Ruiyuan (Ryan) Chen

West Virginia University

PO Box 6025

Morgantown, WV 26506

United States

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1.

Corporate Governance and Tax Avoidance: Evidence from U.S. Cross-listing

The Accounting Review
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 25 Jun 2019 Last Revised: 10 Mar 2023
Ruiyuan (Ryan) Chen, Sadok El Ghoul, Omrane Guedhami, He (Helen) Wang and Yang Yang
West Virginia University, University of Alberta - Campus Saint-Jean, University of South Carolina - Moore School of Business, West Virginia University - Department of Finance and University of Montevallo
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cross-listing, tax avoidance, corporate governance, shareholder protection

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State Ownership and Corporate Cash Holdings

Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis (JFQA)
Number of pages: 81 Posted: 23 Dec 2015 Last Revised: 07 Mar 2023
Ruiyuan (Ryan) Chen, Sadok El Ghoul, Omrane Guedhami and Robert C. Nash
West Virginia University, University of Alberta - Campus Saint-Jean, University of South Carolina - Moore School of Business and Wake Forest University
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Privatization; government ownership; cash holdings; institutions; value of cash

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Do State and Foreign Ownership Affect Investment Efficiency? Evidence from Privatizations

Journal of Corporate Finance
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 28 Nov 2014 Last Revised: 07 Mar 2023
Ruiyuan (Ryan) Chen, Sadok El Ghoul, Omrane Guedhami and He (Helen) Wang
West Virginia University, University of Alberta - Campus Saint-Jean, University of South Carolina - Moore School of Business and West Virginia University - Department of Finance
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privatization, investment efficiency, corporate governance

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Corporate Governance and Cash Holdings: Evidence from Worldwide Board Reforms

Journal of Corporate Finance, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 09 Apr 2020 Last Revised: 21 Dec 2020
Ruiyuan (Ryan) Chen, Omrane Guedhami, Yang Yang and Gulnara R. Zaynutdinova Ph.D.
West Virginia University, University of South Carolina - Moore School of Business, University of Montevallo and West Virginia University, Department of Finance
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Board reforms; cash holdings; institutions; value of cash

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Private Equity Sponsors, Law Firm Relationship, and Loan Contracts in Leveraged Buyouts

European Corporate Governance Institute – Finance Working Paper No. 1013/2024
Number of pages: 70 Posted: 03 Oct 2024 Last Revised: 01 Dec 2024
Yijia (Eddie) Zhao, Ruiyuan (Ryan) Chen, Douglas J. Cumming and Binru Zhao
University of Massachusetts Boston - College of Management, West Virginia University, Florida Atlantic University and Bangor Business School
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Private Equity, Loan Covenant, Law Firms, Leveraged Buyout

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State Ownership and Debt Structure

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 04 Mar 2021
Narjess Boubakri, Ruiyuan (Ryan) Chen, Sadok El Ghoul and Omrane Guedhami
American University of Sharjah - School of Business and Management, West Virginia University, University of Alberta - Campus Saint-Jean and University of South Carolina - Moore School of Business
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Privatization; government/state ownership; debt structure; institutional environments

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International Evidence on State Ownership and Trade Credit: Opportunities and Motivations

Journal of International Business Studies
Number of pages: 84 Posted: 30 Jan 2018 Last Revised: 07 Mar 2023
Ruiyuan (Ryan) Chen, Sadok El Ghoul, Omrane Guedhami, Chuck C.Y. Kwok and Robert C. Nash
West Virginia University, University of Alberta - Campus Saint-Jean, University of South Carolina - Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina - Darla Moore School of Business and Wake Forest University
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Privatization, state ownership, trade credit, formal institutions, informal institutions, financial market development

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State Ownership and Stock Liquidity: Evidence from Privatization

Journal of Corporate Finance
Number of pages: 67 Posted: 13 Jun 2017 Last Revised: 07 Mar 2023
Narjess Boubakri, Ruiyuan (Ryan) Chen, Sadok El Ghoul, Omrane Guedhami and Robert C. Nash
American University of Sharjah - School of Business and Management, West Virginia University, University of Alberta - Campus Saint-Jean, University of South Carolina - Moore School of Business and Wake Forest University
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Privatization, government ownership, stock liquidity, valuation, cost of capital

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Who Wins and Who Loses from Bank Geographic Deregulation? Analysis of Financially Constrained and Unconstrained Firms

Journal of Corporate Finance
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 12 Jun 2018 Last Revised: 07 Mar 2023
Allen N. Berger, Ruiyuan (Ryan) Chen, Sadok El Ghoul and Omrane Guedhami
University of South Carolina - Darla Moore School of Business, West Virginia University, University of Alberta - Campus Saint-Jean and University of South Carolina - Moore School of Business
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Bank Deregulation, Economic Growth, Financial Constraints, Large Firms, Small Firms

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Sovereign Wealth Funds and Cost of Debt: Evidence from Syndicated Loans

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 16 Feb 2023
Ruiyuan (Ryan) Chen, Feiyu Liu and Yijia (Eddie) Zhao
West Virginia University, University of St Thomas and University of Massachusetts Boston - College of Management
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Sovereign wealth funds; cost of debt; syndicated loan, relationship lending

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The Corporate Governance Consequences of Small Shareholdings: Evidence from Sovereign Wealth Fund Cross-Border Investments

Number of pages: 64 Posted: 08 Dec 2020 Last Revised: 11 Mar 2022
Ruiyuan (Ryan) Chen, Sadok El Ghoul, Omrane Guedhami and Feiyu Liu
West Virginia University, University of Alberta - Campus Saint-Jean, University of South Carolina - Moore School of Business and University of St Thomas
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Do as I Say, Not as I Do: Tax Avoidance by State-Owned Firms

Number of pages: 59 Posted: 17 Jan 2024
Ruiyuan (Ryan) Chen, Sadok El Ghoul, Omrane Guedhami, Robert C. Nash, Yang Yang and Yang Yang
West Virginia University, University of Alberta - Campus Saint-Jean, University of South Carolina - Moore School of Business, Wake Forest University, West Virginia University and University of Montevallo
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State ownership; tax avoidance; privatization; institutions

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Are Insiders Equal? Evidence from Earnings Management in Closely Held East Asian Firms

Research in International Business and Finance
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 26 Jul 2017 Last Revised: 07 Mar 2023
Najah Attig, Ruiyuan (Ryan) Chen, Sadok El Ghoul, Omrane Guedhami, Chuck C.Y. Kwok and Jeffrey Pittman
Dalhousie University, West Virginia University, University of Alberta - Campus Saint-Jean, University of South Carolina - Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina - Darla Moore School of Business and Memorial University
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Family Conglomerates, Earnings Management, Comparative Accounting Systems and Practice, Real Activities Manipulation, Corporate Governance, East Asia

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Conducting Research in International Accounting and Finance: Opportunities, Challenges, and Recommendations

Journal of International Accounting Research
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 11 Oct 2023
Ruiyuan (Ryan) Chen, Sadok El Ghoul and Omrane Guedhami
West Virginia University, University of Alberta - Campus Saint-Jean and University of South Carolina - Moore School of Business
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international settings; accounting; finance; empirical design

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CEO Pay Differences between U.S. and Non-U.S. firms: A New Longitudinal Investigation

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 11 Dec 2023 Last Revised: 04 Dec 2024
Ruiyuan (Ryan) Chen, Sadok El Ghoul, Omrane Guedhami and Feiyu Liu
West Virginia University, University of Alberta - Campus Saint-Jean, University of South Carolina - Moore School of Business and University of St Thomas
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Worldwide Board Reforms and Financial Reporting Quality

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 04 Aug 2023
Ruiyuan (Ryan) Chen, Feiyu Liu and Chen Zhao
West Virginia University, University of St Thomas and West Texas A&M University
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Board reform, Corporate governance, earnings management, Agency problems, Information Asymmetry

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Tax Avoidance and Equity Pricing: The Importance of Countries’ Legal Institutions and Disclosure Regulations

Number of pages: 66 Posted: 01 Sep 2021 Last Revised: 06 May 2024
Ruiyuan (Ryan) Chen, Sadok El Ghoul, Omrane Guedhami, Jeffrey Pittman and Yang Yang
West Virginia University, University of Alberta - Campus Saint-Jean, University of South Carolina - Moore School of Business, Memorial University and University of Montevallo
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Tax avoidance, cost of equity capital, managerial diversion, institutional environments

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National Legislatures and Corporate Transparency

Number of pages: 63 Posted: 12 Dec 2023 Last Revised: 04 Apr 2024
Richard W. Carney, Ruiyuan (Ryan) Chen, Sadok El Ghoul and Omrane Guedhami
China Europe International Business School (CEIBS), West Virginia University, University of Alberta - Campus Saint-Jean and University of South Carolina - Moore School of Business
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institutional theory; transparency; opacity; corporate earnings; emerging economies; authoritarian regimes

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The CSR Balancing Act: The Impact of Sovereign Wealth Fund Investments on Investee Firms

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 01 May 2024
Feiyu Liu, Ruiyuan (Ryan) Chen, Omrane Guedhami and He (Helen) Wang
University of St Thomas, West Virginia University, University of South Carolina - Moore School of Business and West Virginia University - Department of Finance
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Sovereign Wealth Fund; Corporate Social Responsibility; Corporate Governance

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Privatization and Bank Liquidity Creation

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 05 Dec 2024
Allen N. Berger, Narjess Boubakri, Ruiyuan (Ryan) Chen, Omrane Guedhami and Xinming Li
University of South Carolina - Darla Moore School of Business, American University of Sharjah - School of Business and Management, West Virginia University, University of South Carolina - Moore School of Business and University of South Carolina, Darla Moore School of Business, Department of Finance
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State-owned Banks, Privatization, Liquidity Creation, Financial Stability