Communist party control and stock price crash risk: Evidence from China

被引:45
作者
Li, Xiaorong [1 ]
Chan, Kam C. [2 ]
机构
[1] Cent Univ Finance & Econ, Sch Publ Finance, Beijing, Peoples R China
[2] Western Kentucky Univ, Gordon Ford Coll Business, Bowling Green, KY 42101 USA
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
Communist party control; Crash risk; Information; External monitoring; PERFORMANCE; FIRMS;
D O I
10.1016/j.econlet.2016.01.018
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
We examine Communist Party of China (CPC) control on a firm's crash risk. Our findings suggest that having a CPC committee member serves as a director can lower a firm's crash risk. Other forms of control do not lower such a risk. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页数:3
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