Publication Type
PhD Dissertation
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
1-2024
Abstract
This study examines whether mandatory ESG disclosure encourages publicly traded firms to go private due to an increase in proprietary costs. I find that firms affected by the European Union’s Non-Financial Reporting Directive 2014/95/EU are more likely to go private after the passage of the directive. The results of the cross-sectional tests suggest that the driver of the decision to go private is the increase in proprietary costs. The main results are more pronounced for firms with fewer peers who voluntarily disclose ESG information, those operating in industries with a higher rate of new entrants, those with higher R&D expenditures, and those exhibiting lower dependence on external financing. In summary, my findings suggest that mandatory ESG disclosure can encourage firms to go private due to concerns about proprietary costs.
Keywords
ESG reporting, Mandatory disclosure, Proprietary costs, Goingprivate
Degree Awarded
PhD in Accounting
Discipline
Accounting
Supervisor(s)
YANG, I-Hwa @ Holly YANG
First Page
1
Last Page
76
Publisher
Singapore Management University
City or Country
Singapore
Citation
HUANG, Ying-Chi.
The effect of mandatory ESG disclosure on firms’ going-private decisions. (2024). 1-76.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/etd_coll/548
Copyright Owner and License
Author
Creative Commons License
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