Generally, information provision and certification have been identified as the major economic functions of rating agencies. This paper analyzes whether the watchlistʺ (rating review) Instrument has extended the agencies' role towards a monitoring position, as proposed by Boot, Milbourn, and...

This paper examines how personal taxes affect the pricing of stocks that are simultaneously listed and traded on multiple exchanges around the globe and what role cross-country arbitrage plays in the dissipation of any such effect. Specifically, we study how an unexpected reduction in U.S....

This paper tests whether foreign equity exchange listings are associated with permanent valuation gains and examines how market and firm characteristics influence any valuation effects. Using a sample of 1256 listings placed in 24 countries, we find that much of the valuations gains to overseas...