Qingbo Yuan

Risk-preparedness mechanism and audit quality: Evidence from mandatory increase of professional indemnity insurance and professional risk fund

Y Qi, Q Yuan

Journal article  |  2023  |  China Journal of Accounting Research

We examine the risk-preparing benefits of Chinese audit firms’ professional indemnity insurance (PII) and professional risk fund (..

Does stock market liberalization improve stock price efficiency? Evidence from China

Yunsen Chen, Jianqiao Huang, Xiao Li, Qingbo Yuan

Journal article  |  2022  |  JOURNAL OF BUSINESS FINANCE & ACCOUNTING

In this study, we examine whether liberalization of the stock market improves stock price efficiency using China's market liberali..

Gambling preferences and stock price crash risk: Evidence from China

Qiong Ji, Xiaofeng Quan, Hongying Yin, Qingbo Yuan

Journal article  |  2021  |  Journal of Banking and Finance

This paper investigates whether attitudes towards gambling help explain the occurrence of stock price crashes in China. By using a..

Mutual-Fund-Affiliated Analysts and Stock Price Synchronicity: Evidence From China

Xuanyu Jiang, Nianhang Xu, Qingbo Yuan, Kam C Chan

Journal article  |  2018  |  JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTING AUDITING AND FINANCE

We contend that mutual-fund-affiliated analysts have conflicts of interest in their role of information production. Similar to the..

Institutional investors' corporate site visits and corporate innovation

Xuanyu Jiang, Qingbo Yuan

Journal article  |  2018  |  JOURNAL OF CORPORATE FINANCE

This study investigates whether and how institutional investors' site visits affect corporate innovation. Using all Chinese firms ..

The real effects of corporate fraud: evidence from class action lawsuits

Qingbo Yuan, Yunyan Zhang

Journal article  |  2016  |  ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE

Using a sample of lawsuit firms from 1996 to 2009, this study examines whether fraud revelation through shareholder class action a..

Blurred stars: Mutual fund ratings in the shadow of conflicts of interest

Y Zeng, Q Yuan, J Zhang

Journal article  |  2015  |  Journal of Banking and Finance

Using unique data on trading commission payments to mutual fund rating companies (MFRCs) by mutual funds in China, this paper inve..

Do Banks Price Litigation Risk in Debt Contracting? Evidence from Class Action Lawsuits

Qingbo Yuan, Yunyan Zhang

Journal article  |  2015  |  JOURNAL OF BUSINESS FINANCE & ACCOUNTING

Class action lawsuits can be detrimental to debtholders because they deteriorate defendant firms' financial position and lower the..

Founder's political connections, second generation involvement, and family firm performance: Evidence from China

Nianhang Xu, Qingbo Yuan, Xuanyu Jiang, Kam C Chan

Journal article  |  2015  |  JOURNAL OF CORPORATE FINANCE

We examine whether a specialized asset of family firms, founders' political connections, influences the second generation involvem..

Excess perks and stock price crash risk: Evidence from China

Nianhang Xu, Xiaorong Li, Qingbo Yuan, Kam C Chan

Journal article  |  2014  |  JOURNAL OF CORPORATE FINANCE

We investigate the impact of excess perk consumption on crash risk in state-owned enterprises in China. To enjoy excess perks, exe..