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A Reexamination of Corporate Governance and Equity Prices
Shane A. Johnson Texas A&M University - Department of Finance Ted Moorman Northern Illinois University Sorin M. Sorescu Texas A&M University - Department of Finance May 5, 2008 AFA 2007 Chicago Meetings Paper Abstract: We reexamine long-term abnormal returns for portfolios sorted on governance characteristics. Firms with strong shareholder rights and firms with weak shareholder rights differ from the general population of firms and from each other in how they cluster across industries. Using tests that are well specified under this industry clustering, we find statistically zero long-term abnormal returns for portfolios sorted on governance. Our results have important implications for interpreting studies that link governance to firm value and stock returns, demonstrate the importance of the coarseness of industry definitions in financial research, and shed light on addressing statistical problems created by industry clustering in samples.
Keywords: corporate governance, stock returns, industry, simulation, market efficiency JEL Classifications: G12, G14, G34, C15 Working Paper SeriesDate posted: March 22, 2005 ; Last revised: September 21, 2009Suggested CitationContact Information
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