It is well-known that government plays an important role in the business activities of Chinese firms. Less certain is the effect this influence has on the wealth of those firms’ shareholders. We contribute to the literature by analyzing stock market reactions to announcements by Chinese firms...

This paper connects three subjects related to international financial markets -- (i) information asymmetry, (ii) market segmentation, and (iii) cross-listings -- and highlights their implication for event study methodology. When firms list equities on more than one exchange, and the exchanges...

It is well-known that government plays an important role in the business activities of Chinese firms. Less certain is the effect this influence has on the wealth of those firms’ shareholders. We contribute to the literature by analyzing stock market reactions to announcements by Chinese firms...