This paper investigates the relationship between firm performance and corporate governancein China. Firm performance is measured by Tobin's Q, while corporate governance is determinedbased on ownership structure and concentration. Prior research, in both China and elsewhere,indicates that...

This study examines stock market contagion from the United States to the markets of the GCC countries during the period 2007-08. These countries (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates) were also experiencing accelerating debt levels, overheated real estate...