Drivers of corruption risk and stock market effects: evidence from the defence industry
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Paper/Presentation Title | Drivers of corruption risk and stock market effects: evidence from the defence industry |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Pensiero, Domenico (Author), Velayutham, Eswaran (Author) and Krishnamurti, Chandrasekhar (Author) |
ERA Conference ID | 50344 |
Number of Pages | 51 |
Year | 2017 |
Place of Publication | United States |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2903053 |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2903053 |
Conference/Event | 8th Conference on Financial Markets and Corporate Governance (FMCG)2017 |
Conference on Financial Markets and Corporate Governance | |
Event Details | 8th Conference on Financial Markets and Corporate Governance (FMCG)2017 Event Date 19 to end of 21 Apr 2017 Event Location Wellington, New Zealand |
Event Details | Conference on Financial Markets and Corporate Governance FMCGC |
Abstract | Since anecdotal evidence indicates that corruption is rampant in the defence sector globally, we examine the drivers of firm level corruption risk in the defence industry. Our empirical results indicate that visibility and shareholding are significant drivers affecting a firm’s corruption risk. Large firms and listed firms have lower corruption risk, other things being equal. Further, higher managerial shareholding is associated with higher level of corruption risk. These results hold even after controlling for country level drivers such as institutional quality, cultural and economic factors. Interestingly, stock markets in developed countries react more negatively around the announcement to firms achieving low corruption risk scores. Firms with low corruption risk experience lower stock price volatility after the disclosure of corruption risk scores. Finally, we also find that the disclosure of corruption risk is associated with an increase in firm level market liquidity. |
Keywords | Corruption risk, stock market reaction, information asymmetry, market liquidity |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 350202. Finance |
350208. Investment and risk management | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Commerce |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q4q9q/drivers-of-corruption-risk-and-stock-market-effects-evidence-from-the-defence-industry
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