Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/195653 
Year of Publication: 
2017
Citation: 
[Journal:] International Journal of Financial Studies [ISSN:] 2227-7072 [Volume:] 5 [Issue:] 3 [Publisher:] MDPI [Place:] Basel [Year:] 2017 [Pages:] 1-11
Publisher: 
MDPI, Basel
Abstract: 
Dual-class firms face great criticism as it is believed that firms choose this structure to expropriate minority shareholders' wealth. We compare market performance of Chinese dual-class firms with their single-class counterparts by constructing a list of Chinese firms cross-listed on U.S. exchanges. We find, contrary to the literature, that Chinese dual-class firms are outperforming in terms of market performance measured by Tobin's Q, P/E ratio, and abnormal return in both subsequent years after the initial public offering (IPO). The reason for contrary results is that Chinese dual-class firms bond themselves to high U.S. standards from low local Chinese standards, and it is evident from the literature that when a firm bonds itself to high standards it shows a credible commitment towards minority shareholders' rights, as well as focus on upright performance rather than investing in value-destroying projects and competes to survive in the market that imposes the high standards.
Subjects: 
dual-class firms
disproportional voting rights
market performance
Chinese cross-listed firms
initial public offering
JEL: 
G30
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Document Type: 
Article

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