The Value of Political Ties versus Market Credibility: Evidence from Corporate Scandals in China
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Keywords
political economy; market credibility; corporate scandals; China;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- G34 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Mergers; Acquisitions; Restructuring; Corporate Governance
- O17 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements
- P16 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Capitalist Economies - - - Capitalist Institutions; Welfare State
- G32 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill
- G39 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Other
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-CFN-2015-05-02 (Corporate Finance)
- NEP-CNA-2015-05-02 (China)
- NEP-POL-2015-05-02 (Positive Political Economics)
- NEP-TRA-2015-05-02 (Transition Economics)
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