We examine the impact of information asymmetry on a firm's capital structure decisions with a unique information rating scheme that draws from 114 measures over five dimensions of information disclosures on each firm from 2006 to 2012. We found that a firm with high (low) information rating is...

We examine the impact of information asymmetry on a firm's capital structure decisions with a unique information rating scheme that draws from 114 measures over five dimensions of information disclosures on each firm from 2006 to 2012. We find that a firm with high (low) information rating is...

This study examines how heterogeneous institutional ownership affects stock price delay. Our result shows higher total institutional ownership and the number of institutions reduce price delay. We further classify institution types from stock's perspective (top 5 and year-long) and institution's...

We examine the relationship between portfolio risk and equity returns over different investment horizons of institutional investors. Compared to long-term institutions, portfolios held by short-term institutions exhibit higher factor loadings in market, size, and momentum. In particular, they...

Based on the macro-financial risk framework of Gray et al. (2006) that links the balance sheets of the financial sector and public sector together through government guarantees, we propose an indicator, sovereign distance-to-default (SDD), for implementing the countercyclical capital buffer...

We empirically compare the reliability of the dividend (DIV) model, the residual income valuation (CT, GLS) model, and the abnormal earnings growth (OJ) model. We find that valuation estimates from the OJ model are generally more reliable than those from the other three models, because the...

Research Question/Issue: La Porta et al. (2000) examine the impact of corporate governance on dividend policies by testing two hypotheses, the outcome hypothesis and the substitution hypothesis. The former argues that firms with better governance may pay higher dividends to mitigate agency...

Using the information rating consisting of disclosure items from five dimensions – regulatory compliance, timeliness, financial forecast, annual report, and corporate website, we examine how a firm's disclosure quality influences its stock's price efficiency and expected return in Taiwan stock...