There is a widely held view that the performance of firms depends not only on the ability of
managers to exploit economic markets but also on their ability to succeed in political …

The promotion of green and sustainable development is an important global issue. We
investigate the relationship between firm political connections (PCF) and carbon emissions …

Purpose This paper aims to present a catalogue of the influential aspects resulting from a
bibliometric meta-analysis of political connection literature. Design/methodology/approach …

We use exogenous changes in Danish local municipality sizes to identify a large positive
effect of political power on the profitability of firms related by family to local politicians. Our …

Taking advantage of corruption scandals in China, we construct a natural experiment and
identify the ousting of corrupt politicians, and firms connected with them through bribery and …

Based on China's government‐business relations theory, we use difference‐in‐differences
and causal forest to find that local green finance policies can significantly enhance corporate …

We investigate the impact of political institutions on corporate risk-taking. Using a large
sample of non-financial firms from 77 countries covering the period from 1988 to 2008, we …

This paper examines whether politically connected firms use related party transactions as a
tunneling mechanism in Indonesia. We further investigate whether the presence of tunneling …

Abstract Research Summary The recent electoral popularity of populism suggests our
understanding of global and domestic institutions and their impact and relevance to …

We examine whether requiring a Party committee to lead corporate governance at listed
state-owned enterprises (SOEs) affects firm value in China. We find that the market reacts …