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What Gets Measured Gets Managed: Investment and the Cost of Capital
Zhiguo He, Guanmin Liao, Baolian Wang, Aug 09, 2023To improve capital allocative efficiency, starting in 2010, Chinese regulators switched from using return on equity to economic value added (EVA).
Excessive Issuance of New Funds in China and Implications for Investor Protection
Shuai Ye, Jinfan Zhang, Kaixuan Zheng, Jun 25, 2025The Chinese mutual fund industry is only one-tenth the size of its US counterpart, but the number of funds in China has surpassed that of the US. Our study shows that such a large number of funds is unhealthy: managers issue new funds repetitively with different custodian banks, resulting in the average manager overseeing 2.7 funds. Managers shift profits to new funds in order to attract more flows. Among funds under the same manager, new funds have higher returns than old funds, spurring concerns over investor protection.
Environmentally Inclined Politicians and Local Environmental Performance:Evidence from Publicly Listed Firms in China
Hanming Fang, Honglin Ren, Danwen Song, Nianhang Xu, May 31, 2023We investigate whether and how environmentally inclined politicians (EIPs), i.e., politicians with prior environment-related work experience, affect local environmental performance in China.
The Effect of the China Connect
Chang Ma, John Rogers, Sili Zhou, Aug 07, 2024This article discusses that The China Connect not only introduced new learning channels by improving market efficiency, but also increased domestic firms' sensitivity to global shocks and revealed the policy trade-offs between efficiency and volatility in liberalization.
Fertility and Delayed Migration: How Son Preference Protects Young Girls Against Mother–Child Separation
Zibin Huang, Xu Jiang, Ang Sun, Aug 14, 2024In rural China, the son preference paradoxically reduces the likelihood of early mother-child separation for girls, while boys are more prone to such separation.
