
Control tunneling over firms can be reached through pyramids, cross-ownership, and other complex features. This phenomenon is frequent in Europe and in Asia. However, the theoretical literature has not yet converged toward a well-defined and robust measurement of integrated control that takes into account the threshold for control as applied in practice. Based on graph theory, this paper aims at filling this gap and proposes a new algorithm for evaluating the control tunneling exerted by the firms' ultimate shareholders. Then, the paper discusses the various forms of control existing next to voting shares, like multiple voting rights, board representation and active monitoring, before suggesting ways to include them into the modeling of control.
Corporate control, ultimate shareholder, Ownership, L22, Ownership; Corporate control; ultimate shareholder., Input-Output Models, Financing Policy, Financial Risk and Risk Management, Firm Organization and Market Structure, Economie, ultimate shareholder., G32, Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure, Capital and Ownership Structure, C67, jel: jel:C67, jel: jel:G32, jel: jel:L22
Corporate control, ultimate shareholder, Ownership, L22, Ownership; Corporate control; ultimate shareholder., Input-Output Models, Financing Policy, Financial Risk and Risk Management, Firm Organization and Market Structure, Economie, ultimate shareholder., G32, Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure, Capital and Ownership Structure, C67, jel: jel:C67, jel: jel:G32, jel: jel:L22
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