We examine how ownership concentration and the separation of ownership and control affect market liquidity in France. We find that firms with a large insider blockholder exhibit significantly lower liquidity. Different methods of concentrating control affect liquidity in different ways. Pyramid...

Le capitalisme financier est entré dans une crise profonde en 2007. Cette crise, d'abord bancaire et localisée dans le marché du crédit immobilier américain, est rapidement devenu mondiale,financière et réelle. Elle a remis en cause la forte croissance dont bénéficiait l'économie...

L e capitalisme financier est entré dans une crise profonde en 2007. Cette crise, d’abord bancaire et localisée dans le marché du crédit immobilier américain, est rapidement devenue mondiale, financière et réelle. Elle a remis en cause la forte croissance dont bénéficiait...

Open market share repurchases are strictly regulated to prevent companies from profiting from insider information. We examine compliance with these rules in France, where the mandatory disclosure of share repurchases provides detailed information on repurchases actually undertaken. Using a...

We study, in the framework of Back [Rev. Financial Stud. 5(3), 387–409 (1992)], an equilibrium model for the pricing of a defaultable zero coupon bond issued by a firm. The market consists of a risk-neutral informed agent, noise traders, and a market maker who sets the price using the total...

This paper analyzes the interactions between vertical integration and (wholesale) spot, forward and retail markets in risk management. We develop an equilibrium model that fits electricity markets well. We point out that vertical integration and forward hedging are two separate levers for demand...

The main objective of the paper is to show how resources, both inside and outside the firm, are combined together in the context of brand alliances. Indeed strategic assets in alliances are mobilized by actors in complex forms of organization in order to reach certain strategic objectives. Brand...

This paper examines the impact of corporate governance on the performance of 450 privatized firms in Vietnam. To study the effect of changes in management and the role of state ownership on the performance of privatized firms, we utilize a panel of 450 Vietnamese firms privatized over the...