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We specify a pre-registered protocol for For a pre-specified panel of large US employers that announced explicit return-to-office mandates, did voluntary turnover (as measured by LinkedIn Economic Graph-based tenure-end indicators) rise in the 6-month post-announcement window relative to a 12-month pre-announcement baseline, controlling for sector trends? using LinkedIn Economic Graph (public research partnership releases), Revelio Labs public workforce data summaries, press announcements catalogued in a released CSV; BLS JOLTS public series for sector baselines.

We specify a pre-registered protocol for After SEC Rule 606(a) disclosure standardisation, did cross-broker dispersion in measured price improvement per 100-share marketable order decline, relative to the pre-standardisation baseline? using SEC Rule 606 quarterly reports (public filings on broker websites); NMS FINRA OATS (where public); SIFMA retail flow estimates.

We specify a pre-registered protocol for Did the NYSE/Nasdaq change in MOC imbalance disclosure timing reduce measured temporary price impact at the close on Russell-2000 rebalance days, relative to non-rebalance days? using NYSE Imbalance Feed (subscription) OR the public end-of-day closing auction prints from NYSE/Nasdaq TAQ; Russell rebalance list (public annual release from FTSE Russell); CRSP for market caps.

We specify a pre-registered protocol for For mid-cap stocks that were in Test Group 1/2/3 of the SEC Tick Size Pilot, did the spread differentials observed during the program partially persist in the 18 months following the program's termination, relative to control stocks? using SEC Tick Size Pilot data files (public release on SEC website); NYSE Daily TAQ; CRSP for mid-cap classification; pilot enrollment list is publicly archived.

We specify a pre-registered protocol for Did the introduction of the IEX-style speed bump on a mid-size US exchange reduce the rate of detectable latency-arbitrage round-trip patterns relative to matched control venues, in the 60 trading days surrounding the activation date? using NYSE Daily TAQ quote-level (WRDS); SEC Rule 605/606 public disclosures; MIAX/IEX historical press releases documenting activation dates.

We specify a pre-registered protocol for Did the discrete maker-taker fee inversion events documented on NYSE Arca produce a statistically significant change in intraday small-lot quoted-spread variance for affected symbols, relative to a matched control set on a non-Arca venue? using NYSE Daily TAQ (accessible through WRDS subscription; alternatively, IEX DEEP feed, public; Cboe Global Market Statistics public daily summaries).