Hua Cheng

University of Texas at Austin

2317 Speedway

Austin, TX Texas 78712

United States

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

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“  I am working on economic development, media economics, information systems, operations management, and law  ”

Scholarly Papers (20)

1.

Connected Banks and Economic Policy Uncertainty

Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper No. 20-77
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 01 Sep 2020 Last Revised: 25 Apr 2022
University of Texas at Austin, University of Texas at Austin, University of Zurich - Department Finance and Xiamen University - School of Management
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Policy uncertainty; Political connections; Bank risk-taking

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The Dark Side of Market Feedback: Evidence on CEOs’ Tone Manipulation

Number of pages: 67 Posted: 04 Mar 2021 Last Revised: 28 Nov 2023
Hua Cheng, Tingting Liu and K.C. John Wei
University of Texas at Austin, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville and Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Downloads 566 (105,196)
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Compensation convexity; Tone management; Financial markets; Managerial opportunistic behavior; Industry return; Feedback effect

3.

Working with Women, Do Men Get All the Credit?

Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper No. 18-01
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 18 Jan 2018 Last Revised: 24 Aug 2021
Shusen Qi, Steven Ongena and Hua Cheng
Xiamen University - School of Management, University of Zurich - Department Finance and University of Texas at Austin
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Credit Access, Gender, Discrimination, Teamwork

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Competition and Favoritism in Bank Loan Markets

2018 AEA meeting paper, Philadelphia
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 28 Nov 2017 Last Revised: 02 Jun 2020
Hua Cheng, Xue Li, Yan Dong and Shusen Qi
University of Texas at Austin, University of Missouri at Columbia, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics (SWUFE) and Xiamen University - School of Management
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market structure; bank loan; favoritism; discrimination; beauty; gender

5.

Corporate Disclosure Quality and Institutional Investors' Holdings During Market Downturns

Journal of Corporate Finance, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 05 Oct 2018 Last Revised: 08 Jan 2021
Hua Cheng, Dayong Huang and Yan Luo
University of Texas at Austin, University of North Carolina (UNC) at Greensboro - Bryan School of Business & Economics and Fudan University - School of Management
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Attentive Option Traders: Textual Changes to 10-Ks and Option Volatility Smirk

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 25 Nov 2023 Last Revised: 02 Feb 2025
University of Texas at Austin, University of Rhode Island - College of Business, School of Management, Xi'an Jiaotong University and University of Oregon - Charles H. Lundquist School of Business
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annual report similarity; 10-K; option volatility smirk; information processing; information asymmetry

7.

The Effectiveness of Entry Deregulation: Novel Evidence from Removing Minimum Capital Requirements

Number of pages: 53 Posted: 05 Aug 2022 Last Revised: 21 Mar 2023
Hua Cheng, Siying Ding and Yongzheng Liu
University of Texas at Austin, University of International Business and Economics and Renmin University of China
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Entry deregulation, Paid-in capital, Firm entry, Job creation, Market dynamics

8.

Career Incentives of Political Leaders and Corporate Operational Efficiency

Production and Operations Management, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 23 Sep 2022 Last Revised: 17 Jun 2024
Hua Cheng, Shusen Qi and Liangfei Qiu
University of Texas at Austin, Xiamen University - School of Management and University of Florida - Warrington College of Business Administration
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operational efficiency, career incentive, state-owned enterprise, disruptive technology, sustainable development

9.

Lottery-like Features and Mutual Fund Performance-Flow Sensitivity

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 31 Dec 2024
Hua Cheng, Tse-Chun Lin, Yan Luo and Ningyu Zhou
University of Texas at Austin, The University of Hong Kong - Faculty of Business and Economics, Fudan University - School of Management and Fudan University - School of Management
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mutual funds, gambling preference, maximum return, performance-flow sensitivity JEL codes: G11, G23

10.

Bringing Dead Capital to Life: Property Rights Security in China 

Journal of Law and Economics, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 27 Dec 2021 Last Revised: 17 Jul 2024
Hua Cheng and Kishore Gawande
University of Texas at Austin and University of Texas at Austin
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Property rights, Firm Births and Survival, Firm Exports, Reallocation. JEL codes: P26, D23, K11, L0, O12 Property rights, Firm Births and Survival, Firm Exports, Reallocation. JEL codes: P26, D23, K11, L0, O12

11.

Do Consumers Care? Retail Consumption under a Carbon Emission Reduction Policy

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 16 Dec 2023 Last Revised: 30 Apr 2025
University of Texas at Austin, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, Xiamen University and School of Accounting, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law
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carbon neutrality; emission reduction; consumer behavior; supermarket

12.

Impact of Foreign Bank Penetration on Local Firms' Export Destination Choices

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 19 Jul 2024
Hua Cheng, Hans Degryse and Shusen Qi
University of Texas at Austin, KU Leuven - Faculty of Business and Economics (FEB) and Xiamen University - School of Management
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Export, Destination choice, Information spillover, Foreign bank 3

13.

Asymmetric Corporate Tax Compliance: Evidence from a Tax Reform in China

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 22 Aug 2022
Hua Cheng, Xiaowei Chen and Shusen Qi
University of Texas at Austin, Nankai University and Xiamen University
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Tax reform, Tax avoidance, Asymmetric behavior

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Innovation Management, Government Support, and Corporate Operational Performance

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 07 Mar 2025 Last Revised: 28 Apr 2025
Hua Cheng, Shusen Qi, Liangfei Qiu and Haram Seo
University of Texas at Austin, Xiamen University, University of Florida - Warrington College of Business Administration and University of Minnesota - Twin Cities - Carlson School of Management
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Strategic Patenting, Technology Management, Industrial Policy, Short-termism, Political Influence

15.

Building Internal Capacity for External Power

Posted: 22 Apr 2025
Hua Cheng and Kishore Gawande
University of Texas at Austin and University of Texas at Austin

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import, mayor, central work experience, One Belt One Road

16.

Can Central Environmental Regulation Compensate for Weak Courts

Posted: 07 Mar 2025
Hua Cheng, Kishore Gawande and Peng Zhang
University of Texas at Austin, University of Texas at Austin and The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)

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Court quality, Environmental regulation, SO2 pollution, State-owned enterprise

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Cultural Imprint on ESG: Political Leaders’ Early-Life Religion Exposure and Corporate Sustainable Operations

Posted: 04 Nov 2024
Hua Cheng and Liangfei Qiu
University of Texas at Austin and University of Florida - Warrington College of Business Administration

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Closing the Gap: Harnessing Digital Technology to Equalize Tax Rates Across Corporate Sizes

Posted: 19 Apr 2024
Hua Cheng and Liangfei Qiu
University of Texas at Austin and University of Florida - Warrington College of Business Administration

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digital tax enforcement; e-government, tax strategy; firm size; IT capabilities

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Judicial Centralization and Outsourcing: Unveiling the Impact on Supply Chain Management

Posted: 21 Feb 2024 Last Revised: 08 Mar 2024
Hua Cheng, Shusen Qi and Liangfei Qiu
University of Texas at Austin, Xiamen University - School of Management and University of Florida - Warrington College of Business Administration

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judicial centralization, outsourcing, circuit tribunal

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Government-Supported E-Commerce Infrastructure and Entrepreneurship in Underdeveloped Regions

Posted: 27 Mar 2023
Hua Cheng and Liangfei Qiu
University of Texas at Austin and University of Florida - Warrington College of Business Administration

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e-commerce; infrastructure; entrepreneurship; government; underdeveloped region

Other Papers (1)

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Navigating Risk in a Digital World: Online Search and D&O Insurance Acquisitions

Posted: 13 Sep 2023
Hua Cheng, Jun Tu and Luying Wang
University of Texas at Austin, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), Antai College of Economics and Management, Students and Huazhong University of Science and Technology - School of Economics

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online search; information asymmetry; D&O insurance; corporate governance; corporate risk; firm value; digital transformation; emerging markets; risk management; investor attention