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Abstract
This study examines intra-industry information transfer in the emerging market of China, where financial and market institutions are underdeveloped and the majority of investors are inexperienced individual investors. In an analysis of the management earnings forecasts of publicly listed firms, we find that investors in China transfer information between peer firms, with a stronger transfer when earnings forecasts are more accurate and credible, and when the investors of non-announcing firms are more sophisticated. We also find that the non–market-based resource allocation and entry restrictions in China discourage intra-industry information transfer between firms. Overall, our results suggest that intra-industry information transfer in China is constrained by institutional barriers. Reforms aimed at removing these barriers can help enhance these markets’ stock price efficiency. Our results provide policy implications to other emerging markets with institutional environments similar to China.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 106518 |
Pages (from-to) | 106518 |
Journal | Journal of Banking and Finance |
Volume | 140 |
Early online date | 21 Apr 2022 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jul 2022 |
Bibliographical note
We thank the anonymous reviewers for their careful review and insightful suggestions. We appreciate the comments from Professor Danqing Young and Professor Gao Jin. All authors contributed equally.Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Elsevier B.V.
Keywords
- Business environment
- China
- Corporate transparency
- Intra-industry information transfer
- Investor sophistication
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- 1 Finished
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Geographic Proximity and Information Transfer: Does Soft Information Matter for Intra-industry Information Transfer? (地理鄰近與資訊傳播:軟性資訊對行業內資訊傳播有影響嗎?)
WONG, M. L. S. (PI) & YIP, W. Y. R. (CoI)
Research Grants Council (HKSAR)
1/01/18 → 31/12/20
Project: Grant Research