Does Shareholder Activism Create Value? A Meta-Analysis
BajzÃk, Josef,
Tomas Havranek,
Zuzana Irsova and
Jiri Novak
No 18233, CEPR Discussion Papers from C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
Abstract:
We conduct a meta-analysis of 1,973 estimates of stock price responses to shareholder activism reported in 67 primary studies. We document publication bias in the literature. Corrected activism effects range from 0% to 1.5%. Effects are stronger when shareholder rights are better protected and when stock markets are smaller. Markets respond more positively to activism by individual investors, confrontational activism, and activism aimed at company sale. Estimates based on longer periods, simpler risk-adjustment approaches, more recent and longer datasets, as well as those published in more reputable journals tend to be larger.
JEL-codes: G14 G30 G34 L20 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023-06
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