A review of China-related accounting research in the past 25 years

Clive Lennox and Joanna Shuang Wu

Journal of Accounting and Economics, 2022, vol. 74, issue 2

Abstract: The past 25 years have seen an exponential growth in the number of China studies in the leading accounting journals. The rise in China-related research mirrors the country's increased importance on the global stage and a growing appreciation of the economic importance of Chinese institutions. We organize our review of the China literature around three central themes: 1) political and regulatory institutions, 2) China's relationships with foreign investors, and 3) the availability of novel data and regulatory shocks. The former two themes address research questions that are more China-centric, while the third exploits the China setting to examine questions that are more universal. We highlight the contributions that China studies have made to the broader accounting literature, the limitations of the current literature, and we offer suggestions for future research directions.

Keywords: China; Accounting; Institutions; Politics; State ownership; Foreign investment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jacceco.2022.101539

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