This study examines the relation between share pledging by controlling shareholders and
optimism in analyst earnings forecasts. Using a sample of listed Chinese firms from 2007 to …

Exploiting staggered state elections across Indian states as exogenous political events
which amplify political uncertainty, we evidence that political uncertainty increases stock …

State owned enterprises (SOEs) play a pivotal role in the world economy. However, how
state ownership affects price informativeness is less-explored, much less the impacts of …

Recent literature shows that the spike in uncertainty during political elections harms firms'
investment. Bridging insights from international business and political science, we argue that …

Using a large panel of more than 140,000 state-owned enterprises (SOEs), this study
examines SOEs' investment behavior surrounding 82 national elections in 25 European …

This study examines the extent to which government versus private controlling shareholders
explain differences in multiple performance criteria. Drawing on the economic, political and …

Using disaggregated data on Indian state‐owned banks, we study how political connections
influence their lending behaviour. The findings indicate an overall credit expansion of 10 …

We investigate the impact of state ownership on the innovativeness of firms, as measured by
the number, quality, and value of the patents produced. In a sample of listed European firms …

We compare the investment of standalone firms across regions after a positive shock to the
investment opportunities generated by a large-scale highway development project. We …

We investigate the impact and mechanism of industrial policy on corporate investment and
investment efficiency. Using the micro-level data of A-share listed firms on China's stock …