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Which Aspects of Corporate Governance Do and Do Not Matter in Emerging Markets

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  • Black, Bernard
  • de Carvalho, Antonio Gledson
  • Khanna, Vikramaditya
  • Kim, Woochan
  • Yurtoglu, Burcin

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Well-constructed, country-specific “corporate governance indices†can predict higher firm values in emerging markets. However, there is little credible research on which aspects of governance drive that overall relationship. We study that question across four major emerging markets (Brazil, India, Korea, and Turkey). We build overall country-specific governance indices, comprised of indices for disclosure, board structure, ownership structure, shareholder rights, board procedure, and control of related party transactions. Disclosure (especially financial disclosure) predicts higher market value across all four countries. Board structure (principally board independence) has a positive coefficient in all countries and is significant in two countries. The other indices do not predict firm value. These results suggest that regulators and investors, in assessing governance, and firm managers, in responding to investor pressure for better governance, would do well to focus on disclosure and board structure.

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  • Black, Bernard & de Carvalho, Antonio Gledson & Khanna, Vikramaditya & Kim, Woochan & Yurtoglu, Burcin, 2020. "Which Aspects of Corporate Governance Do and Do Not Matter in Emerging Markets," Journal of Law, Finance, and Accounting, now publishers, vol. 5(1), pages 137-177, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:now:jnllfa:108.00000043
    DOI: 10.1561/108.00000043
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    1. Ararat, Melsa & Claessens, Stijn & Yurtoglu, B. Burcin, 2021. "Corporate governance in emerging markets: A selective review and an agenda for future research," Emerging Markets Review, Elsevier, vol. 48(C).
    2. de Carvalho, Antonio Gledson & Dal'Bó, Filipe & Sampaio, Joelson, 2021. "Determinants of corporate governance practices in Brazil," Emerging Markets Review, Elsevier, vol. 48(C).
    3. Samya Tahir & Mian Sajid Nazir & Muhammad Ali Jibran Qamar & M. Martin Boyer, 2022. "Ineffective implementation of corporate governance? A call for greater transparency to reduce agency cost," Managerial and Decision Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 43(5), pages 1528-1547, July.
    4. Chakravarty, Sugato & Hegde, Prasad, 2022. "Firm size and the effectiveness of busy boards in an emerging economy," Global Finance Journal, Elsevier, vol. 53(C).

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    Keywords

    Brazil; Korea; India; Turkey; corporate governance; boards of directors; disclosure; shareholder rights;
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    JEL classification:

    • G18 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Government Policy and Regulation
    • G30 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - General
    • G34 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Mergers; Acquisitions; Restructuring; Corporate Governance
    • G39 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Other
    • K22 - Law and Economics - - Regulation and Business Law - - - Business and Securities Law
    • K29 - Law and Economics - - Regulation and Business Law - - - Other

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