Foreign ownership, state ownership and cash holdings under the global financial crisis: evidence from the emerging market of Vietnam

Quynh Nga Nguyen Thi, Quoc Trung Tran and Hong Phat Doan

International Journal of Emerging Markets, 2021, vol. 18, issue 9, 3354-3369

Abstract: Purpose - This paper investigates how the global financial crisis changes the effects of state ownership and foreign ownership on corporate cash holdings in an emerging market. Design/methodology/approach - We employ an interactive term between state ownership (foreign ownership) and a crisis dummy to analyze how the global financial crisis determines the effect of state ownership (foreign ownership) on corporate cash holdings. Findings - With a research sample including 5,493 observations from 621 listed firms over the period 2007–2017, we find that state ownership (foreign ownership) is negatively (positively) related to corporate cash holdings and the effect of state ownership (foreign ownership) is stronger (weaker) during the crisis period. Moreover, the increase in the effect of state ownership is larger in financially unconstrained firms. Originality/value - Prior research shows that the effects of state ownership and foreign ownership on corporate cash holdings in emerging markets are still debatable. This paper extends this line of research by investigating how the global financial crisis – an exogenous shock – changes these effects.

Keywords: State ownership; Foreign ownership; Cash holdings; Financial crisis; Emerging market; G32; G34 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1108/IJOEM-03-2020-0303

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