Publications

by members of

Faculty of Business Administration
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Shatin, Hong Kong

Working papers

2009

1. Michael Firth & T. Y. Leung & Oliver M. Rui, 2009. "Insider Trading in Hong Kong: Tests of Stock Returns and Trading Frequency," Working Papers 042009, Hong Kong Institute for Monetary Research. [Downloadable!]

2008

1. Michael Firth & T. Y. Leung & Oliver M. Rui, 2008. "Double Signals or Single Signal? An Investigation of Insider Trading Around Share Repurchases," Working Papers 222008, Hong Kong Institute for Monetary Research. [Downloadable!]

2002

1. Claessens, Stijn & Fan, Joseph P.H. & Lang, Larry, 2002. "The Benefits and Costs of Group Affiliation: Evidence from East Asia," CEPR Discussion Papers 3364, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

2001

1. Claessens, Stijn & Djankov, Simeon & Fan, Joseph P.H. & Lang, Larry H.P., 2001. "The Benefits and Costs of Internal Markets: Evidence from Asia's Financial Crisis," CEI Working Paper Series 2001-15, Center for Economic Institutions, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University. [Downloadable!]

2000

1. Claessens, Stijn & Djankov^, Simeon & Fan, Joseph P.H. & Lang, Larry H.P., 2000. "Expropriation of Minority Shareholders in East Asia," CEI Working Paper Series 2000-4, Center for Economic Institutions, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University. [Downloadable!]

1999

1. Claessens, Stijn & Djankov, Simeon & Joseph P. H. Fan & Lang, Larry H. P., 1999. "Expropriation of minority shareholders : evidence from East Asia," Policy Research Working Paper Series 2088, The World Bank. [Downloadable!]
2. Claessens, Stijn & Djankov, Simeon & Joseph P. H. Fan & Lang, Larry H. P., 1999. "Corporate diversification in East Asia : the role of ultimate ownership and group affiliation," Policy Research Working Paper Series 2089, The World Bank. [Downloadable!]
3. Claessens, S. & Djankov, S. & Lang, L.H.P., 1999. "East Asian Corporations. Heroes or Villains?," World Bank - Discussion Papers 409, World Bank.
4. Claessens, Constantijn A. & Djankov, Simeon & Lang, Larry H. P., 1999. "Who controls East Asian corporations ?," Policy Research Working Paper Series 2054, The World Bank. [Downloadable!]

1998

1. Claessens, Constantijn A. & Djankov, Simeon & Joseph P. H. Fan & Lang, Larry H. P., 1998. "Diversification and efficiency of investment by East Asian corporations," Policy Research Working Paper Series 2033, The World Bank. [Downloadable!]
2. Claessens, Stijn & Djankov, Simeon & Lang, Larry, 1998. "Corporate growth, financing, and risks in the decade before East Asia's financial crisis," Policy Research Working Paper Series 2017, The World Bank. [Downloadable!]

1995

1. Larry Lang & Eli Ofek & Rene M. Stulz, 1995. "Leverage, Investment, and Firm Growth," NBER Working Papers 5165, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

1994

1. Larry Lang & Annette Poulsen & Rene M. Stulz, 1994. "Asset Sales, Firm Performance, and the Agency Costs of Managerial Discretion," NBER Working Papers 4654, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

1993

1. Larry H.P. Lang & Rene M. Stulz, 1993. "Tobin's Q, Corporate Diversification and Firm Performance," NBER Working Papers 4376, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

1991

1. Ramon P. DeGennaro & Larry H. Lang & James B. Thomson, 1991. "Troubled savings and loan institutions: voluntary restructuring under insolvency," Working Paper 9112, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. [Downloadable!]

1990

1. Lang, L.H.P. & Litzenberger, R.H. & Madrigal, V., 1990. "How Rational Is The Market? Testing Alternative Hypotheses On Financial Market Equilibrium," Weiss Center Working Papers 21-90, Wharton School - Weiss Center for International Financial Research.

Undated

1. Irwin Friend & Larry Lang, . "The Size Effect on Stock Returns: It is a Simply a Risk Effect not Adequately Reflected by the Usual Measures?," Rodney L. White Center for Financial Research Working Papers 24-87, Wharton School Rodney L. White Center for Financial Research.
2. Larry Lang, . "Managerial Incentives and Capital Structure: A Geometric Note," Rodney L. White Center for Financial Research Working Papers 23-87, Wharton School Rodney L. White Center for Financial Research.
3. Larry H.P. Lang & Robert H. Litzenberger, . "Trading Volume and Changes in Heterogeneous Expectations," Rodney L. White Center for Financial Research Working Papers 6-89, Wharton School Rodney L. White Center for Financial Research.
4. Irwin Friend & Larry Lang, . "Impact of Management and Non-Managerial Principal Stockholders on Capital Structure of Closely-Held and Publicly-Held Corporations?," Rodney L. White Center for Financial Research Working Papers 25-87, Wharton School Rodney L. White Center for Financial Research.
5. Larry H.P. Lang & Robert H. Litzenberger & Vicente Madrigal, . "How Rational is the Market? Testing Alternative Hypotheses on Financial Market Equilibrium," Rodney L. White Center for Financial Research Working Papers 21-90, Wharton School Rodney L. White Center for Financial Research.
6. Larry H.P. Lang & Robert H. Litzenberger, . "Trading Volume and Changes in Heterogeneous Expectations," Rodney L. White Center for Financial Research Working Papers 06-89, Wharton School Rodney L. White Center for Financial Research.
7. Irwin Friend & Larry Lang, . "Determinants of Capital Structure for Closely-Held Versus Publicly-Held Corporations," Rodney L. White Center for Financial Research Working Papers 29-86, Wharton School Rodney L. White Center for Financial Research.

Journal articles

2009

1. Firth, Michael & Rui, Oliver M. & Wu, Xi, 2009. "The timeliness and consequences of disseminating public information by regulators," Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, Elsevier, vol. 28(2), pages 118-132. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

2008

1. Victor Dorofeenko & Larry Lang & Klaus Ritzberger & Jamsheed Shorish, 2008. "Who controls Allianz?," Annals of Finance, Springer, vol. 4(1), pages 75-103, January. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
2. Fan, Joseph P.H. & Rui, Oliver Meng & Zhao, Mengxin, 2008. "Public governance and corporate finance: Evidence from corruption cases," Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, vol. 36(3), pages 343-364, September. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

2007

1. Firth, Michael & Fung, Peter M.Y. & Rui, Oliver M., 2007. "Ownership, two-tier board structure, and the informativeness of earnings - Evidence from China," Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, Elsevier, vol. 26(4), pages 463-496. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
2. Firth, Michael & Fung, Peter M.Y. & Rui, Oliver M., 2007. "How ownership and corporate governance influence chief executive pay in China's listed firms," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 60(7), pages 776-785, July. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
3. Michael Firth & Oliver M. Rui, 2007. "Voluntary audit committee formation and agency costs," International Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Performance Evaluation, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 4(2), pages 142-160, January. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
4. Lee, Bong-Soo & Rui, Oliver Meng, 2007. "Time-Series Behavior of Share Repurchases and Dividends," Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Cambridge University Press, vol. 42(01), pages 119-142, March. [Downloadable!]

2006

1. Attig, Najah & Fong, Wai-Ming & Gadhoum, Yoser & Lang, Larry H.P., 2006. "Effects of large shareholding on information asymmetry and stock liquidity," Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 30(10), pages 2875-2892, October. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
2. Claessens, Stijn & Fan, Joseph P.H. & Lang, Larry H.P., 2006. "The benefits and costs of group affiliation: Evidence from East Asia," Emerging Markets Review, Elsevier, vol. 7(1), pages 1-26, March. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
3. Chen, Gongmeng & Firth, Michael & Gao, Daniel N. & Rui, Oliver M., 2006. "Ownership structure, corporate governance, and fraud: Evidence from China," Journal of Corporate Finance, Elsevier, vol. 12(3), pages 424-448, June. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
4. Chen, Gongmeng & Firth, Michael & Rui, Oliver, 2006. "Have China's enterprise reforms led to improved efficiency and profitability?," Emerging Markets Review, Elsevier, vol. 7(1), pages 82-109, March. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
5. Michael Firth & Peter M. Y. Fung & Oliver M. Rui, 2006. "Firm Performance, Governance Structure, and Top Management Turnover in a Transitional Economy," Journal of Management Studies, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 43(6), pages 1289-1330, 09. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
6. Firth, Michael & Fung, Peter M.Y. & Rui, Oliver M., 2006. "Corporate performance and CEO compensation in China," Journal of Corporate Finance, Elsevier, vol. 12(4), pages 693-714, September. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
7. Ching, Ken M.L. & Firth, Michael & Rui, Oliver M., 2006. "The information content of insider trading around seasoned equity offerings," Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Elsevier, vol. 14(1), pages 91-117, January. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
8. Cheng, Louis & Firth, Michael & Leung, T.Y. & Rui, Oliver, 2006. "The effects of insider trading on liquidity," Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Elsevier, vol. 14(5), pages 467-483, November. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

2005

1. Chen, Gongmeng & Firth, Michael & Gao, Daniel N. & Rui, Oliver M., 2005. "Is China's securities regulatory agency a toothless tiger? Evidence from enforcement actions," Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, Elsevier, vol. 24(6), pages 451-488. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
2. Chen, Gong-Meng & Kim, Kenneth A. & Rui, Oliver M., 2005. "A note on price limit performance: The case of illiquid stocks," Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Elsevier, vol. 13(1), pages 81-92, January. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
3. Gong-meng Chen & Oliver Rui & Steven Wang, 2005. "The Effectiveness of Price Limits and Stock Characteristics: Evidence from the Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges," Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, Springer, vol. 25(2), pages 159-182, September. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

2004

1. Lee, Bong-Soo & Rui, Oliver Meng & Wang, Steven Shuye, 2004. "Information transmission between the NASDAQ and Asian second board markets," Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 28(7), pages 1637-1670, July. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

2003

1. Claessens, Stijn & Djankov, Simeon & Fan, Joseph P. H. & Lang, Larry H. P., 2003. "When does corporate diversification matter to productivity and performance? Evidence from East Asia," Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Elsevier, vol. 11(3), pages 365-392, July. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

2002

1. Faccio, Mara & Lang, Larry H. P., 2002. "The ultimate ownership of Western European corporations," Journal of Financial Economics, Elsevier, vol. 65(3), pages 365-395, September. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
2. Stijn Claessens & Simeon Djankov & Joseph P. H. Fan & Larry H. P. Lang, 2002. "Disentangling the Incentive and Entrenchment Effects of Large Shareholdings," Journal of Finance, American Finance Association, vol. 57(6), pages 2741-2771, December. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
3. Kim, Sangphill & Rui, Oliver M & Xu, Peter, 2002. " Risk Shift Following Dividend Change Announcement: The Role of Trading Volume," Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, Springer, vol. 19(1), pages 45-63, July. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
4. Lee, Bong-Soo & Rui, Oliver M., 2002. "The dynamic relationship between stock returns and trading volume: Domestic and cross-country evidence," Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 26(1), pages 51-78, January. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
5. Chen, Gong-meng & Firth, Michael & Meng Rui, Oliver, 2002. "Stock market linkages: Evidence from Latin America," Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 26(6), pages 1113-1141, June. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
6. Wang, Steven Shuye & Meng Rui, Oliver & Firth, Michael, 2002. "Return and volatility behavior of dually-traded stocks: the case of Hong Kong," Journal of International Money and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 21(2), pages 265-293, April. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

2001

1. Mara Faccio & Larry H. P. Lang & Leslie Young, 2001. "Dividends and Expropriation," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 91(1), pages 54-78, March. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
2. Lee, Bong-Soo & Rui, Oliver M, 2001. " Empirical Identification of Non-informational Trades Using Trading Volume Data," Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, Springer, vol. 17(4), pages 327-50, December. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
3. Chen, Gong-meng & Firth, Michael & Rui, Oliver M, 2001. "The Dynamic Relation between Stock Returns, Trading Volume, and Volatility," The Financial Review, Eastern Finance Association, vol. 36(3), pages 153-73, August.
4. Chen, Gongmeng & Kwok, Chuck C. Y. & Rui, Oliver M., 2001. "The day-of-the-week regularity in the stock markets of China," Journal of Multinational Financial Management, Elsevier, vol. 11(2), pages 139-163, April. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

2000

1. Fan, Joseph P H & Lang, Larry H P, 2000. "The Measurement of Relatedness: An Application to Corporate Diversification," Journal of Business, University of Chicago Press, vol. 73(4), pages 629-60, October. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
2. Claessens, Stijn & Djankov, Simeon & Lang, Larry H. P., 2000. "The separation of ownership and control in East Asian Corporations," Journal of Financial Economics, Elsevier, vol. 58(1-2), pages 81-112. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
3. Lee, Cheng F & Rui, Oliver M, 2000. " Does Trading Volume Contain Information to Predict Stock Returns? Evidence from China's Stock Markets," Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, Springer, vol. 14(4), pages 341-60, June. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

1999

1. Lang, Larry H. P. & Lee, Yi Tsung, 1999. "Performance of various transaction frequencies under call markets: The case of Taiwan," Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Elsevier, vol. 7(1), pages 23-39, February. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
2. Doukas, John & Hall, Patricia H. & Lang, Larry H. P., 1999. "The pricing of currency risk in Japan," Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 23(1), pages 1-20, January. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

1998

1. Larry Lang, 1998. "Association of Financial Economists 17th Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, January 7-9, 2000," Managerial and Decision Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 19(6), pages 385-385.
2. Lang, Larry H. P. & Litzenberger, Robert H. & Luchuan Liu, Andy, 1998. "Determinants of interest rate swap spreads," Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 22(12), pages 1507-1532, December. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

1997

1. Arshanapalli, Bala & Doukas, John & Lang, Larry H. P., 1997. "Common volatility in the industrial structure of global capital markets," Journal of International Money and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 16(2), pages 189-209, April. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

1996

1. Lang, Larry & Ofek, Eli & Stulz, Rene M., 1996. "Leverage, investment, and firm growth," Journal of Financial Economics, Elsevier, vol. 40(1), pages 3-29, January. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
2. Chan, K C & Foresi, Silverio & Lang, Larry H P, 1996. " Does Money Explain Asset Returns? Theory and Empirical Analysis," Journal of Finance, American Finance Association, vol. 51(1), pages 345-61, March. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

1995

1. Arshanapalli, Bala & Doukas, John & Lang, Larry H. P., 1995. "Pre and post-October 1987 stock market linkages between U.S. and Asian markets," Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Elsevier, vol. 3(1), pages 57-73, May. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
2. Lang, Larry & Poulsen, Annette & Stulz, Rene, 1995. "Asset sales, firm performance, and the agency costs of managerial discretion," Journal of Financial Economics, Elsevier, vol. 37(1), pages 3-37, January. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

1994

1. Lang, Larry H P & Stulz, Rene M, 1994. "Tobin's q, Corporate Diversification, and Firm Performance," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 102(6), pages 1248-80, December. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

1993

1. Ramon P. DeGennaro & Larry H.P. Lang & James B. Thomson, 1993. "Troubled Savings and Loan Institutions: Turnaround Strategies Under Insolvency," Financial Management, Financial Management Association, vol. 22(3), Fall.

1992

1. Lang, Larry H P & Litzenberger, Robert H & Madrigal, Vicente, 1992. "Testing Financial Market Equilibrium under Asymmetric Information," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 100(2), pages 317-48, April. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
2. John, Kose & Lang, Larry H P & Netter, Jeffry, 1992. " The Voluntary Restructuring of Large Firms in Response to Performance Decline," Journal of Finance, American Finance Association, vol. 47(3), pages 891-917, July. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

1991

1. John, Kose & Lang, Larry H P, 1991. " Insider Trading around Dividend Announcements: Theory and Evidence," Journal of Finance, American Finance Association, vol. 46(4), pages 1361-89, September. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
2. Lang, Larry H. P. & Stulz, ReneM. & Walkling, Ralph A., 1991. "A test of the free cash flow hypothesis*1: The case of bidder returns," Journal of Financial Economics, Elsevier, vol. 29(2), pages 315-335, October. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

1990

1. Gilson, Stuart C. & John, Kose & Lang, Larry H. P., 1990. "Troubled debt restructurings*1: An empirical study of private reorganization of firms in default," Journal of Financial Economics, Elsevier, vol. 27(2), pages 315-353, October. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

1989

1. Lang, Larry H. P. & Stulz, ReneM. & Walkling, Ralph A., 1989. "Managerial performance, Tobin's Q, and the gains from successful tender offers," Journal of Financial Economics, Elsevier, vol. 24(1), pages 137-154, September. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

1988

1. Friend, Irwin & Lang, Larry H. P., 1988. "The size effect on stock returns : Is it simply a risk effect not adequately reflected by the usual measures?," Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 12(1), pages 13-30, March. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
2. Friend, Irwin & Lang, Larry H P, 1988. " An Empirical Test of the Impact of Managerial Self-interest on Corporate Capital Structure," Journal of Finance, American Finance Association, vol. 43(2), pages 271-81, June. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

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