Article
Financial Crisis and Real Earnings Management in Family Firms: A Comparison between China and the United States
Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money
Abstract
This paper compares real earnings management (REM) between Chinese family firms and U.S. family firms after the financial crisis of 2008. For the U.S. sample, there is greater REM in family firms than non-family firms, and in the post-financial crisis period than the pre-financial crisis period. For the Chinese sample, there is greater REM in family firms than non-family firms, but REM is lower in Chinese family firms relative to non-family firms in the post-financial crisis period than the pre-financial crisis period. These findings indicate that REM activities differ between U.S. and Chinese family firms in crisis and non-crisis periods.
Department(s)
Business and Information Technology
Comments
This paper was presented at the 2017 Cross Country Perspectives of Finance conferences held in Chengdu, China and Chiang Mai, Thailand. We appreciate comments from discussants and participants at the Cross Country Perspectives in Finance Conferences. We also thank Zhenyu Wu (editor) and anonymous reviewers. Xi Tian thanks the National Natural Science Foundation of China [grant number 71403126 ], Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of Nanjing Agricultural University [grant number KJQN201564 ], and Project of Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (PAPD) for generous financial support.
Keywords and Phrases
- 2008 financial crisis,
- China,
- Family business,
- Real earnings management,
- United States
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2019 Elsevier, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
3-1-2019
Publication Date
01 Mar 2019
Disciplines
Citation Information
LiLi Eng, Chevy-Hanqing Fang, Xi Tian, T. Robert Yu, et al.. "Financial Crisis and Real Earnings Management in Family Firms: A Comparison between China and the United States" Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money Vol. 59 (2019) p. 184 - 201 ISSN: 1042-4431 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/lili-eng/46/