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Political Connections and The Value of Cash Holdings
Political Connections and The Value of Cash Holdings
~ At least one of its shareholders or one of top directors is a leader of the country, a minister,
a member of parliament or a close relative of a politician or a political party.
~ However, all the emerging countries corruption level are higher than the average.
The study examine the relations between;
- Political connections does not influence the value of cash holdings in a stronger
institutions. (developed and low corruption countries)
- Strong country help to mitigate the adverse effects of political connections
and encourage more efficient use of cash holdings.