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Estimating the Value of Political Connections

2001; American Economic Association; Volume: 91; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1257/aer.91.4.1095

1944-7981

Raymond Fisman,

Financial Markets and Investment Strategies

While political connections have been widely discussed in the literature on corruption, little work has been done to assess the value of these connections. This paper uses the Jakarta Stock Exchange's reaction to news about former President Suharto's health to address this issue. By examining the difference in share price reactions of firms with varying degrees of political exposure, a market valuation of the proportion of a firm’s value derived from political connections is inferred. The implied value is very high, suggesting that as much as a quarter of a firm’s share price may be accounted for by political connections. (JEL D21, G14)