Political connections and the value of cash holdings
This study examines how political connections influence the value of cash holdings in an international setting. The main finding reveals that political connections are not associated with the value of cash holdings in the overall sample. However, further analysis demonstrates that political connecti...
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sg-smu-ink.soa_research-28212020-02-28T02:51:31Z Political connections and the value of cash holdings KUSNADI, Yuanto This study examines how political connections influence the value of cash holdings in an international setting. The main finding reveals that political connections are not associated with the value of cash holdings in the overall sample. However, further analysis demonstrates that political connections are negatively associated with the value of cash holdings for firms inemerging markets and in countries with high levels of corruption. Moreover, the negative valuation of cash holdings is driven by firms that are connected through large shareholders. Overall, the findings provide new insights into the value relevance of cash holdings, especially for politically connected firms. 2019-09-01T07:00:00Z text application/pdf https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soa_research/1794 info:doi/10.1016/j.frl.2019.03.035 https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soa_research/article/2821/viewcontent/1_s20_S1544612318303155_main.pdf http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Research Collection School Of Accountancy eng Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University Corruption Political connections Value of cash holding Accounting Corporate Finance Political Economy |
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This study examines how political connections influence the value of cash holdings in an international setting. The main finding reveals that political connections are not associated with the value of cash holdings in the overall sample. However, further analysis demonstrates that political connections are negatively associated with the value of cash holdings for firms inemerging markets and in countries with high levels of corruption. Moreover, the negative valuation of cash holdings is driven by firms that are connected through large shareholders. Overall, the findings provide new insights into the value relevance of cash holdings, especially for politically connected firms. |
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