Leviathan Inc. and corporate environmental engagement

• Main Authors: HSU, Po-Hsuan, LIANG, Hao, MATOS, Pedro
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2023
• Subjects: Business Law, Public Responsibility, and Ethics; Finance and Financial Management
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/6923; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/7922/viewcontent/hsuliangmatos_Oct2020_av.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

In a 2010 special report, The Economist magazine termed the resurgence of state-owned, publicly listed enterprises “Leviathan Inc.” and criticized the poor governance and low efficiency of these firms. We compile a new comprehensive data set of state ownership of publicly listed firms in 44 countrie...