State-controlled listed companies have always dominated Chinese stock markets. As a result of the rampant scandals related to them, there have been voluminous academic efforts to explore their corporate governance, underpinned by agency costs. However, these studies have yet to examine the...

Using a sample of China's listed firms during 2007-2009, we examine the effect of internal and external corporate governance mechanisms on collateral requirements of bank loans. We find that governance of foreign shareholders, other large shareholders and the two-tier boards affect collateral...

This paper examines the effect of ownership structure on collateral requirements using the sample of China's listed firms from 2007 to 2009. We find that compared to privately controlled companies, state-controlled companies have lower collateral requirements, and such difference is more...

This paper investigates pay dispersion and its effects on firm performance in China's listed firms. Due to weak investor protection and an inefficient legal system, China is expected to have a lower level of corporate governance. In this weak institutional environment, we argue that awarding...