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Political Uncertainty and Corporate Social Responsibility in a Transition Economy 转型经济中的政治不确定性与企业社会责任
IF 1.5 4区 经济学
Asia-Pacific Journal of Financial Studies Pub Date : 2022-10-17 DOI: 10.1111/ajfs.12393
Maoyong Cheng, Yuxuan Dong, Justin Y. Jin, Kiridaran Kanagaretnam
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引用次数: 1
Corporate Philanthropy and Analyst Forecast Accuracy: Evidence from China 企业慈善与分析师预测准确性:来自中国的证据
IF 1.5 4区 经济学
Asia-Pacific Journal of Financial Studies Pub Date : 2022-10-17 DOI: 10.1111/ajfs.12394
Jing Tang, Chenghao Huang
{"title":"Corporate Philanthropy and Analyst Forecast Accuracy: Evidence from China","authors":"Jing Tang,&nbsp;Chenghao Huang","doi":"10.1111/ajfs.12394","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ajfs.12394","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Based on the perspective of market attention, this study investigates financial analysts' performance in the presence of corporate philanthropy in China. We find that the involvement of corporate philanthropy is associated with lower analyst forecast error. Additionally, our results show that the favorable effect of philanthropy on analyst forecast accuracy is stronger for firms with higher and easier information exposure in the face of engaging in corporate philanthropy. Collectively, our findings have important implications for academics and practitioners in understanding the function of corporate philanthropy in financial markets.</p>","PeriodicalId":8570,"journal":{"name":"Asia-Pacific Journal of Financial Studies","volume":"51 5","pages":"682-708"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2022-10-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90763872","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
The Signaling Role of IPO Lockups: Evidence from SMEs in Korea IPO锁定期的信号作用:来自韩国中小企业的证据
IF 1.5 4区 经济学
Asia-Pacific Journal of Financial Studies Pub Date : 2022-10-11 DOI: 10.1111/ajfs.12397
Youngjoo Lee
{"title":"The Signaling Role of IPO Lockups: Evidence from SMEs in Korea","authors":"Youngjoo Lee","doi":"10.1111/ajfs.12397","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ajfs.12397","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study examines the signaling role of lockup extensions for initial public offering (IPO) firms subject to mandatory lockup provisions. The sample contains IPO firms that went public in the Korean stock market, which reduced the mandatory lockup period over the sample period. This study finds that (1) IPO underpricing is negatively related to the lockup extension length after the reform, and (2) the negative relationship in the post-reform period is stronger for firms characterized by high information asymmetry. The results imply that lockup extensions may reduce information asymmetry related to IPO underpricing when information asymmetry is acute.</p>","PeriodicalId":8570,"journal":{"name":"Asia-Pacific Journal of Financial Studies","volume":"51 5","pages":"761-784"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2022-10-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77875338","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
The Role of Social Media in Financial Risk Prediction: Evidence from China* 社交媒体在金融风险预测中的作用:来自中国的证据*
IF 1.5 4区 经济学
Asia-Pacific Journal of Financial Studies Pub Date : 2022-10-06 DOI: 10.1111/ajfs.12392
Qi Wang, Chenghu Zhang, Zheng Li
{"title":"The Role of Social Media in Financial Risk Prediction: Evidence from China*","authors":"Qi Wang,&nbsp;Chenghu Zhang,&nbsp;Zheng Li","doi":"10.1111/ajfs.12392","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ajfs.12392","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In this paper, we develop an intelligent approach to detect default risk of FinTech lending platforms. Using China's peer-to-peer (P2P) lending market as an empirical application, we assemble a unique dataset of matched default and non-default platforms. We apply state-of-art techniques to extract sentiment and topic features from several stakeholders' social media data, which are used as supportive soft information. Our approach exhibits better predictive abilities than those with hard information only, where the value of dynamic soft information is demonstrated. Our approach serves as a proof of concept to complement traditional methods of financial risk prediction.</p>","PeriodicalId":8570,"journal":{"name":"Asia-Pacific Journal of Financial Studies","volume":"51 4","pages":"618-650"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2022-10-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79037360","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
Does Co-CEO Adoption Lead to Better Stock Performance? An Empirical Analysis Focusing on High-growth Firms 采用联席ceo会带来更好的股票表现吗?基于高增长企业的实证分析
IF 1.5 4区 经济学
Asia-Pacific Journal of Financial Studies Pub Date : 2022-09-30 DOI: 10.1111/ajfs.12391
Jae Eun Shin, Gun Lee
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引用次数: 0
Effect of Institutional Depositors on Banks' Dividend Policy: Evidence from Korea during the Global Financial Crisis* 机构存款人对银行股利政策的影响:来自全球金融危机时期韩国的证据*
IF 1.5 4区 经济学
Asia-Pacific Journal of Financial Studies Pub Date : 2022-09-29 DOI: 10.1111/ajfs.12390
Hyun-Jae Jung, Jinho Lee, Young S. Park
{"title":"Effect of Institutional Depositors on Banks' Dividend Policy: Evidence from Korea during the Global Financial Crisis*","authors":"Hyun-Jae Jung,&nbsp;Jinho Lee,&nbsp;Young S. Park","doi":"10.1111/ajfs.12390","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ajfs.12390","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study investigates the motive for dividends by examining the relationship between dividends and banks' institutional depositors during the global financial crisis. The results indicate that during the financial crisis, the higher the deposit ratio of institutional depositors to the total insured deposits was, the lower the dividend payments were. This may be attributable to the fact that during the financial crisis, banks significantly reduced their dividends because they were under close monitoring due to the fear that institutional depositors would overreact to disadvantageous policy and cause a bank run.</p>","PeriodicalId":8570,"journal":{"name":"Asia-Pacific Journal of Financial Studies","volume":"51 4","pages":"541-568"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2022-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84368864","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
Market Responses to Private and Public Targets: The Role of Goodwill Valuation* 市场对私人和公共目标的反应：商誉评估的作用*
IF 1.5 4区 经济学
Asia-Pacific Journal of Financial Studies Pub Date : 2022-09-21 DOI: 10.1111/ajfs.12388
Shin Hyoung Kwon, Irene Guannan Wang
{"title":"Market Responses to Private and Public Targets: The Role of Goodwill Valuation*","authors":"Shin Hyoung Kwon,&nbsp;Irene Guannan Wang","doi":"10.1111/ajfs.12388","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ajfs.12388","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Investors overprice goodwill value acquired from a private target during a merger and acquisition (M&amp;A) announcement. However, the overpricing of goodwill is corrected in the years following the deal's completion. Our results show that investors predict the decreasing value of goodwill and promptly adjust their pricing regardless of goodwill impairment. The differential market reactions to goodwill between private and public targets are economically significant. The pricing on goodwill obtained from a private target is 47% higher around the announcements and 44% (33%) lower one (two) year(s) after the M&amp;A completion than that from the public target.</p>","PeriodicalId":8570,"journal":{"name":"Asia-Pacific Journal of Financial Studies","volume":"52 1","pages":"89-115"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2022-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50140182","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
The Role of Marital Status in the Online Lending Market: Evidence from the Renrendai Platform 婚姻状况在网络借贷市场中的作用:来自人人贷平台的证据
IF 1.5 4区 经济学
Asia-Pacific Journal of Financial Studies Pub Date : 2022-09-20 DOI: 10.1111/ajfs.12389
Wenli Huang, Anyun Chen, Yanhong Qian
{"title":"The Role of Marital Status in the Online Lending Market: Evidence from the Renrendai Platform","authors":"Wenli Huang,&nbsp;Anyun Chen,&nbsp;Yanhong Qian","doi":"10.1111/ajfs.12389","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ajfs.12389","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Based on data from the Renrendai platform in China, this paper studies the impacts of marital status on funding success and default. Probit models are employed to perform the main regressions. The empirical results show that married borrowers have the highest rate of funding success, followed by divorced and single borrowers. Although the default risk of divorced borrowers is higher than that of married borrowers, it is not different from that of single borrowers. In addition, this paper uncovers an important joint effect of marital status and education on online lending.</p>","PeriodicalId":8570,"journal":{"name":"Asia-Pacific Journal of Financial Studies","volume":"51 4","pages":"594-617"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2022-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76273672","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
The Unintended Effects of Stock Pledging: A Perspective on the Shareholder–Creditor Conflict* 股票质押的非预期效应——基于股东与债权人冲突的视角*
IF 1.5 4区 经济学
Asia-Pacific Journal of Financial Studies Pub Date : 2022-08-24 DOI: 10.1111/ajfs.12387
Yuanyuan Liu, Lili Jiu
{"title":"The Unintended Effects of Stock Pledging: A Perspective on the Shareholder–Creditor Conflict*","authors":"Yuanyuan Liu,&nbsp;Lili Jiu","doi":"10.1111/ajfs.12387","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ajfs.12387","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This paper examines whether and how stock pledging by a firm's largest shareholder affects the conflict of interest between shareholders and creditors. We find such stock pledging is negatively associated with corporate risk-taking. This association is more pronounced for companies with high debt costs before such pledging, with dominant controlling shareholders, and those whose largest shareholders  borrow from small lenders. Further, we find firms subject to such pledging are more likely to be granted new private loans and exhibit greater investment efficiency. Overall, stock pledging by a firm's largest shareholder unintentionally mitigates the shareholder–creditor conflict by reducing corporations' pursuit of risky investments.</p>","PeriodicalId":8570,"journal":{"name":"Asia-Pacific Journal of Financial Studies","volume":"52 1","pages":"63-88"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2022-08-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50142685","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
Sustainable Finance: ESG/CSR, Firm Value, and Investment Returns* 可持续金融:ESG/CSR、企业价值和投资回报*
IF 1.5 4区 经济学
Asia-Pacific Journal of Financial Studies Pub Date : 2022-07-23 DOI: 10.1111/ajfs.12379
Xin Chang, Kangkang Fu, Yaling Jin, Pei Fun Liem
{"title":"Sustainable Finance: ESG/CSR, Firm Value, and Investment Returns*","authors":"Xin Chang,&nbsp;Kangkang Fu,&nbsp;Yaling Jin,&nbsp;Pei Fun Liem","doi":"10.1111/ajfs.12379","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ajfs.12379","url":null,"abstract":"<p>We review the burgeoning sustainable finance literature, emphasizing the value implications of ESG (environmental, social, and governance) and CSR (corporate social responsibility) practices. We use a discounted cash flow valuation framework to identify value drivers through which such practices can enhance firm value. Collectively, empirical evidence supports that they increase firm value by motivating employees, strengthening customer–supplier relationships, boosting long-term growth, increasing dividends, and reducing financing costs. Furthermore, more socially responsible firms deliver no higher excess stock returns in the long run. Green bonds neither provide issuers with a price premium nor make investors sacrifice on lower returns. Socially responsible investing (SRI) funds generate no higher risk-adjusted long-term returns than non-SRI funds. Finally, we briefly suggest several topics for future research on sustainable finance.</p>","PeriodicalId":8570,"journal":{"name":"Asia-Pacific Journal of Financial Studies","volume":"51 3","pages":"325-371"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2022-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90061448","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 10
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