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Book SynopsisAdvances in Financial Economics volume 20 deals with International Corporate Governance, particularly the role played by boards of directors, internal organization design and governance mechanisms, franchise agreements, the effect of regulation and policy, the market for corporate control, and strategic alliances.
Trade ReviewEight papers investigate whether dividend payout is a substitute for external corporate governance, how economic freedom affects a firm's performance, the impact of governance mechanisms and board characteristics on Canadian mutual fund fees and performance, and the influence of corporate governance mechanisms on U.S. financial analyst behavior. A particularly lengthy paper assesses the relationship between board gender diversity and firm performance using quantile regression analysis. -- Annotation ©2018 * (protoview.com) *
Table of ContentsChapter 1. Climate Policies with Burden Sharing: The Economics of Climate Financing;
Julia M. PuaschunderChapter 2. Board Gender Diversity and Firm Financial Performance: A Quantile Regression Analysis;
Amélie Charles, Rey Dang, Etienne Redor Chapter 3. Are Dividends an Outcome of or a Substitute for External Corporate Governance? International Evidence based on Product Market Competition;
Bobby Alexander, Stephen P. Ferris, Sanjiv Sabherwal Chapter 4. International Evidence on Economic Freedom, Governance, and Firm Performance;
Min-Yu Liao Chapter 5. Should We Trust Fund Managers? A Close Look at the Canadian Mutual Fund Governance;
Zhongzhi (Lawrence) He, Martin Kusy, Deepak Singh, Samir Trabelsi Chapter 6. The influence of corporate governance mechanisms on the behavior of financial analysts of US firms;
Bouteska Ahmed Chapter 7. Corporate governance that influences an investment intention in the ASEAN Stars Thai Listed companies: A marketing application for brokerage firms;
Wasukarn Ngamchom, Malai Kamolsakulchai, Thanomsak Suwannoi, Jutamas Wongkantarakorn Chapter 8. Reconsidering the mandate of the audit committee: evidence from corporate governance in Israel;
Omer Berkman, Shlomith D. Zuta
