Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of private benefits of control on minority shareholders. Design/methodology/approach: A theoretical model is established. The empirical analysis includes hand-collected data from a wide range of data sources. OLS and 2SLS regression...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of private benefits of control on minority shareholders. Design/methodology/approach: A theoretical model is established. The empirical analysis includes hand-collected data from a wide range of data sources. OLS and 2SLS regression...

Purpose: This study aims to analyse the effects of China’s information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure investment on economic growth. Design/methodology/approach: Using a panel data set of China’s 30 regions during 2010–2015, this study uses the generalized method of...

Purpose: From January 2021, the potential flow of Chinese household non-mortgage loans, including business loans and short-term consumption loans to the residential real estate market, has attracted the attention of the regulatory authorities. This study aims to examine the effects of household...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate Chinese stock market reaction to the announcements of dividend reductions and omissions. Design/methodology/approach: The data sets cover the period from 1990 to 2009. A rolling portfolio approach is performed and the Fama–French...