The Impact of Institutional Differences on Derivatives Usage: A Comparitive Study of Us and Dutch Firms

41 Pages Posted: 2 Jun 2002

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Gordon M. Bodnar

Johns Hopkins University - Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)

Abe de Jong

Monash University; University of Groningen; European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI)

Victor Macrae

Nyenrode University - Center for Finance

Date Written: April 2002

Abstract

This paper examines the influence of institutional differences on corporate risk management practices in the US and the Netherlands. We compare results to surveys in each country using a strategy that corrects for differences over industry and size classes across the Dutch and US samples. We document several differences in the firms' uses and attitudes towards derivatives and attempt to attribute them to the differences in the institutional environments between the US and the Netherlands. We find that institutional differences appear to have an important impact on risk management practices and derivatives use across US and Dutch firms.

Keywords: risk management, derivatives, hedging, international finance

JEL Classification: F30, G15, G32

Suggested Citation

Bodnar, Gordon M. and de Jong, Abe and Macrae, Victor, The Impact of Institutional Differences on Derivatives Usage: A Comparitive Study of Us and Dutch Firms (April 2002). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=313939 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.313939

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