The present paper examines the association between corporate governance and earnings quality using the Corporate Governance in Finance (CGF) Index in China. Using a sample of 4,455 Chinese firms for fiscal years 2012 and 2014, the paper finds that firms with a higher CGF Index and more effective...

We study the impact of short sales on accrual-based and real earnings management (EM). Based on the costs and benefits of using EM to hide negative information, we derive an analytical model showing that there are two possibilities: 1) a firm engages in less accrual-based and real EM when facing...