In this paper, we examine the relation between government ownership and stock price informativeness around the world. Using a sample of privatized firms from 41 countries between 1983 and 2007, we find strong and robust evidence that state ownership is associated with lower firm-level stock...

The paper establishes if dividend policy is a trustworthy indicator for the investors to predict a company's future growth in value to maximize their returns on their portfolios. The analysis technique used is cross-sectional regression analysis since the research focuses on various companies...

We examine the effects of corporate lawsuits in China and find that litigation announcements depress the stock prices of both defendant and plaintiff firms. Financially distressed defendants suffer lower stock returns. We find that politically connected defendants are favored in the judicial...