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Using a sample of 595 firms listed in the capital markets of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru for the period of 2000–2015, we confirm prior literature by showing that when power distribution among several large shareholders (contestability) increases, firms’ financial...
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Using the firms' directors who have a background in politics as a measure of political connections, we analyze the relationship between political ties and dividend policy in a sample of listed Spanish firms. We find that political connections are positively related with cash dividends. This...
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This paper analyzes the relationship between ownership structure (shareholders' stake and identity) and corporate risk taking for a sample of companies from 21 OECD countries for the period 2000-2008. Our main contribution is considering simultaneously the effect of growth opportunities and the...
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