Corporate Governance, International Cross Listing and Home Bias

Canadian Investment Review, Vol. 16, No. 4, pp. 8-19, 2003

6 Pages Posted: 21 Apr 2006

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Michael R. King

Gustavson School Of Business

Dan Segal

Reichman University

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Abstract

The equity of Canadian-listed firms trades at a discount to U.S.-listed firms. This discount may be due to weaker corporate governance in Canada relative to the United States. Canadian firms may mitigate this discount by cross listing on a U.S. stock exchange. Results show that Canadian firms cross listed on a U.S. exchange achieve a higher valuation than firms listed exclusively in Canada, after controlling for factors known to affect valuation. Canadian firms that are predominantly traded in the U.S. receive similar valuations to other U.S.-listed firms, while cross listed Canadian firms with little U.S. turnover continue to trade at a discount.

Keywords: equity, corporate governance, international cross listing, home bias, share turnover, valuation

JEL Classification: G12, G15

Suggested Citation

King, Michael Robert and Segal, Dan, Corporate Governance, International Cross Listing and Home Bias. Canadian Investment Review, Vol. 16, No. 4, pp. 8-19, 2003, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=896328 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.441760

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Dan Segal

Reichman University ( email )

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