Effect of Anti-Corruption Law adoption on firm value of Brazilian companies listed on Ibovespa

Currently, corruption is a highly addressed issue. As anti-corruption practices, which are increasingly required in the financial market, this study aims to analyze the effect of adopting the Anti-Corruption Law on Brazilian companies’ firm value listed onIbovespa. The sample consisted of...

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Main Authors: Fernando Maciel Ramos, Gabrielle Secchi Hohn, Lucas Antônio Vargas
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Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Ceará 2021-01-01
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Online Access:http://periodicos.ufc.br/contextus/article/view/59985
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description Currently, corruption is a highly addressed issue. As anti-corruption practices, which are increasingly required in the financial market, this study aims to analyze the effect of adopting the Anti-Corruption Law on Brazilian companies’ firm value listed onIbovespa. The sample consisted of 229 observations from 2014 -2018. Based on the econometric estimates, the results demonstrated a positive effect of adopting anti-corruption practices on companies’ firm value. Given the problem of corruption in the Brazilian market, this study contributes to information that encourages the regulation of the market, organizations, and stakeholders in adopting and disclosing anti-corruption practices.
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corruption
firm value
law
brazilian companies
ibovespa
title Effect of Anti-Corruption Law adoption on firm value of Brazilian companies listed on Ibovespa
title_full Effect of Anti-Corruption Law adoption on firm value of Brazilian companies listed on Ibovespa
title_fullStr Effect of Anti-Corruption Law adoption on firm value of Brazilian companies listed on Ibovespa
title_full_unstemmed Effect of Anti-Corruption Law adoption on firm value of Brazilian companies listed on Ibovespa
title_short Effect of Anti-Corruption Law adoption on firm value of Brazilian companies listed on Ibovespa
title_sort effect of anti corruption law adoption on firm value of brazilian companies listed on ibovespa
topic corruption
firm value
law
brazilian companies
ibovespa
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