We study the association between environmental, social, and governance (ESG) government risk management and firm-level IPO underpricing between 2008 and 2018. Examining 7,446 IPOs issued in 36 countries, we find that IPO underpricing tends to be lower in countries with higher ESG Government...

This paper investigates what predicts corporate governance in emerging markets. Specifically, we examine what predicts governance changes and the level of governance itself. To conduct this study, we utilize a unique data set from AllianceBernstein that consists of monthly firm-level corporate...