Young Sang Kim

Northern Kentucky University - Haile/US Bank College of Business

Professor of Finance

Dept of Economics and Finance

Highland Heights, KY 41099

United States

Taejae University

Seoul, Seoul

Korea, Republic of (South Korea)

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1.

Is Earnings Management Opportunistic or Beneficial? An Agency Theory Perspective

International Review of Financial Analysis, 2008, Vol 17, 622-634.
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 20 Jul 2006 Last Revised: 24 Oct 2008
Pornsit Jiraporn, Gary Miller, Soon Suk Yoon and Young Sang Kim
Pennsylvania State University - School of Graduate Professional Studies (SGPS), California State University, Bakersfield, Chonnam National University - Department of Economics and Northern Kentucky University - Haile/US Bank College of Business
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Earnings management, Agency costs

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Majority Voting for the Election of Directors

Connecticut Law Review, Vol. 40, No. 2, December 2007
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 15 Feb 2007 Last Revised: 03 Feb 2008
William K. Sjostrom and Young Sang Kim
University of Arizona - James E. Rogers College of Law and Northern Kentucky University - Haile/US Bank College of Business
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majority voting, majority vote, director elections, board elections, plurality voting, plurality plus

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Is Operational Hedging a Substitute for or a Complement to Financial Hedging?

Journal of Corporate Finance, Vol. 12, pp. 834-853, 2006, Pace University Finance Research Paper No. 2005/04
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 16 Sep 2005 Last Revised: 04 Sep 2019
Young Sang Kim, Ike Mathur and Jouahn Nam
Northern Kentucky University - Haile/US Bank College of Business, Southern Illinois University - Department of Finance and Pace University - Lubin School of Business
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Operational hedging, Financial hedging, Foreign exchange exposure, Financial derivatives

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Information Asymmetry and Corporate Cash Holdings

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 05 Mar 2011 Last Revised: 20 Nov 2015
Kee H. Chung, Jang-Chul Kim, Young Sang Kim and Hao Zhang
State University of New York at Buffalo - School of Management, Northern Kentucky University - Haile College of Business, Northern Kentucky University - Haile/US Bank College of Business and Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) - Saunders College of Business
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Cash Holdings, Information Asymmetry, Corporate Governance, Firm Value

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Corporate Governance, Shareholder Rights and Firm Diversification: An Empirical Analysis

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Corporate Governance, Shareholder Rights and Firm Diversification: An Empirical Analysis

Journal of Banking and Finance, Vol. 30, No. 3, 2006
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 11 Aug 2005 Last Revised: 24 Oct 2008
Pornsit Jiraporn, Young Sang Kim, Wallace N. Davidson and Manohar Singh
Pennsylvania State University - School of Graduate Professional Studies (SGPS), Northern Kentucky University - Haile/US Bank College of Business, Southern Illinois University - Department of Finance and Willamette University - Atkinson Graduate School of Management
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Diversification, corporate governance, shareholder rights

Corporate Governance, Shareholder Rights and Firm Diversification: An Empirical Analysis

Journal of Banking and Finance, Forthcoming
Posted: 01 Sep 2005
Pornsit Jiraporn, Young Sang Kim, Wallace N. Davidson and Manohar Singh
Pennsylvania State University - School of Graduate Professional Studies (SGPS), Northern Kentucky University - Haile/US Bank College of Business, Southern Illinois University - Department of Finance and Willamette University - Atkinson Graduate School of Management

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Diversification, corporate governance, shareholder rights

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Does Corporate Diversification Exacerbate or Mitigate Earnings Management? An Empirical Analysis

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 03 Feb 2006
Pornsit Jiraporn, Young Sang Kim and Ike Mathur
Pennsylvania State University - School of Graduate Professional Studies (SGPS), Northern Kentucky University - Haile/US Bank College of Business and Southern Illinois University - Department of Finance
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Earnings management, Information asymmetry, Diversification

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Does Corporate Board Diversity Affect Corporate Payout Policy?

Number of pages: 69 Posted: 18 Mar 2011 Last Revised: 10 Sep 2013
Soku Byoun, Kiyoung Chang and Young Sang Kim
Baylor University, University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee - College of Business and Northern Kentucky University - Haile/US Bank College of Business
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Board Diversity, Payout Policy, Monitoring, Free Cash Flow

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The Impact of Geographic Diversification on Firm Performance

International Review of Fiancial Analysis, 2008, Vol 17, 747-766.
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 07 Nov 2006 Last Revised: 24 Oct 2008
Young Sang Kim and Ike Mathur
Northern Kentucky University - Haile/US Bank College of Business and Southern Illinois University - Department of Finance
Downloads 640 (90,413)
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Diversification discount, Industrial and geographic diversification, Agency cost

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Capital Structure and Corporate Governance Quality: Evidence from the Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS)

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 04 Oct 2011
Pornsit Jiraporn, Jang-Chul Kim, Young Sang Kim and Pattanaporn Chatjuthamard
Pennsylvania State University - School of Graduate Professional Studies (SGPS), Northern Kentucky University - Haile College of Business, Northern Kentucky University - Haile/US Bank College of Business and Sasin GIBA
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Dividend Payouts and Corporate Governance Quality: Evidence from the Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS)

The Financial Review, Vol. 46, pp. 251-279, 2011
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 05 Jul 2010 Last Revised: 25 Oct 2011
Pornsit Jiraporn, Jang-Chul Kim and Young Sang Kim
Pennsylvania State University - School of Graduate Professional Studies (SGPS), Northern Kentucky University - Haile College of Business and Northern Kentucky University - Haile/US Bank College of Business
Downloads 504 (122,075)
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Dividend policy, Corporate governance, Agency theory, Agency costs

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Earnings Management Following Duality-Creating Successions: Ethnostatistics, Impression Management and Agency Theory

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Earnings Management Following Duality-Creating Successions: Ethnostatistics, Impression Management and Agency Theory

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 07 Oct 2009
Wallace N. Davidson, Pornsit Jiraporn, Young Sang Kim and Carol Nemec
Southern Illinois University - Department of Finance, Pennsylvania State University - School of Graduate Professional Studies (SGPS), Northern Kentucky University - Haile/US Bank College of Business and Southern Oregon University - School of Business
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Earnings mangement, CEO duality, Impression management

Earnings Management Following Duality-Creating Successions: Ethnostatistics, Impression Management and Agency Theory

Academy of Management Journal, Vol. 47, April 2004
Posted: 16 Feb 2005
Wallace N. Davidson, Pornsit Jiraporn, Young Sang Kim and Carol Nemec
Southern Illinois University - Department of Finance, Pennsylvania State University - School of Graduate Professional Studies (SGPS), Northern Kentucky University - Haile/US Bank College of Business and Southern Oregon University - School of Business

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Earnings management, duality, agency theory

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CEO Compensation, Shareholder Rights, and Corporate Governance: An Empirical Investigation

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 26 Jul 2006
Pornsit Jiraporn, Young Sang Kim and Wallace N. Davidson
Pennsylvania State University - School of Graduate Professional Studies (SGPS), Northern Kentucky University - Haile/US Bank College of Business and Southern Illinois University - Department of Finance
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Compenation, Shareholder Rights, Corporate Governance

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The Effect of Corporate Governance on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR): Evidence from the Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS)

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 22 Dec 2015
Pandej Chintrakarn, Pornsit Jiraporn, Young Sang Kim and Jang-Chul Kim
Mahidol University International College (MUIC), Pennsylvania State University - School of Graduate Professional Studies (SGPS), Northern Kentucky University - Haile/US Bank College of Business and Northern Kentucky University - Haile College of Business
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corporate governance, corporate social responsibility, CSR, ISS, agency theory

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Multiple Directorships and Acquirer Returns

Journal of Banking and Finance, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 30 Aug 2007 Last Revised: 15 Feb 2010
Seoungpil Ahn, Pornsit Jiraporn and Young Sang Kim
Sogang University, Pennsylvania State University - School of Graduate Professional Studies (SGPS) and Northern Kentucky University - Haile/US Bank College of Business
Downloads 396 (162,099)
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Multiple directorships, Agency theory, Board appointments, Mergers and Acquisitions

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Multiple Directorships and Corporate Diversification

Journal of Empirical Finance, Vol 15, pp. 418-435, 2008
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 12 Jul 2007 Last Revised: 16 Jan 2011
Pornsit Jiraporn, Young Sang Kim and Wallace N. Davidson
Pennsylvania State University - School of Graduate Professional Studies (SGPS), Northern Kentucky University - Haile/US Bank College of Business and Southern Illinois University - Department of Finance
Downloads 333 (196,308)
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Diversification, Multiple directorships, Agency theory, Board appointments

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Does Corporate Governance Influence Corporate Risk-Taking? Evidence from the Institutional Shareholders Services (ISS)

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 28 Feb 2015
Pornsit Jiraporn, Pattanaporn Chatjuthamard, Shenghui Tong and Young Sang Kim
Pennsylvania State University - School of Graduate Professional Studies (SGPS), Sasin GIBA, Siena College and Northern Kentucky University - Haile/US Bank College of Business
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corporate governance, risk-taking, ISS, institutional shareholder services, agency theory

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How Do Powerful CEOs Affect Analyst Coverage?

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 05 Apr 2012 Last Revised: 29 Apr 2012
Pornsit Jiraporn, Yixin Liu and Young Sang Kim
Pennsylvania State University - School of Graduate Professional Studies (SGPS), University of New Hampshire and Northern Kentucky University - Haile/US Bank College of Business
Downloads 263 (251,675)
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analyst coverage, analyst following, CEO power, agency theory, agency costs, agency conflicts

18.

Credit Rating Changes and Earnings Management

Asia-Pacific Journal of Financial Studies, 2013, Vol 42, pp 109-140
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 16 Jan 2013 Last Revised: 17 Mar 2013
Young Sang Kim, Yura Kim and Kyojik "Roy" Song
Northern Kentucky University - Haile/US Bank College of Business, Kookmin University and Sungkyunkwan University
Downloads 240 (275,784)
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Credit rating, Earnings management, Real activities management, Discretionary Accruals

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Analyst Following, Staggered Boards, and Managerial Entrenchment

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 29 May 2012 Last Revised: 03 Apr 2015
Pornsit Jiraporn, Pandej Chintrakarn and Young Sang Kim
Pennsylvania State University - School of Graduate Professional Studies (SGPS), Mahidol University International College (MUIC) and Northern Kentucky University - Haile/US Bank College of Business
Downloads 226 (292,533)
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board classification, staggered boards, classified boards, analyst following, analyst coverage, corporate governance, governance mechanisms

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Did Firms Manage Earnings More Aggressively during the Financial Crisis?

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 03 May 2017
Pandej Chintrakarn, Pornsit Jiraporn and Young Sang Kim
Mahidol University International College (MUIC), Pennsylvania State University - School of Graduate Professional Studies (SGPS) and Northern Kentucky University - Haile/US Bank College of Business
Downloads 216 (305,586)
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Earnings Management, Financial Crisis, Discretionary Current Accruals, Economic Crisis

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Financial Contracting and Operating Performance: The Case for OBRA and Efficient Contracting

Corporate Ownership & Control, Vol. 4, No. 4, pp. 217-227, 2007
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 09 Nov 2006 Last Revised: 11 Mar 2008
Olivier J. P. Maisondieu-Laforge, Yong H. Kim and Young Sang Kim
University of Nebraska at Omaha - Department of Finance, Banking & Law, University of Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky University - Haile/US Bank College of Business
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Contracting, Expropriation, Corporate governance, OBRA, CEO, Operating performance

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The Effect of Managerial Bonus Plans on Corporate Derivatives Usage

Journal of Multinational Financial Management, 2008, Vol 18, 229-243., Pace University Finance Research Paper No. 2007/03
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 05 Nov 2007 Last Revised: 04 Sep 2019
Young Sang Kim, Jouahn Nam and J. H. Thornton Jr.
Northern Kentucky University - Haile/US Bank College of Business, Pace University - Lubin School of Business and Kent State University
Downloads 202 (325,519)

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Executive Compensation, Bonus Plans, Derivatives

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The Effect of Earnings Management on Shareholder Value and the Role of Board Gender Diversity: Evidence from Terrorism

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 02 Apr 2020
Viput Ongsakul, Pornsit Jiraporn and Young Sang Kim
NIDA Business School, National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA), Pennsylvania State University - School of Graduate Professional Studies (SGPS) and Northern Kentucky University - Haile/US Bank College of Business
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Corporate Governance and Diversification

Asia-Pacific Journal of Financial Studies, 41 (1), 2012, 1-31, February 2012
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 25 Dec 2011 Last Revised: 19 Nov 2016
Kimberly C. Gleason, Inho Kim, Yong H. Kim and Young Sang Kim
American University of Sharjah, University of Cincinnati, University of Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky University - Haile/US Bank College of Business
Downloads 163 (394,892)

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corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, diversification discount

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Does Corporate Governance Quality Affect Analyst Coverage? Evidence from the Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS)

Number of pages: 14 Posted: 26 Jun 2014
Pandej Chintrakarn, Pornsit Jiraporn, Young Sang Kim and Jang-Chul Kim
Mahidol University International College (MUIC), Pennsylvania State University - School of Graduate Professional Studies (SGPS), Northern Kentucky University - Haile/US Bank College of Business and Northern Kentucky University - Haile College of Business
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Corporate governance, analyst following, analyst coverage, governance mechanisms

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The Relation Among Targets' R&D Activities, Acquirers' Returns, and In-Process R&D in the U.S.

Journal of Business, Finance, & Accounting, Vol. 36, pp. 1180-1200, 2009
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 09 May 2009 Last Revised: 13 Nov 2009
Kathy Hsiao Yu Hsu, Young Sang Kim and Kyojik "Roy" Song
University of Louisiana at Lafayette - Department of Accounting, Northern Kentucky University - Haile/US Bank College of Business and Sungkyunkwan University
Downloads 125 (490,370)

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Mergers and acquisitions, in-process R&D (IPRD), acquirers' returns

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Do Co-Opted Directors Influence Corporate Risk-Taking and Credit Ratings?

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 29 Jul 2020
Pornsit Jiraporn, Sangmook Lee, Young Sang Kim and Keun Park
Pennsylvania State University - School of Graduate Professional Studies (SGPS), Pennsylvania State University - School of Graduate Professional Studies (SGPS), Northern Kentucky University - Haile/US Bank College of Business and Washington & Jefferson College
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co-opted directors, co-option, risk-taking, agency theory, corporate governance, board of directors

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Which Monitors Monitor the Most? Dual-Stock Structure, Analyst Following, and Corporate Governance

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 25 Mar 2008
Hoje Jo and Young Sang Kim
Santa Clara University and Northern Kentucky University - Haile/US Bank College of Business
Downloads 108 (547,792)

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Dual-class firms, corporate governance, analyst following, firm performance

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Labor Unions and Real Earnings Management

Journal of Corporate Finance, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 22 Jul 2022
Kiyoung Chang, Young Sang Kim, Ying Li and Jong Chool Park
University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee - College of Business, Northern Kentucky University - Haile/US Bank College of Business, University of Washington, Bothell - Business and University of South Florida - School of Accountancy
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Labor unions, real earnings management, abnormal production

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The Causal Effect of Religious Piety on Shareholder Wealth: Evidence from Acquirer Returns and Historical Religious Identification

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 30 Dec 2015
Pandej Chintrakarn, Pornsit Jiraporn, Young Sang Kim and Shenghui Tong
Mahidol University International College (MUIC), Pennsylvania State University - School of Graduate Professional Studies (SGPS), Northern Kentucky University - Haile/US Bank College of Business and Siena College
Downloads 102 (571,449)
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mergers and acquisitions, M&A, religion, religiosity, religious piety, corporate restructuring

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Using Geographic Density of Firms to Identify the Effect of Board Size on Firm Value and Corporate Policies

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 08 Oct 2019
Pandej Chintrakarn, Shenghui Tong, Pornsit Jiraporn and Young Sang Kim
Mahidol University International College (MUIC), Siena College, Pennsylvania State University - School of Graduate Professional Studies (SGPS) and Northern Kentucky University - Haile/US Bank College of Business
Downloads 95 (599,232)
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boards, corporate governance, instrumental variable, firm value, capital structure, dividend policy

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Unintended Regulatory Consequences: Evidence from the Korean IPOs

Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 28 Oct 2011
Kiyoung Chang, Yong-Cheol Kim, Young Sang Kim and J. H. Thornton Jr.
University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee - College of Business, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Northern Kentucky University - Haile/US Bank College of Business and Kent State University
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IPO, Underpricing, Book Building, Institutional Investor, Regulatory Changes

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Climate Change and Shareholder Value: Evidence from Textual Analysis and Trump’s Unexpected Victory

Number of pages: 63 Posted: 17 May 2024
Pattanaporn Chatjuthamard, Sang Mook Lee, Young Sang Kim, Pornsit Jiraporn and Denise Potosky
Sasin GIBA, Pennsylvania State University - Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies, Northern Kentucky University - Haile/US Bank College of Business, Pennsylvania State University - School of Graduate Professional Studies (SGPS) and Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies
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climate change, climate risk, shareholder wealth, event study, textual analysis, machine learning

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Exploring the Causal Effect of Religious Piety on Dividend Policy: Evidence from Historical Religious Identification

Number of pages: 15 Posted: 24 Apr 2018
Pandej Chintrakarn, Pattanaporn Chatjuthamard, Pornsit Jiraporn and Young Sang Kim
Mahidol University International College (MUIC), Sasin GIBA, Pennsylvania State University - School of Graduate Professional Studies (SGPS) and Northern Kentucky University - Haile/US Bank College of Business
Downloads 59 (784,806)
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dividends, religion, religiosity, payout policy, instrumental variable

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The Effect of Internal and External Corporate Governance on Dual Class Firms

Financial Stability Studies, Vol. 17, No. 2, Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation(KDIC), 2016, pp. 113-171.
Posted: 10 Aug 2017 Last Revised: 10 Jan 2019
Young Sang Kim, Hoje Jo and Sang Mook Lee
Northern Kentucky University - Haile/US Bank College of Business, Santa Clara University and Pennsylvania State University - Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies

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Dual-class firms, Corporate governance, Analyst following