Theory offers two diverging views on the effects of ex ante litigation risk on corporate liquidity proxied by cash holdings. Ex ante litigation risk, however, is difficult to measure. We test the liquidity effects of ex ante litigation risk by exploiting the phase-by-phase introduction of securities class actions (SCAs) in Korea. Following the increase in litigation risk, firms significantly increase their internal liquidity, especially those without directors’ and officers’ liability insurance and those that are financially constrained. The results hold robustly in difference-in-differences and regression discontinuity designs. We also find that the increase in ex ante SCA risk improves firms’ stock market liquidity and valuation, especially for firms that do not carry liability insurance. Taken together, the results are consistent with the arguments that SCAs increase firms’ liability risk and lower investors’ risk.

Prof. Hong ZOU
金融学
Professor
IMBA Programme Director
3917 7785
KK 835
Publications
1Feb
1 Feb 2024
Journal of Law and Economics
31May
继笔者上周在本栏撰写的〈内地股票发行制度改革跃登新台阶〉,本文将聚焦于全面实行股票发行注册制(以下简称注册制)之后,对内地A股市场和香港股票市场的潜在影响扼要分析如下。
31 May 2023
教学人员
31May
继笔者上周在本栏撰写的〈内地股票发行制度改革跃登新台阶〉,本文将聚焦于全面实行股票发行注册制(以下简称注册制)之后,对内地A股市场和香港股票市场的潜在影响扼要分析如下。
31 May 2023
教学人员
24May
註冊制是市場化程度更高的股票發行制度,為美國、英國、香港、新加坡等市場所採用,此次全面落實制度之舉,體現內地證券市場與國際證券市場進一步接軌。本文對註冊制的推展歷程作一扼要回顧,並分析新舊制度的不同特色。
24 May 2023
教学人员
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24 May 2023
金融学
17Mar
香港作为全球一大金融中心,集资活动频繁,在首次公开招募集资额方面一直位于前列;然而,在吸引新经济和创新公司来港上市方面,近年也面临不少国际上和区域间的挑战。为应对这些挑战,2018年香港允许拟上市公司采用「双重股权架构」,笔者将在下文就此加以扼要分析。
17 Mar 2021
教学人员
17Mar
香港作为全球一大金融中心,集资活动频繁,在首次公开招募集资额方面一直位于前列;然而,在吸引新经济和创新公司来港上市方面,近年也面临不少国际上和区域间的挑战。为应对这些挑战,2018年香港允许拟上市公司采用「双重股权架构」,笔者将在下文就此加以扼要分析。
17 Mar 2021
金融学




