IRRC-- Corporate Governance and Directors Datasets
Data Query | Documentation
The IRRC dataset on corporate governance was used in the article:
Gompers, Paul A., Andrew Metrick, and Joy L. Ishii, Corporate Governance and Equity Prices,
The Quarterly Journal of Economics 118(1), February 2003, forthcoming.
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Explanations of the items below and the GINDEX's construction are provided in the article.
Currently there are six years of data: 1990, 1993, 1995, 1998, 2000, and 2002.
| Data Range: | 1990 - 2002, annual |
| Number of Observations: |
10121 |
| Update Schedule: | annual |
| Last Updated: | 13/3/2003 |
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Variable Name |
Type |
Description |
| | advnr | Num | Notice Requirements |
| | antigreen | Num | Antigreenmail |
| | blankcheck | Num | Blank Check |
| | cboard | Num | Classified Board |
| | cn6 | Char | CUSIP first 6 characters Id |
| | cnsnf | Num | Nonfinancial Impact |
| | compplan | Num | Compensation Plans |
| | coname | Char | Company Name |
| | confvote | Num | Confidential Voting |
| | cumvote | Num | Cumulative Voting |
| | cumvotess | Num | Substantial Shareholder |
| | de_inc | Num | Delaware Incorporation |
| | dirind | Num | Director Indemnification |
| | dirindc | Num | Indemnification Contracts |
| | dirliab | Num | Director Liability |
| | dualclass | Num | Dual Class Stock |
| | ecumvote | Num | Eliminate Cumulative Voting |
| | empc | Num | Employee Contracts |
| | exch | Char | Stock Exchange |
| | execsv | Num | Severance Agreements |
| | exsvchg | Num | Change in Control Provisions |
| | fairprice | Num | Fair Price |
| | gindex | Num | Governance Index (Gompers, Metrick, Ishii) |
| | gparachute | Num | Golden Parachutes |
| | labylw | Num | Limits to Amend Bylaws |
| | lachtr | Num | Limits to Amend Charter |
| | lspmt | Num | Limits to Call Special Meeting |
| | lwcnst | Num | Limits for Written Consent |
| | oi_bc_ga | Num | Opt in to BusComb/Freezeout (GA) |
| | oi_csa | Num | Opt in to CSA |
| | oi_fp_ga | Num | Opt in to Fair Price (GA) |
| | oo_buscomp | Num | Opt out of BusComb/Freezeout |
| | oo_cashout_pa | Num | Opt out of control share cashout (PA) |
| | oo_csa | Num | Opt out of CSA |
| | oo_duties | Num | Opt out of directors duties |
| | oo_fairprice | Num | Opt out of Fair Price |
| | oo_newlaws_pa | Num | Opt out of newly adopted laws in (PA all) |
| | oo_rprofits | Num | Opt out of Recapture of Profits |
| | page | Num | IRRC Page Number |
| | pparachute | Num | Pension Parachutes |
| | ppill | Num | Poison Pill |
| | scrtbt | Num | Secret Ballot |
| | sl_buscomp | Num | Business Combination Law |
| | sl_cashout | Num | Cash out |
| | sl_csa | Num | Control Share Acquisition Law |
| | sl_duties | Num | Duties |
| | sl_fairprice | Num | Fair Price Law |
| | sl_rprofits | Num | Recapture of profits |
| | sparachute | Num | Silver Parachutes |
| | state | Char | State of incorporation |
| | supermajor | Num | Super Majority to Approve Merger |
| | ticker | Char | Ticker Symbol |
| | uneqvote | Num | Unequal Voting |
| | year | Num | Year |
| | yr_reinc | Num | Year of reincorporation |
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