finance, 2013, 37(3), 999–1017

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Strong financial laws without strong enforcement: Is good law always better than no law?

M. Humphery-Jenner

Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, 2013, 10(2), 288–324

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Balanced Budget Rules and Expenditure Limits: Lessons from the US and Australia and Implications for the EU

M. Humphery-Jenner

German Law Journal, 2012, 13, 607–636

Does deference promote principled interpretations of statutes?

M. Humphery-Jenner

Legisprudence, 2012, 6, 99–131

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Internal and external discipline following securities class actions

M. Humphery-Jenner

Journal of Financial Intermediation, 2012, 21(1), 151–179

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Private Equity Fund Size, Investment Size, and Value Creation

M. Humphery-Jenner

Review of Finance, 2012, 16(3), 799–835

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Stimulating Venture Activity through Government Investment in Venture Funds

M. Humphery-Jenner

European Business Organization Law Review, 2012, 13, 103–124

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The Desirability of 'Weak' Form Legal Harmonization: Perspectives from Statutory Interpretation and Legal Coherence

M. Humphery-Jenner

German Law Journal, 2012, 13, 807–828

The Governance and Performance of Chinese Companies Listed Abroad: An Analysis of China's Merits Review Approach to Overseas Listings

M. Humphery-Jenner

Journal of Corporate Law Studies, 2012, 12, 333–365

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The impact of the EU takeover directive on takeover performance and empire building

M. Humphery-Jenner

Journal of Corporate Finance, 2012, 18(2), 254–272

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The Sources of Value Destruction in Acquisitions by Entrenched Managers

J. Harford, M. Humphery-Jenner and R. G. Powell

Journal of Financial Economics, 2012, 106(2), 247–261

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Firm size, takeover profitability, and the effectiveness of the market for corporate control: Does the absence of anti-takeover provisions make a difference?

M. Humphery-Jenner and R. G. Powell

Journal of Corporate Finance, 2011, 17(3), 418–437

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Optimal VWAP trading under noisy conditions

M. Humphery-Jenner

Journal of Banking and Finance, 2011, 35(9), 2319–2329

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Securities Fraud Compensation: A Legislative Scheme Drawing on China, the US, and the UK

M. Humphery-Jenner

Legal Issues of Economic Integration, 2011, 38, 143–162

Should Common Law Doctrines Dynamically Guide the Interpretation of Statutes?

M. Humphery-Jenner

Legisprudence: International Journal for the Study of Legislation, 2009, 3, 171–189

When Does 'Fraud on the Market' Induce a Right to Damages?

M. Humphery

Monash University Law Review, 2009, 35, 422–445

Book chapters

The evolution of China's venture capital and private equity markets

M. Humphery-Jenner and J.-A. Suchard

In Research Handbook on the Structure of Private Equity and Venture Capital, B. Broughman and E. de Fontenay (eds), Edward Elgar, 2026

Diversification in Private Equity

M. Humphery-Jenner

In Palgrave Encyclopedia of Private Equity, D. Cumming and B. Hammer (eds), 2023

Do Directors Have a Duty to Consider Social and Environmental Impact?

M. Humphery-Jenner

In Climate Change and Climate Finance: Current Experience and Future Directions, F. Moshirian and C.-Y. Park (eds), Asian Development Bank, 2023

Private Equity and Venture Capital Markets in Asia

M. Humphery-Jenner and J.-A. Suchard

In Palgrave Encyclopedia of Private Equity, D. Cumming and B. Hammer (eds), 2023

Tired of shrinking pay? The real drain on Australians' productivity is falling wages

M. Humphery-Jenner

In 2023: A Year of Consequence, J. Bergman (ed.), 2023

What Should Investors Do about Environmental, Social, and Governance?

S. Banerjee, M. Humphery-Jenner and V. Nanda

In Climate Change and Climate Finance: Current Experience and Future Directions, F. Moshirian and C.-Y. Park (eds), Asian Development Bank, 2023

Trading Costs and Execution Strategies in Emerging Markets

M. Humphery-Jenner and E. Wu

In Market Microstructure in Emerging and Developed Markets: Price Discovery, Information Flows, and Transaction Costs, H. K. Baker and H. Kiymaz (eds), John Wiley & Sons, 425–443, 2013

Books

Econometrics and Empirical Analysis

M. Humphery-Jenner

Book, 2026

Regression Handbook: Introduction to Regression Analysis and Econometrics

M. Humphery-Jenner

Book, 2021

Venture Capital and Private Equity

M. Humphery-Jenner

Book, 2021

Valuation Guide: Business and investment valuation handbook

M. Humphery-Jenner

Book, 2018