Why do foreign firms have less idiosyncratic risk than U.S. firms?

Why do foreign firms have less idiosyncratic risk than U.S. firms?

Söhnke Bartram, Gregory Brown, René Stulz

Series number :

Serial Number: 
246/2009

Date posted :

May 01 2009

Last revised :

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Keywords

  • idiosyncratic risk • 
  • stock market • 
  • bond market • 
  • corporate disclosure • 
  • shareholder protection • 
  • rule of law • 
  • government stability

Authors

Real name:
Söhnke Bartram
Real name:
Gregory Brown