Stock liquidity and second blockholder as drivers of corporate value: Evidence from Latin America

This paper examines the relationship between firm value and blockholders in Latin America. Econometric results for a comprehensive data set of more than 550 firms listed in the six largest stock markets of the region support a positive effect of variables measuring the existence, contestability, dis...

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Autores: Pombo, C., Taborda, R.
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:Colombia
Recursos:Universidad de los Andes
Repositorio:Séneca: repositorio Uniandes
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.uniandes.edu.co:1992/47037
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/1992/47037
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Multiple large blockholders
Stock liquidity
Firm value
Corporate governance
Latin America
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Resumo:This paper examines the relationship between firm value and blockholders in Latin America. Econometric results for a comprehensive data set of more than 550 firms listed in the six largest stock markets of the region support a positive effect of variables measuring the existence, contestability, dispersion and identity of blockholder on performance (Tobin's Q) only for highly liquid stocks. The identity of the second largest blockholder (family, foreign, financial or the State) emerges as critical for such effects. The study supports that the voice and exit models are complementary rather than substitute mechanisms for firm corporate governance.