The Center encourages research addressing
corporate governance issues in China and Asia, and cross-country
studies with strong research and policy implications
for the region. In particular, the Center has a strong
interest in research that analyze the effects of country
institutional factors on corporate governance, and the
roles of corporate governance in accounting, finance,
and organization. Topics of the research include, but
not limited to, the following:
- Property rights protection and corporate governance
- Public sector governance and corporate governance
- The roles of corporate governance in corporate
finance and economic development
- Accounting disclosure, earning management, and
corporate transparency issues
- The roles of information intermediaries (auditors,
financial analysts, and rating agencies)
in corporate governance
- The roles of institutional investors in corporate
governance
- Causes of ownership structures (concentrated ownership,
stock pyramids, business groups)
and their relationships with firm behaviors
- Governance issues of family firms
- Governance issues of state owned enterprises
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