Review of Accounting and Finance: Volume 22 Issue 2

The power of minority shareholders: evidence from voting on the related party transaction proposals in China

Jiabing Lv, Yong Ye, Runmei Luo

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the impact of minority shareholders’ attendance at shareholders meetings on related party transaction (RPT) proposals.

Changes in the DJIA: market reactions and economic cycles

Patricia A. Ryan, Sriram V. Villupuram

The purpose of this study is to explain the mixed results to changes in the DJIA index documented in the literature. The authors show that economic cycles, especially recessionary…

Do depositors discipline the banking sector? Evidence from an emerging economy

Ayesha Afzal, Nawazish Mirza, Saba Firdousi

Market discipline is an important part of financial regulation, under Basel II and III. This paper aims to provide evidence on market discipline in Pakistan. Specifically, the…

A bibliometric analysis of political connections literature

Fatma Ahmed, Khaled Hussainey

This paper aims to present a catalogue of the influential aspects resulting from a bibliometric meta-analysis of political connection literature.

High-speed railway and urban construction investment bond yield spreads: a quasi-natural experiment

Juan Chen, Hongling Guo, Zuoping Xiao

This study aims to investigate how high-speed railway (HSR) development affects urban construction investment (UCI) bond yield spreads based on China’s background.

The role of analyst coverage and value-relevance of energy efficiency

Ishwar Khatri

The purpose of this study is to examine whether financial markets value a firm’s specific corporate environmental performance (CEP), i.e. its energy efficiency. This study also…