Abstract
This study investigates the impact of firm-level illiquidity on stock price crash risk by employing a sample of 21,986 firms across 36 countries spanning the years 1997 to 2007. In doing so, the role of media independence in shaping this impact is also examined. The empirical results suggest that stock illiquidity is significantly and positively associated with firm-level crash risk. Furthermore, the positive association between illiquidity and crash risk has been mitigated in countries with independent media, characterized by a lower level of state ownership and a higher level of press freedom, in addition to the reduction effect of media independence per se on crash risk. Our main conclusions remain valid after taking into account the endogeneity issues and various robustness tests.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 547-593 |
| Number of pages | 47 |
| Journal | International Review of Finance |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue number | 4 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2018 |
Keywords
- Illiquidity
- Crash Risk
- Media Independence
