Among global fund managers and investors, the reliability of accounting data in emerging markets can be a major concern because some of the firms in their portfolio may be disseminating information that lacks compliance with generally accepted accounting standards. This study investigates the...

Among global fund managers and investors, the reliability of accounting data in emerging markets can be a major concern because some of the firms in their portfolio may be disseminating information that lacks compliance with generally accepted accounting standards. This study investigates the...

Chinese regulators mandate management earnings forecasts when managers' earnings expectations meet bright-line thresholds and allow voluntary forecasts in other circumstances. We examine the effects of this mixed approach. We find that Chinese mandatory forecasts have significant information...

This paper documents a hallmark feature of China's state capitalism as the state controlling the economy in a vertical economic structure: State-owned enterprises (SOEs) monopolize key industries and markets in the upstream, whereas the downstream industries are largely open to private...