This paper reviews the literature examining how costs of monitoring for, acquiring, and
analyzing firm disclosures–collectively,“disclosure processing costs”–affect investor …

The past 25 years have seen an exponential growth in the number of China studies in the
leading accounting journals. The rise in China-related research mirrors the country's …

Understanding the impact and mechanisms between new media environment,
environmental regulation and corporate green technology innovation are crucial to achieve …

We examine whether the local press is an effective monitor of corporate misconduct.
Specifically, we study the effects of local newspaper closures on violations by local facilities …

This paper reviews the theoretical and empirical literature on executive compensation. We
start by presenting data on the level of CEO and other top executive pay over time and …

We analyze a procedure common in empirical accounting and finance research where
researchers use ordinary least squares to decompose a dependent variable into its …

Spurred by the informational and disciplinary roles that the media fulfils, this study provides
initial evidence on how higher media coverage is associated with a lower tendency of firms …

Corporate governance (CG) research has largely focused on internal governance
mechanisms (ie the board of directors, controlling owners, and managerial incentives) …

Recent changes in technology and the media are causing significant changes in how capital
markets assimilate and respond to information. We identify important themes in the …