Corporate ESG Profiles and Investor Horizons
ABSTRACT We find that long‐term institutional investors tilt their portfolios toward firms with better Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) profiles, in the cross sections of both institutional investor portfolios and the ownership of firms. We test whether several theoretically motivated mechanisms can explain this relationship.
LAURA T. STARKS, PARTH VENKAT, QIFEI ZHU
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Dividend policy issues in the European pharmaceutical industry: new empirical evidence. [PDF]
Basse T +2 more
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Dividend Policy of German Firms [PDF]
German firms pay out a lower proportion of their cash flows than UK and US firms.However, on a published profits basis, the pattern is reversed.Company law provisions and accounting policies account for these conflicting results.A partial adjustment ...
Correia da Silva, L. +2 more
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Pengaruh Jenis Industri, Kepemilikan Manajerial, Operating Profit Margin Dan Dividend Payout Ratio Terhadap Perataan Laba Pada Perusahaan Yang Terdaftar Dibursa Efek Indonesia Tahun 2012-2014 [PDF]
The objectives of this research are to examine (1) the effect of industrial type, managerial ownership, operating profit margin, and dividend payout ratio simultaneously on income smoothing, and (2) the effect of industrial type, managerial ownership ...
Ariani, N. E. (Nita) +1 more
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Amendment Thresholds and Voting Rules in Debt Contracts
ABSTRACT Most loan contracts in the United States contain a provision for lender voting rules. We study the optimal voting rule that allows lenders to waive a covenant violation. When lenders have heterogeneous preferences, lenient voting rules increase the probability of waivers that allow inefficient investments.
JUDSON CASKEY +2 more
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ABSTRACT We examine how non‐CEO executives (NCEs) serving on outside boards affect their focal firm performance. Firms with such NCEs exhibit lower return on asset (ROA) and profit margins than those without. These effects begin after board service starts, are not explained by busy boards or CEOs, and persist at least a year.
Md Raihan Uddin Chowdhury +2 more
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Corporate General Counsels and Investment Efficiency: Novel Evidence
ABSTRACT We examine whether the presence of corporate general counsels (GCs) is associated with investment efficiency using both conditional and unconditional regressions. Utilizing a large sample of publicly listed US firms, we find that GCs are associated with higher investment in environments prone to underinvestment and lower investment in ...
Nader Atawnah +4 more
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Are owners chalk and cheese in the context of dividend smoothing asymmetry? [PDF]
Ali Z, Hanming Y, Zhongxin W, Ali S.
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PENGARUH DEBT TO EQUITY RATIO, CASH POSITION, DAN RETURN ON ASSETS TERHADAP DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO PADA PERUSAHAAN SUB SEKTOR PERTAMBANGAN BATUBARA YANG TERDAFTAR DI BURSA EFEK INDONESIA [PDF]
Kebijakkan dividen merupakan masalah yang sering dihadapi perusahaan go public, karena adanya kepentingan yang bertentangan antara pihak perusahaan dengan pemegang saham, yaitu untuk memenuhi harapan para pemegang saham terhadap dividendan di sisi lain ...
AGUSTINI, SABRINA YESI
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Understanding UK Productivity Using a Macroeconomic Lens
ABSTRACT We survey UK labor productivity over the long run, comparing it with other advanced economies, and focus on the sharp slowdown since the global financial crisis. Using a growth accounting framework, we highlight the primary role of total factor productivity (TFP), while noting that the contribution of capital shallowing is influenced by ...
Jagjit S. Chadha, Issam Samiri
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