Back to Search
Start Over
Look at Me Now: The Role of Cross-Listing in Attracting U.S. Investors.
- Source :
- Working Papers -- U.S. Federal Reserve Board's International Finance Discussion Papers; 2004, p1-51, 52p, 5 Charts, 1 Graph
- Publication Year :
- 2004
-
Abstract
- We use a comprehensive 1997 survey to examine U.S. investors' preferences for foreign equities. We document a variety of firm characteristics that can influence U.S. investment, but the most important determinant is whether the stock is cross-listed on a U.S. exchange. Our selection bias-corrected estimates imply that firms that cross-list can increase their U.S. holdings by 8 to 11 percent of their market capitalization, roughly doubling the amount held without cross-listing. All else equal, we find that firms experience smaller increases in U.S. shareholdings upon cross-listing if they are Canadian, from English speaking countries, are members of the MSCI World index, or had higher quality accounting standards prior to cross-listing. We argue that these findings suggest that improvements in information production explain U.S. investors' attraction to foreign stocks that cross-list in the United States. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Working Papers -- U.S. Federal Reserve Board's International Finance Discussion Papers
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- 23647418