Bonding to the Improved Disclosure Environment in the US: Firms Listing Choices and their Capital Market Consequences

• Main Authors: HOPE, Ole-Kristian, KANG, Tony, ZANG, Yoonseok
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2007
• Subjects: bonding; cross-listing; disclosure; private control benefits; corporate governance; Accounting; Corporate Finance
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soa_research/159; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soa_research/article/1158/viewcontent/Bonding_to_the_improved_disclosure_environment_av_2007.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

This paper examines whether the current reporting and disclosure requirements for foreign registrants in the United States affect foreign firms' decisions to list on a U.S. exchange. We find that while firms from a weak disclosure environment are more likely to cross-list and either trade over-...