Government assisted earnings management in China

Journal of Accounting and Public Policy

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 262-274

  Chen, Xiao ^a   Lee, Chi Wen Jevons ^b,c   Li, Jing ^d  

^a Tsinghua University   (China)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Collusion; Earnings management; Government subsidy; Local government; Regulation; State owned enterprise (SOE)

Indexed keywords

EID: 42749093131     PISSN: 02784254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccpubpol.2008.02.005     Document Type: Article

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