Investor protection and asset prices

Basak, Suleyman, Chabakauri, Georgy ORCID: 0009-0002-7980-269X and Yavuz, M. (2018) Investor protection and asset prices. Financial Markets Group Discussion Papers (779). Financial Markets Group, The London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

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Abstract

Empirical evidence suggests that investor protection has significant effects on ownership concentration and asset prices. We develop a dynamic asset pricing model to address the empirical regularities and uncover the underlying mechanisms at play. Our model features a controlling shareholder who endogenously accumulates control over a firm, and diverts a fraction of its output. In line with empirical evidence, better investor protection decreases stock holdings of controlling shareholders, increases stock mean-returns, and increases stock return volatilities when ownership concentration is sufficiently high. The model also predicts that better protection increases interest rates and decreases leverage.

Item Type:	Monograph (Discussion Paper)
Official URL:	https://www.fmg.ac.uk/
Additional Information:	© 2018 The Authors
Divisions:	Finance
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions H Social Sciences > HG Finance
JEL classification:	G - Financial Economics > G1 - General Financial Markets > G12 - Asset Pricing; Trading volume; Bond Interest Rates G - Financial Economics > G3 - Corporate Finance and Governance > G32 - Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure
Date Deposited:	31 May 2023 08:06
Last Modified:	11 Sep 2025 05:09
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/118917

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