Binding foreign ownership limits fragment stock trading in Thailand into distinct markets for locals and foreigners. Foreigners (locals) who buy on the local (foreign) board lose dividends and voting rights (pay a price premium). We observe a surprising amount of cross-market activity among...

We examine market responses to earnings announcements in Singapore and Thailand, where shares restricted to local investors trade alongside otherwise identical shares available to foreigners. Our evidence is consistent with foreigners having superior information processing ability, rather than...

We examine stock market behavior around earnings announcements in three countries with different degrees of government involvement with corporations. We find evidence consistent with insider trading in shares of politically connected Indonesian companies. We find little comparable evidence for...