This study presents the evolution of the quality of corporate governance practices of listed Brazilian companies from 2004 to 2013 by means of a broad corporate governance index (CGI). Results indicate that the quality of corporate governance practices improved, notably after the creation of...

This article investigates bid updating and subject learning in experimental initial public offers (IPO) of stock pricing methods. A clock auction stands for the "Dutch auction". A sealed-bid uniform price auction represents "book building". A two-stage "book building" emulation represents a...

A preliminary court injunction based on alleged personal security risks to managers and directors gave Brazilian public companies the option of non-compliance with the most sensitive part of newly mandated compensation disclosure rules. We find, however, no association between state-level crime...

This paper analyzes the evolution and the determinants of firm-level corporate governance practices in Brazil from 1998 to 2004 using a broad corporate governance index. A key contribution is to examine the voluntary adoption of corporate governance guidelines under an almost quot;no listing...

This study examines what kinds of events cause large shifts in the volatility of emerging stock markets. We first determine when large changes in the volatility of emerging stock market returns occur and then examine global and local events (social, political, and economic) during the periods of...

The paper analyzes the structure of ownership and control of public Brazilian companies using data from 325 companies listed at the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange. We show a high degree of ownership concentration. The biggest shareholder has, on average, 41% of the equity capital, while the five...

The main purpose of this study is to examine the impact of the listing of ADRs on the risk and return of the underlying Brazilian stocks. The data consists of seven Brazilian public corporations that listed ADRs in a US stock exchange or had ADRs trading in the US OTC market in the 1990-96...

One of the main reasons that investment advisors recommend international investments is that foreign stocks are not highly correlated with U.S. stocks. As world economies become increasingly interrelated, it may become more difficult for investors to achieve effective diversification. This...

'Investor Protection and Corporate Governance' analyzes the impact of corporate governance on firm performance and valuation. Using unique datasets gathered at the firm-level--the first such data in the region--and results from a homogeneous corporate governance questionnaire, the book examines...