Investor Protection and Equity Markets
33 Pages Posted: 22 Oct 2000 Last revised: 17 Apr 2022
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Investor Protection and Equity Markets
Investor Protection and Equity Markets
Investor Protection and Equity Markets
Investor Protection and Equity Markets
Date Written: October 2000
Abstract
We present a simple model of an entrepreneur going public in an environment with poor legal protection of outside shareholders. The model incorporates elements of Becker's (1968) crime and punishment' framework into a corporate finance environment of Jensen and Meckling (1976). We examine the entrepreneur's decision and the market equilibrium. The model is consistent with a number of empirical regularities concerning the relationship between investor protection and corporate finance.
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