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Debt and stock price crash risk in weak information environment

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  • Wang, Meng
  • Han, Miao
  • Huang, Wei

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We document that stock price crash risk is negatively associated with the level of debt financing by listed Chinese firms. This finding indicates that creditor monitoring reduces bad news hoarding in China's weak information environment.

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  • Wang, Meng & Han, Miao & Huang, Wei, 2020. "Debt and stock price crash risk in weak information environment," Finance Research Letters, Elsevier, vol. 33(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:finlet:v:33:y:2020:i:c:s1544612319300376
    DOI: 10.1016/j.frl.2019.05.004
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    Stock crash risk; Debt; China;
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    JEL classification:

    • G1 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets
    • G3 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance

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