This paper examines the effect of corporate governance and stock liquidity on corporate payout policy in the context of the split-share structure reform initiated in 2005 in China. In this reform, non-tradable shares were converted into tradable shares compulsorily. The reform removed a...

The Chinese market is characterized by state-controlled and closely held firms as well as significant differences in economic development and legal structures at the provincial level and corporate regulations that require firms seeking external financing to show a history of dividend payment....

Do investors with concentrated shareholding infringe on the value of more-fragmented shareholders ("parasites") or facilitate the growth of firm value for all shareholders ("paragons")? In a major ownership reform of Chinese listed firms, we obtain evidence which suggests that larger minority...

This paper examines the effect of corporate governance and stock liquidity on corporate payout policy in the context of the split-share structure reform initiated in 2005 in China. In this reform, non-tradable shares were converted into tradable shares compulsorily. The reform removed a...

We investigate the informational roles of foreign ownership in local credit rating agencies (CRAs) in the Chinese onshore debt market, which was the world's largest emerging debt market from 2008 to 2017. We find a robust negative relationship between the bond offering yield and foreign...