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The dynamism of partially state-owned enterprises in East Asia

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  • Carney, Richard W.
  • Child, Travers B.
  • Liu, Wai-Man
  • Ngo, Phong T.H.

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We examine the nature of state blockholding across publicly listed firms in East Asia by assembling a unique dataset spanning 16 years and 9 economies. Our newly compiled data identifies ultimate owners for each firm annually between 1997 and 2012, totaling 2984 firm-year observations. Three findings stand out. First, large changes (>5%) to state blockholdings – both investments and divestments – are quite prevalent. Second, the identity of the largest shareholder frequently changes over time between state, family, and widely-held entities. Third, sovereign wealth funds are far more likely to acquire rather than sell large stakes in publicly traded firms.

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  • Carney, Richard W. & Child, Travers B. & Liu, Wai-Man & Ngo, Phong T.H., 2021. "The dynamism of partially state-owned enterprises in East Asia," Journal of Corporate Finance, Elsevier, vol. 68(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:corfin:v:68:y:2021:i:c:s0929119921000729
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2021.101951
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    Keywords

    Corporate ownership; State ownership; Sovereign wealth funds; Corporate pyramids;
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    JEL classification:

    • G01 - Financial Economics - - General - - - Financial Crises
    • G34 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Mergers; Acquisitions; Restructuring; Corporate Governance
    • G38 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Government Policy and Regulation
    • H11 - Public Economics - - Structure and Scope of Government - - - Structure and Scope of Government
    • H12 - Public Economics - - Structure and Scope of Government - - - Crisis Management

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