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Nothing New in the (North) East? Interpreting the Rhetoric and Reality of Japanese Corporate Governance
Nottage, Luke - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2006
As Japan emerges from a lost decade of economic stagnation, attention is also focusing on its corporate governance …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009365037
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Reforming Japan's Capital Markets
Osaki, Sadakazu - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2005
The Japanese version of the Big Bang announced in November 1996 was a major plan to drastically reform the financial … and capital markets in Japan through significant revisions to laws such as the Securities and Exchange Law. The Japanese … of securities. Reform of the financial structure -- the goal of Big Bang -- has not made notable progress, an example …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009365416
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Financial Regulatory Harmonization in East Asia : Balancing Domestic and International Pressures for Corporate Governance Reforms
Carney, Richard W. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2011
Is the harmonization of financial regulatory regimes possible in East Asia? Focusing on corporate governance, which many see as a critical part of the 1997 Asian financial crisis, and which is also seen as unresponsive to calls for change, this paper argues that such harmonization is possible,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009653146
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Financial Regulatory Harmonization in East Asia : Balancing Domestic and International Pressures for Corporate Governance Reforms
Carney, Richard W. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2011
Is the harmonization of financial regulatory regimes possible in East Asia? Focusing on corporate governance, which many see as a critical part of the 1997 Asian financial crisis, and which is also seen as unresponsive to calls for change, this paper argues that such harmonization is possible,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009653193
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Financial Regulatory Harmonization in East Asia : Balancing Domestic and International Pressures for Corporate Governance Reforms
Carney, Richard W. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2011
Is the harmonization of financial regulatory regimes possible in East Asia? Focusing on corporate governance, which many see as a critical part of the 1997 Asian financial crisis, and which is also seen as unresponsive to calls for change, this paper argues that such harmonization is possible,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009653214
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Corporate Governance Changes in Pakistan’s Banking Sector : Is There a Performance Effect?
Burki, Abid A.; Ahmad, Shabbir - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2007
In this paper we explore the role of the static, selection and dynamic corporate governance changes on performance of commercial banks. We use stochastic cost frontier and panel data methods for an unbalanced panel data of Pakistani banks from 1991 to 2005. We find overall bank cost inefficiency...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363274
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The Relationship between Corporate Governance Indicators and Firm Value : A Case Study of Karachi Stock Exchange
Javed, Attiya Y.; Iqbal, Robina - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2007
We investigated whether differences in quality of firm-level corporate governance can explain the firm-level performance in a cross-section of companies listed at Karachi Stock Exchange. Therefore, we analysed the relationship between firm-level value as measured by Tobins Q and total Corporate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363281
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Corporate Governance for Banks in Pakistan : Recent Developments and Regional Comparisons
Khalid, Ahmed M.; Hanif, Muhammad N. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2005
The emerging economies in the South Asian region have embarked on a bold reform process to develop the banking sector …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363283
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Corporate Governance, Business Group Affiliation, and Firm Performance : Descriptive Evidence from Pakistan
Ghani, Waqar I.; Ashraf, Junaid - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2005
This study examines business groups and their impact on corporate governance in Pakistan. We use non-financial firms listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange of Pakistan for 1998-2002 periods in order to select group and non-group samples. Our analysis find that group firms have higher...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363288
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Corporate Governance in Pakistan : Corporate Valuation, Ownership and Financing
Javid, Attiya Y.; Iqbal, Robina - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
In this study the relationship between corporate governance and corporate valuation, ownership structure and need of external financing for the Karachi Stock Market is examined for the period 2003 to 2008. To measure the firm- level governance a rating system is used to evaluate the stringency...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363300