Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to perform an exploratory study of depositary receipts (DRs). In addition to the geographical analysis it tests several hypothesis linked to various DRs’ issues. Design/methodology/approach – Using the publicly available The Bank of New York’s (now...

Extant research has also documented the relatively inferior legal and political environment for governance that obtains in several emerging market countries. When firms from emerging markets cross-list their equity in major international markets they have to mandatorily improve their disclosure...

This article questions the validity of regression models when high correlations exist between independent variables and presents the application of VAR as an alternative technique through the comparison of two groups of selected stocks that represent components of Dow Jones and S&P 500 indices,...

Claessens, Djankov, and Lang (2000) show that corporate control is substantially enhanced by using pyramid structures and cross-holdings by firms in nine East Asian countries. Claessens, Djankov, Fan, and Lang (1999) (CDFL) provide empirical evidence regarding expropriation arising from the...

This study examines Japanese restructuring agendas from a corporate governance perspective. The initial analysis of bank-based and market-based systems sets the cornerstone for system convergence, followed by the discussion on bad-debt problems, managerial group entrenchments, unclear monitoring...

This article questions the validity of regression models when high correlations exist between independent variables and presents the application of VAR as an alternative technique through the comparison of two groups of selected stocks that represent components of Dow Jones and S&P 500 indices,...

A Guide to the World Bank by Stephen McGroarty. The World Bank, 2007. 247pp. ISBN: 0-82136-694-7

A Guide to the World Bank by Stephen McGroarty. The World Bank, 2007. 247pp. ISBN: 0-82136-694-7

We examine the nature, extent and possible causes of bank contagion in a high frequency setting. Looking at six major European banks in the summer and autumn of 2008, we model the lower coexceedances of these banks returns. We find that market microstructure, volatility (measured by range based...