Institutional investors and earnings management associated with controlling shareholders' promises: Evidence from the split share structure reform in China

M Wilson, KT Wang, Y Wu, A Lau - Journal of Contemporary Accounting & …, 2022 - Elsevier
We examine the effectiveness of institutional investors in constraining aggressive earnings
management induced by strong contractual incentives. To this end we focus on the …

Corporate social responsibility reporting and investment: Evidence from mergers and acquisitions

KT Wang, Y Wu - Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
While corporate social responsibility (CSR) has played an increasingly important role in
corporate decision‐making, the role of CSR disclosure in a firm's investment activities …

Firms' digital transformation and management earnings forecasts: Evidence from China

F Han, X Zhang, KC Chan, Y Li - Borsa Istanbul Review, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper examines the impact of firms' digital transformation on management earnings
forecasts with a sample of Chinese firms. Using a deep learning model and textual analysis …

Conditional mandates on management earnings forecasts: The impact on the cost of debt

KT Wang, NZ Zhu - Abacus, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Exploiting a unique conditional disclosure mandate on management earnings forecasts
(MEFs) in China, we examine the differential effects of voluntary and mandatory MEFs on the …

Corporate Governance Reforms and Analyst Forecasts: International Evidence

S Liu, KT Wang, Y Wu - Abacus, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, we examine the effect of worldwide corporate governance reforms on analyst
forecasts using data on firms from 41 countries that have implemented such reforms …

Does the market value the green credit performance of banks? Evidence from bank loan announcements

G Tian, KT Wang, Y Wu - The British Accounting Review, 2023 - Elsevier
Despite the key role played by banks in shifting the global economy toward sustainable
development, little is known about how the integration of environmental considerations into …

Does the market reward meeting or beating analyst earnings forecasts? Empirical evidence from China

G Luo, KT Wang, Y Wu - China Accounting and Finance Review, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose Using a sample of 9,898 firm-year observations from 1,821 unique Chinese listed
firms over the period from 2004 to 2019, this study aims to investigate whether the market …

Time distance and mutual fund holding horizon: Evidence from a quasi‐natural experiment setting of high‐speed railway opening

X Chen, Q Liu, L Tian, J Wang, J Xie - Accounting & Finance, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Using a quasi‐natural experiment, we investigate whether the opening of high‐speed
railways affects mutual fund holdings. Applying the difference‐in‐difference method, we find …