The effects of the split share structure reform on Chinese listed firms’ leverage decisions

Han-Fang Tsai, Tsui-Jung Lin and Jung-Hua Hung

The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, 2015, vol. 57, issue C, 86-100

Abstract: This paper examines the effects of China's split share structure reform on the leverage decisions of listed firms. The results show that there are two effects, multiple large shareholders and liquidity that affect the leverage ratio. In non-state controlled firms, multiple large shareholders are able to monitor the controlling shareholders which reduce the leverage ratio. However, in state-controlled firms, they collude with the controlling shareholders to expropriate through debt financing. State ownership plays a decisive role in driving multiple large shareholders to collude with the controlling shareholders.

Keywords: Split share structure reform; Leverage ratio; Liquidity; Multiple large shareholders (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.qref.2014.10.003

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