Cheng, Mengyao; Gallimberti, Carlo Maria; Lee, Lian Fen; … - 2022
,000 unrelated firms across 40 countries. These firms have no direct economic ties with the U.S. fraud firm whether at the firm …, industry or country level. Yet, the stock price of unrelated firms decreases around the fraud events, particularly if the firms …-level characteristics shape investor reactions worldwide, we find that similarities in accounting and auditing standards to the U.S., social …