A Survey of Corporate Governance - Shleifer - 1997 - The Journal of Finance - Wiley Online
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State-owned enterprises (SOEs) are important components of the Chinese economy.
Although SOEs are generally considered inefficient in operations, China's economy, which …

We examine how mandatory disclosure of corporate social responsibility (CSR) impacts firm
performance and social externalities. Our analysis exploits China's 2008 mandate requiring …

The book takes a broad view of the subject matter of acroeconomics. A substantial portion of
the book is devoted to economic growth, and separate chapters are devoted to the natural …

We use data on ownership structures of large corporations in 27 wealthy economies to
identify the ultimate controlling shareholders of these firms. We find that, except in …

We investigate empirically the determinants of the quality of governments in a large cross-
section of countries. We assess government performance using measures of government …

This paper presents two propositions about corruption. First, the structure of government
institutions and of the political process are very important determinants of the level of …

Examination of firms in 47 countries shows a widespread overlap of controlling shareholders
and top officers who are connected with national parliaments or governments, particularly in …

This book provides a framework for thinking about economic instiutions such as firms. The
basic idea is that institutions arise in situations where people write incomplete contracts and …

Using two longitudinal panel datasets of Chinese manufacturing firms, we assess whether
state ownership benefits or impedes firms' innovation. We show that state ownership in an …