Investor Protection and Corporate Governance : Firm-Level Evidence Across Latin America

This book holds that the crucial failure of corporate governance is the expropriation of outside investors, be they shareholders or creditors, by those who are in control of firms. The problem of expropriation, also known as tunneling, often takes...

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Main Authors:	Chong, Alberto, López-de-Silanes, Florencio
Format:	Publication
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Palo Alto, CA: Stanford University Press 2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO CAPITAL ACCESS TO CAPITAL MARKETS ACCOUNTING ACCOUNTING STANDARDS ACTIVE MARKETS ADR AGENCY COSTS AGENCY PROBLEMS AUDIT COMMITTEES BALANCE SHEET BANKRUPTCY BANKRUPTCY LAW BOOK VALUE CAPITAL FLIGHT CAPITAL FLOWS CAPITAL MARKET CAPITAL MARKETS CAPITAL STRUCTURE CASH DIVIDENDS CASH FLOW CASH FLOWS CHECKS CIVIL LAW COMMERCIAL LAWS COMMON LAW COMPANY LAWS COMPETITIVE BIDDING CONFLICTS OF INTEREST CONFLICTS OF INTERESTS COPYRIGHT CLEARANCE COPYRIGHT CLEARANCE CENTER CORPORATE CHARTERS CORPORATE DISCLOSURE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REFORM CORPORATE INSIDERS CORPORATE LAW CORPORATE OWNERSHIP COST OF CAPITAL CREDITOR CREDITOR RIGHTS CREDITORS CURRENCY CURRENCY DEVALUATIONS DEBT DEBTORS DEMOCRACY DEPENDENT DEPOSITARY RECEIPT DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS DEVELOPING ECONOMIES DEVELOPMENT BANK DIRECT OWNERSHIP DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS DISCLOSURE STANDARDS DISPUTE RESOLUTION DIVIDEND DIVIDEND PAYMENTS DIVIDEND PAYOUT DIVIDEND POLICIES ECONOMIC IMBALANCES EMERGING MARKET EMERGING MARKETS ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS ENFORCEMENT OF LAWS EQUITY FINANCING EQUITY FIRM EQUITY MARKETS EXPROPRIATION EXPROPRIATIONS EXTERNAL FINANCE EXTERNAL FINANCING FINANCIAL ANALYSIS FINANCIAL CONTRACTS FINANCIAL CRISES FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INFORMATION FINANCIAL MARKET FINANCIAL MARKET DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL PROBLEMS FINANCIAL REFORM FINANCIAL STABILITY FINANCIAL SUPPORT FIRM VALUATION FIRM-LEVEL CORPORATE GOVERNANCE FOREIGN COMPANIES FOREIGN EXCHANGES FOREIGN INVESTORS FREE TRADE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT GLOBAL MARKET GOVERNANCE INDEX GOVERNANCE MEASURE GOVERNANCE MEASURES GOVERNANCE MECHANISMS GOVERNANCE PRACTICES GOVERNANCE STRUCTURES GOVERNMENT DEFICITS GRANT FUNDING GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT GROWTH RATE HOME MARKET INCOME INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING INSIDER TRADING INSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS INSTITUTIONAL REFORM INSURANCE INTEREST RATE INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL MARKETS INVESTOR PROTECTION IPO ISSUANCE JUDGEMENT JUDICIAL SYSTEM LAW ENFORCEMENT LEGAL ENFORCEMENT LEGAL JURISDICTIONS LEGAL ORIGIN LEGAL ORIGINS LEGAL PROTECTION LEGAL REFORM LEGAL REFORMS LEGAL SYSTEM LEVERAGE LIABILITY LIQUIDITY LOCAL MARKETS LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MACROECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT MACROECONOMIC INSTABILITY MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MACROECONOMIC VARIABLES MARKET CAPITALIZATION MARKET INTEGRATION MARKET LAW MARKET MECHANISMS MARKET PARTICIPANTS MARKET PERFORMANCE MARKET REGULATOR MARKET REGULATORS MARKET VALUATION MARKET VALUE MINORITY INVESTORS MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS NATIONAL SECURITIES NET CAPITAL OUTPUT OUTSIDE INVESTORS OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE OWNERSHIP STRUCTURES PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS PAYOUT RATIOS PERFORMANCE MEASURES POLITICAL RISK POLITICAL STABILITY PREEMPTIVE RIGHTS PRIVATE CREDIT PRIVATE ENFORCEMENT PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION PROTECTION OF INVESTORS PROTECTION TO INVESTORS PROXY BY MAIL PUBLIC ENFORCEMENT PUBLIC OFFERINGS PUBLIC POLICY REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT REPUTATION REPUTATIONS RETURN RETURN ON ASSETS RETURNS RISK OF CONTRACT REPUDIATION RISK OF EXPROPRIATION RULE OF LAW SAVINGS SCANDALS SECURITIES SECURITIES LAW SECURITIES LAWS SECURITIES REGULATIONS SECURITY MARKET SHAREHOLDER SHAREHOLDER PROTECTION SHAREHOLDER PROTECTIONS SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS SHAREHOLDERS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL ISSUES STOCK EXCHANGE STOCK EXCHANGES STOCK MARKET STOCK MARKET CAPITALIZATION STOCK MARKET DEVELOPMENT STOCK MARKETS STOCK TRADING STOCKS TRADING ACTIVITY TRADING VALUE TRADING VOLUME TRANSACTION TRANSPARENCY TURNOVER TURNOVERS UNDERWRITERS VALUATION VALUATIONS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/01/8094370/investor-protection-corporate-governance-firm-level-evidence-across-latin-america http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6769