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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND TRANSACTION COST ECONOMICS: A STUDY OF THE EQUITY GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE
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Jimmy A. Saravia 
, Silvia L. Saravia-Matus
Abstract
This paper extends the Transaction Cost Economics (TCE) theory of the equity governance structure by introducing a (hitherto absent) full analysis of the key TCE issue of bilateral dependency between the firm and its shareholders. In addition, the paper discusses the implications of the analysis for the topic of corporate governance and firm performance. We find that when bilateral dependency holds contractual hazards are mitigated as predicted by TCE, but that when it does not contractual safeguards are altered to the disadvantage of shareholders and managerial discretion costs increase as reflected by lower firm valuation. Importantly, our study documents for the first time a class of transactions where business relationships persist indefinitely even though transaction costs are not minimized.
Keywords: Corporate Governance, Transaction Cost Economics, Free Cash flows, Firm Valuation
How to cite this paper: Saravia, J. A., & Saravia-Matus, S. (2016). Corporate governance and transaction cost economics: A study of the equity governance structure. Corporate Board: role, duties and composition, 12(1), 33-44. https://doi.org/10.22495/cbv12i1art4
