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Ownership Risk and the Use of Common-Pool Natural Resources [PDF]
It has long been recognized that the quality of property rights greatly impacts the economic development of a country and the use of its natural resources.
Jérémy LAURENT-LUCCHETTI +1 more
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Co‐opted Boards and the Obfuscation of Financial Reports
Abacus, EarlyView.This study investigates the relationship between board co‐option and the obfuscation of financial disclosures in a comprehensive sample of 9,620 10‐K filings by 1,076 US‐listed firms between 1996 and 2018. Our empirical results are consistent with our hypotheses that board co‐option partly explains the obfuscation of financial reports.
Abongeh A. Tunyi +3 more
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Controlling vs. Minority Shareholders: is There Expropriation? An Empirical Analysis of the Stock Price Performance of European Companies [PDF]
Kleinaktionär, Enteignung, Kontrolle, Börsenkurs, Europäische Aktiengesellschaft, Small shareholders, Expropriation, Control, Stock price, European Company (SE)
Gilberto Loureiro, Jose Guedes
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On Investment Law and Questions of Change
, 2018 This article analyses the various ways in which investment law raises questions of change. It distinguishes between changes in international investment norms, and changes in a host state’s regulatory system which is subject to the control of such norms ...
Paine, J.
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Environmental Engagement: An Effective Way in Mitigation of Firms' Litigation Risks in China
Accounting &Finance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The increasing incidence of environmental disasters has necessitated stricter government environmental legislation and heightened firms' environment‐related litigation risks. Firms with environmental engagements receive favourable treatment from the government as their efforts align with government environmental campaigns and comply with ...
Qian Tao, Aelee Jun, Shiguang Ma
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The economics of a multilateral investment agreement. [PDF]
This paper models a multilateral agreement on investment (MAI) as a coordination device. Multinational enterprises can invest in any number of countries. Without a multilateral investment agreement, expropriation triggers an investment stop by the single
Che, Jiahua, Willmann, Gerald
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CONSTITUTIONAL ASPECTS OF THE EXPROPRIATION COMPENSATION
Zbornik Pravnog Fakulteta Sveučilišta u Rijeci, 2015 Expropriation is an institute of Administrative Law by which the state intervenes in property rights of certain subjects and takes away or restricts those rights for its own benefit or for the benefit of other entities.
Mario Jelušić, Duška Šarin
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Does Foreign Aid Mitigate the Adverse Effect of Expropriation Risk on Foreign Direct Investment? [PDF]
We construct a model of FDI, risk and aid, where a country loses access to FDI and aid if the country expropriates FDI. We show that: (i) The threat of expropri- ation leads to under-investment; (ii) The optimal level of FDI decreases as the risk of ...
Boaz Nandwa, Elizabeth Asiedu, Yi Jin
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Business Group Affiliation and Investment Efficiency: International Evidence
Accounting &Finance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We examine the effect of business group affiliation on firm‐level investment efficiency using an international sample. Prior research has investigated both the benefits and drawbacks of this form of ownership structure. We first document that group affiliates are more efficient in their investment decisions than standalones by constraining ...
Siwen Fu, Jeong‐Bon Kim
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Frontiers in Sustainable CitiesThis paper investigates the effect of land expropriation on the livelihoods of farmers expropriated from the peripheries of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. A mixed methods approach, including household surveys, key informant interviews, field visits, and document
Yeshitla Agonafir Ayenachew +2 more
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