In this study we analyze the effect of information asymmetry on corporate cash holdings. Using various measures of information asymmetry, we show that companies that operate in higher information asymmetry environments have smaller cash holdings. We continue to find a negative relation between...

We investigate the role of a country's position as a tax haven and its level of corruption in information asymmetry for non-US stocks listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Our results indicate that non-US stocks from countries with more pronounced attributes of tax havens and more corruption...