Examining political connections to study institutional change: Evidence from two unexpected election outcomes in South Korea


Jäger, Kai ; Kim, Seungjun



DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/twec.12755
URL: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/twec.1...
Weitere URL: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/332884323...
Dokumenttyp: Zeitschriftenartikel
Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
Titel einer Zeitschrift oder einer Reihe: The World Economy
Band/Volume: 42
Heft/Issue: 4
Seitenbereich: 1152-1179
Ort der Veröffentlichung: Oxford
Verlag: Wiley-Blackwell
ISSN: 0378-5920 , 1467-9701
Sprache der Veröffentlichung: Englisch
Einrichtung: Außerfakultäre Einrichtungen > MZES - Arbeitsbereich B
Fachgebiet: 320 Politik
Abstract: We argue that the analysis of multiple political connections in an event study framework can improve the study of institutional change. Based on a unique data set of multiple political relationships of 4,936 South Korean board of director members, we show that the large business conglomerates, the chaebol, did not benefit from the unexpected conservative election victories in the 2012 South Korean parliamentary and presidential elections. Personal connections to the presidential candidates and to the opposition party were relevant for the stock returns of small firms. Our findings suggest that Korea's political economy has evolved into a hybrid regime in which the political power of large multinational corporations is limited, but political connections still matter for smaller firms. The corruption scandal that led to the impeachment of President Park in 2017 and the long‐term development of market capitalisation appear to be congruent with the results of our study.




Dieser Eintrag ist Teil der Universitätsbibliographie.




Metadaten-Export


Zitation


+ Suche Autoren in

+ Aufruf-Statistik

Aufrufe im letzten Jahr

Detaillierte Angaben



Sie haben einen Fehler gefunden? Teilen Sie uns Ihren Korrekturwunsch bitte hier mit: E-Mail


Actions (login required)

Eintrag anzeigen Eintrag anzeigen