We investigate the nexus between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and firms' stock
market liquidity. Using actual firm-level CSR expenditure data and a quasi-natural …

This study examines the effect of academic independent directors (AIDs) on firm-specific
stock price crash risk. AIDs reduce future crash risk by improving the quality of financial …

Prior literature shows that corporate culture matters for firm performance and enhance
corporate resilience in crises. We construct a text-based measure of corporate culture for …

This paper investigates how social capital, defined by the strength of civic norms and the
density of social networks, affects firms' trade credit risk. The results show that social capital …

This study examines whether greater discourse on environment-specific political risk (EPR)
in earnings conference calls (ECCs) has a favourable effect on firms' information …

This study explores the association between firm innovation and loan covenant strictness.
We find that lenders construct stricter contracts for firms filing more patents, consistent with …

We explore the effects of social ties (including alumni relations, regional connections and
employment affiliation) between the two signatory auditors (engagement and review …

In this study, we investigate the link between economic policy uncertainty (EPU) and
manager sentiment. Analysing a comprehensive dataset of Chinese non-financial listed …

Measurement, verification, and reporting of carbon emissions is essential for climate
management. However, research on carbon assurance is limited. To address this gap, we …

This paper selects the data of listed companies from 2012 to 2021 as the research sample to
explore the relationship between analyst coverage and corporate financing decisions. It is …