The Real Effects of Supply Chain Transparency Regulation: Evidence from Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Act

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Baik, Bok; Even-Tov, Omri; Han, Russell; Park, David
• 署名单位: Seoul National University (SNU); University of California System; University of California Berkeley; Hong Kong Polytechnic University
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTING RESEARCH
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0021-8456
• DOI: 10.1111/1475-679X.12530
• 发表日期: 2024
• 页码: 551-587
• 关键词: NATURAL-RESOURCES; conflict minerals; Causal Inference; INFORMATION; disclosure; CHALLENGES; COUNT

摘要

Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Act requires SEC-registered issuers to conduct supply chain due diligence and submit conflict minerals disclosures (CMDs) that indicate whether their products contain tantalum, tin, tungsten, or gold (3TG) sourced from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) or its neighboring countries (covered countries). Consistent with the reputational cost hypothesis, we find that heightened public attention to CMDs increases responsible sourcing. After Section 1502 takes effect, we find higher demand for 3TG products processed in certified smelters, decreased conflicts in covered countries' mining regions relative to other regions, and reduced sensitivity of conflict risk to conflict minerals' price spikes. Finally, we find that conflicts decrease in Eastern DRC territories with prevalent 3T (tantalum, tin, and tungsten) mines but increase in territories with prevalent gold mines. Overall, our findings highlight the real effects of enhanced supply chain transparency regulation.