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Corporate disclosure behavior during financial crises: Evidence from Korea

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  • Kim, Yeonghyeon
  • Lee, Junyong
  • Lee, Kyounghun
  • Oh, Frederick Dongchuhl

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We examine corporate disclosure patterns according to changes in firm states during financial crises in Korea. Using panel data on Korean listed firms from 1995 to 2019, we first confirm that they transparently (opaquely) disclose information when the change in return on assets is positive (negative) during crises. Moreover, we check that these disclosure patterns increase debt financing but are ineffective for equity financing. Finally, for chaebols with internal capital markets, we find that internal capital receivers provide transparent (opaque) disclosure of negative (positive) changes in their states. By contrast, providers show the opposite patterns. (JEL G01, G30, M40)

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  • Kim, Yeonghyeon & Lee, Junyong & Lee, Kyounghun & Oh, Frederick Dongchuhl, 2024. "Corporate disclosure behavior during financial crises: Evidence from Korea," Journal of Financial Stability, Elsevier, vol. 73(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:finsta:v:73:y:2024:i:c:s1572308924000834
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jfs.2024.101298
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    Disclosure Pattern; Financial Crisis; External Financing; Chaebol; Internal Capital Market;
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    • G01 - Financial Economics - - General - - - Financial Crises
    • G30 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - General
    • M40 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Accounting - - - General

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