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Do State Enterprises Manage Earnings More than Privately Owned Firms? The Case of China

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  1. Deng, Lu & Li, Sifei & Liao, Mingqing, 2017. "Dividends and earnings quality: Evidence from China," International Review of Economics & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 48(C), pages 255-268.
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  27. Han, Minghui & Ding, Ashley & Zhang, Hao, 2022. "Foreign ownership and earnings management," International Review of Economics & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 80(C), pages 114-133.
  28. Dongmin Kong & Zihan Xiong & Ni Qin, 2024. "How does Climate Risk Affect Employment Adjustment? Firm-Level Evidence from China," Bulletin of Monetary Economics and Banking, Bank Indonesia, vol. 27(4), pages 655-680, December.
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  31. Bushra Komal & Bilal & Ernest Ezeani & Asim Shahzad & Muhammad Usman & Juncheng Sun, 2023. "Age diversity of audit committee financial experts, ownership structure and earnings management: Evidence from China," International Journal of Finance & Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 28(3), pages 2664-2682, July.
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  34. Han, Ziteng & Chen, Lingxi & Zhong, Teng, 2025. "Mixed-ownership reform and AI adoption in state-owned enterprises: A pre-registered report," Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Elsevier, vol. 94(C).
  35. Radwan Alkebsee & Abdullah Muhammad Dhrubo & Adeeb Alhebri & Redhwan Aldamari & Ebrahim Mohammed Al‐Matari, 2026. "CFO's Famine Experience and Earnings Management: The Moderating Effect of the CEO Power," International Journal of Finance & Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 31(2), pages 2729-2753, April.
  36. Eman Fathi Attia & Messaoud Mehafdi, 2023. "The Dynamic Endogeneity Issue between Corporate Ownership Structure and Real-Based Earnings Manipulation in an Emerging Market: Advanced Dynamic Panel Model," Risks, MDPI, vol. 11(11), pages 1-27, October.
  37. Bao, Shuji Rosey & Lewellyn, Krista B., 2017. "Ownership structure and earnings management in emerging markets—An institutionalized agency perspective," International Business Review, Elsevier, vol. 26(5), pages 828-838.
  38. Akinobu Shuto & Takuya Iwasaki, 2014. "Stable Shareholdings, the Decision Horizon Problem and Earnings Smoothing," Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 41(9-10), pages 1212-1242, November.
  39. Lin, Tsui-Jung & Tsai, Han-Fang & Imamah, Nur & Hung, Jung-Hua, 2016. "Does the identity of multiple large shareholders affect the value of excess cash? Evidence from China," Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Elsevier, vol. 40(PA), pages 173-190.
  40. Jingyu Gao & Adi Masli & Ikseon Suh & Jingchang Xu, 2021. "The Influence of a Family Business Climate and CEO–CFO Relationship Quality on Misreporting Conduct," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 171(1), pages 99-122, June.
  41. Anting Li & Jianqiong Wang & Yaru Yang, 2025. "Social Trust and the Disclosure of Letters to Shareholders," Australian Accounting Review, CPA Australia, vol. 35(3), pages 277-303, September.
  42. Nguyen Anh Huu & Nguyen Linh Ha & Doan Duong Thuy, 2020. "Ownership Structure and Earnings Management: Empirical Evidence from Vietnam Real Estate Sector," Real Estate Management and Valuation, Sciendo, vol. 28(2), pages 37-51, June.
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