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The effect of family ownership on corporate hedging: the case of Thailand

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  • Sachapon Tungsong
  • Pornsit Jiraporn

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We explore how corporate hedging decisions are affected by family ownership and control in Thailand. One crucial advantage of investigating this issue in Thailand is that hedging instruments became available only recently, long after families established their presence in the firm. Thus, endogeneity is much less likely. The evidence shows that family ownership by itself does not have a significant impact on the firm’s propensity to hedge. However, when family members have a presence on the board of directors, the firm is significantly more likely to engage in hedging activities. Furthermore, we find that the presence of institutional blockholders also increases the likelihood of hedging significantly. Our study is the first to examine the impact of family ownership and control on corporate hedging behaviour in an emerging market.

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  • Sachapon Tungsong & Pornsit Jiraporn, 2017. "The effect of family ownership on corporate hedging: the case of Thailand," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 24(12), pages 882-887, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:apeclt:v:24:y:2017:i:12:p:882-887
    DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2016.1237740
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    1. Affaf Asghar Butt & Main Sajid Nazir & Hamera Arshad & Aamer Shahzad, 2018. "Corporate Derivatives and Ownership Concentration: Empirical Evidence of Non-Financial Firms Listed on Pakistan Stock Exchange," JRFM, MDPI, vol. 11(3), pages 1-15, June.

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