International Corporate Governance and Regulation.

Front Cover -- International Corporate Governance and Regulation -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Climate Policies with Burden Sharing: The Economics of Climate Financing -- Introduction -- Theoretical Background -- Intergenerational Burden Sharing -- Climate Justice -- Funding Climate Policies - Model Variants -- Variant 1: Climate Bonds and Three Phases -- Variant 2: Carbon Tax, Climate Bonds, and Three Phases -- Sustainability of the Model -- Discussion -- Acknowledgement -- References -- Board Gender Diversity and Firm Financial Performance: A Quantile Regression Analysis -- Introduction -- Literature Review -- Theoretical Framework -- Empirical Evidence regarding Board Gender Diversity and Firm Performance -- Methods -- Data and Sample Procedure -- Measures of Variables -- Dependent Variable -- Independent Variables -- Control Variables -- Empirical and Estimation Models -- Empirical Model -- Methodology -- Quantile Regression: An Overview -- Descriptive Statistics and Correlation Analysis -- Descriptive Statistics -- Correlation Analysis -- Trends in BGD -- Bivariate Relationships -- Empirical Results -- Baseline Estimation -- Dynamic Models -- Quantile Regressions -- Concluding Remarks -- Theoretical Implications -- Practical Implications -- Limitations and Future Research Directions -- Notes -- References -- Are Dividends an Outcome of or a Substitute for External Corporate Governance? International Evidence Based on Product Market Competition -- Introduction -- Outcome Versus Substitution Effects -- Sample and Data -- Sample Construction -- Data Sources -- Variable Construction -- Summary Statistics and Univariate Analysis -- Summary Statistics -- Univariate Analysis of Competition and Dividends -- Multivariate Analysis of Competition and Dividends.

Shareholder Rights and SOX and the Relationship between Competition and Dividends -- The Effect of Shareholder Rights on the Relationship between Competition and Dividends -- The Effect of the Adoption of SOX on the Relationship between Competition and Dividends -- Robustness of Empirical Results -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- International Evidence on Economic Freedom, Governance, and Firm Performance -- Introduction -- Literature Review -- Economic Freedom on Macroeconomics -- Economic Freedom on Financial Markets -- Hypothesis Development -- Data and Methodology -- Data and Sample Construction -- Methodology -- Empirical Results -- Economic Freedom and Overall Firm Performance -- Univariate Tests -- Multivariate Tests -- Economic Freedom and Firm Performance in Emerging Markets -- Economic Freedom and Firm Performance for Younger Firms -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Appendix: List of Variables and Their Definitions -- Should We Trust Fund Managers? A Close Look at the Canadian Mutual Fund Governance -- Introduction -- Mutual Funds Market and Governance in Canada -- Literature Review and Hypothesis Development -- Agency Theory -- Stewardship Theory -- Mutual Fund Governance -- Hypothesis Development -- Corporate Class Funds Versus Trust Funds -- Impact of Board Structure on Fees and Performance of Corporate Class Funds -- Board Size -- CEO Duality -- Board Independence -- Board Diversity -- Data and Methodology -- Sample Selection -- Methodology -- Governance Mechanisms on Fees and Performance: Corporate Versus Trust Funds -- Descriptive Results -- Results on Mutual Fund Fees -- Results on Mutual Fund Performance -- Analysis of Board Characteristics on Fees and Performance -- Results on Corporate Fund Fees -- Results on Corporate Fund Performance -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- References.

The Influence of Corporate Governance Mechanisms on the Behavior of Financial Analysts of US Firms: An Empirical Analysis -- Introduction -- Literature Review and Hypotheses Development -- Ownership Structure -- Ownership Concentration -- Institutional Ownership -- Managerial Ownership -- Board of Directors -- Board Size -- Board Independence -- CEO Duality -- Audit Committee -- AC Size -- AC Independence -- AC Financial Expertise -- AC Meeting Frequency -- Research Design -- Sample Selection and Data -- Variables Measurement -- Dependent Variables -- Independent Variables -- Control Variables -- Models Specification -- Results and Discussion -- Descriptive Statistics -- Pearson Correlations -- Regression Analyses -- SEC Governance of Financial Disclosures -- Check the Effect of 2008 SEC Guidance on Voluntary Information Disclosure Through Company Websites -- Check the Effect of 2013 SEC Guidance on Voluntary Information Disclosure Through Social Media -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Corporate Governance That Influences an Investment Intention in the ASEAN-Stars Thai Listed Companies: A Marketing Application for Brokerage Firms -- Introduction -- Hypothesis Development -- Board Qualification -- Management Competency -- Corporate Disclosure -- Earning Quality -- Data and Methodology -- Sample Companies and Investors -- Research Method -- Discussion of Results -- Concluding Remark -- Notes -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Reconsidering the Mandate of the Audit Committee: Evidence from Corporate Governance in Israel -- Introduction -- Data and Summary Statistics -- Results -- Concluding Remarks -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- References -- About the Editors -- Index.

Advances in Financial Economics Vol 20 is peer reviewed and focusses on International Corporate Governance.

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