Firm valuation and corporate governance of politically connected firms in Singapore.

• Main Authors: Lee, Sin Wei., Lee, Yen Wiee., Ong, Khang Chun.
• Other Authors: Ding, David Kuan Yong
• Format: Final Year Project
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: DRNTU::Business::Finance::Financial management
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/10360
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In this paper, we explore the relationship between political connection and firm value of newly listed companies in Singapore from 1997-2002. Using Tobin’s Q as a proxy for firm value, the objective of this paper is to investigate whether there is a significant difference between politically connect...