Corporate governance and regulation: can there be too much of a good thing?

Bruno, Valentina G. and Claessens, Stijn (2006) Corporate governance and regulation: can there be too much of a good thing? Discussion paper, 574. Financial Markets Group, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

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Abstract

For a large number of companies from different countries, we analyze how company corporate governance practices and country regulatory regimes interact in terms of company valuation. We confirm that corporate governance plays a crucial role in efficient company monitoring and shareholder protection, and consequently positively impacts valuation. We find substitution in valuation impact between corporate governance measures at the company and country level, with a possibility of over-regulation. Corporate governance appears also more valuable for companies that rely heavily on external financing, consistent with the hypothesis that corporate governance main role is to protect external financiers.

Item Type:	Monograph (Discussion Paper)
Official URL:	http://fmg.lse.ac.uk
Additional Information:	© 2006 The Authors
Library of Congress subject classification:	H Social Sciences > HG Finance H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory
Sets:	Research centres and groups > Financial Markets Group (FMG) Collections > Economists Online Collections > LSE Financial Markets Group (FMG) Working Papers
Identification Number:	574
Date Deposited:	29 Jul 2009 10:09
URL:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/24633/

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