The Corporate Value of (Corrupt) Lobbying

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Borisov, Alexander; Goldman, Eitan; Gupta, Nandini
• 署名单位: University System of Ohio; University of Cincinnati; Indiana University System; Indiana University Bloomington; IU Kelley School of Business
• 刊物名称: REVIEW OF FINANCIAL STUDIES
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0893-9454
• DOI: 10.1093/rfs/hhv048
• 发表日期: 2016
• 页码: 1039
• 关键词: POLITICALLY CONNECTED BOARDS; INFORMATION; returns; money

摘要

We examine whether the stock market considers corporate lobbying to be value enhancing, using an event that potentially limited the ability of firms to lobby but was exogenous to their characteristics and prior lobbying decisions. The results show that this exogenous shock negatively affects the value of firms that lobby. In particular, we estimate that a firm that spends $100,000 more on lobbying in the 3 years before the shock ( where sample average lobbying expenses are about $4 million), experiences a loss of about $1.2 million in shareholder value on average. We also examine the channels through which lobbying may create value for firms.