Frank O. Kwabi
The impact of stringent insider trading laws and institutional quality on the cost of capital
Kwabi, Frank O.; Boateng, Agyenim; Adegbite, Emmanuel
Authors
Agyenim Boateng
EMMANUEL ADEGBITE EMMANUEL.ADEGBITE@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Professor in Accounting and Corporate Governance
Abstract
This paper examines the effects of interaction between stringent insider trading laws, institutional quality and equity portfolio allocation on the cost of capital. Using a dataset drawn from 44 countries over the period from 2001 to 2015, we find that stringent insider trading laws interact with institutional quality and foreign equity portfolio allocation to reduce the country-level cost of capital. Further analysis from a quasi-natural experiment based on the 2008–2009 global financial crisis suggests that the findings are robust to endogeneity. Our results imply that the enactment of stringent insider trading laws and their interplay with the quality of institutions are not only important to portfolio investment allocation decisions but reduce the country-level cost of capital.
Citation
Kwabi, F. O., Boateng, A., & Adegbite, E. (2018). The impact of stringent insider trading laws and institutional quality on the cost of capital. International Review of Financial Analysis, 60, 127-137. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2018.07.011
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Jul 20, 2018 |
Online Publication Date | Jul 22, 2018 |
Publication Date | 2018-11 |
Deposit Date | Aug 29, 2018 |
Publicly Available Date | Jan 23, 2020 |
Journal | International Review of Financial Analysis |
Print ISSN | 1057-5219 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 60 |
Pages | 127-137 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2018.07.011 |
Keywords | Insider trading laws; Cost of capital; Foreign equity allocation; Institutional quality |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1050862 |
Publisher URL | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1057521918300930 |
Contract Date | Aug 29, 2018 |
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