Do Progressive Social Norms Affect Economic Outcomes? Evidence from Corporate Takeovers

Chen, Yangyang and Podolski, Edward J and Rhee, Ghon S and Veeraraghavan, Madhu (2017) Do Progressive Social Norms Affect Economic Outcomes? Evidence from Corporate Takeovers. Journal of Empirical Finance, 41. pp. 76-95.

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Abstract

This paper investigates how religion-induced attitudes toward change and diversity affect corporate acquisition decisions. By studying the variation in religious adherence across U.S. counties, we find that acquirer announcement returns and total synergy are larger in counties in which progressive religious denominations are popular. In contrast, conservative religious denominations affect neither acquirer announcement returns nor total synergies. Our evidence indicates that religion-induced social norms are an important driver of large corporate transactions, while various religious denominations affect corporate outcomes differently.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Religion Corporate Takeovers Mainline Protestants Behavioral Finance
Subjects:	Finance > Financial Economics
Divisions:	Finance and Strategy
Depositing User:	Ms. Sachitha R
Date Deposited:	19 Sep 2018 03:52
Last Modified:	18 Feb 2019 11:19
URI:	http://tapmi.informaticsglobal.com/id/eprint/110

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