This study investigates the effect of corporate governance reforms protecting minority shareholders on the firm value measured by Tobin’s Q. Using the difference-in-differences estimation and a large international sample from 65 countries for the period 2005-2018, the results show that the...

Using a comprehensive international sample of 18,932 firms across 40 countries, we find that cross-country variations in ownership concentration are attributable to differences in firm sizes. Ownership concentration in large firms differs strikingly between countries. For example, large U.S....

This paper investigates the impact of global financial crisis (GFC; 2007-10) on financial and non-financial performance of FTSE350 UK firms. This study tests the relationships among GFC, firm financial performance and environmental, social and governance (ESG; for non-financial performance) and...

Globalization, deregulation, and European Union accession talks triggered a merger wave in Turkish banking. We investigate how this massive restructuring shaped the ownership structure, returns, and risk of target banks. Before the merger wave, 75 percent of target banks were part of a...