“…The nancial disclosure levels required of foreign companies seeking a listing in the US have been shown to be the most onerous in the world (see, for example, Cairns et al, 1984;Choi and Bavishi, 1982;Lafferty and Cairns, 1980;Biddle, 1992, 1995) and their appropriateness has been questioned (see, for example, Bhushan and Lessard, 1992;Biddle and Saudagaran, 1989;Choi et al, 1983;Biddle, 1992, 1995). The various works of Biddle and Saudagaran have shown that the nancial disclosure level required in any particular country is a major factor in uencing stock exchange listing behaviour.…”