Feng Chen

University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management

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Toronto, Ontario M5S 3E6 M5S1S4

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Financial Reporting Quality and Investment Efficiency of Private Firms in Emerging Markets

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Financial Reporting Quality and Investment Efficiency of Private Firms in Emerging Markets

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 07 Jul 2010 Last Revised: 03 Nov 2010
Feng Chen, Ole-Kristian Hope, Qingyuan Li and Xin Wang
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, Wuhan University - School of Economics and Management and The University of Hong Kong
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Investment Efficiency, Under- and Over-Investment, Financial Reporting Quality, Private Firms, Emerging Markets, Financing Sources, Tax Incentives

Financial Reporting Quality and Investment Efficiency of Private Firms in Emerging Markets

Accounting Review, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 11 Dec 2010
Feng Chen, Ole-Kristian Hope, Qingyuan Li and Xin Wang
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, Wuhan University - School of Economics and Management and The University of Hong Kong
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Investment Efficiency, Under- and Overinvestment, Financial Reporting Quality, Private Firms, Emerging Markets, Financing Sources, Tax Incentives

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Tax Planning by Mutual Funds: Evidence from Changes in the Capital Gains Tax Rate

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 25 Aug 1998 Last Revised: 14 Sep 2010
Feng Chen, Arthur G. Kraft and Ira S. Weiss
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, City University London - Cass Business School and University of Chicago - Graduate School of Business
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Mutual funds, capital gains, tax planning, income shifting, tax overhang

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Accounting Conservatism and Performance Covenants: A Signaling Approach

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Accounting Conservatism and Performance Covenants: A Signaling Approach

AAA 2010 Financial Accounting and Reporting Section (FARS) Paper
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 29 Aug 2009 Last Revised: 09 Aug 2014
Jeffrey L. Callen, Feng Chen, Yiwei Dou and Baohua Xin
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, New York University (NYU) - Department of Accounting and University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management
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Information asymmetry; accounting conservatism; performance covenants; signaling; wealth appropriation

Accounting Conservatism and Performance Covenants: A Signaling Approach

Contemporary Accounting Research (2016) 33 (3): 961-988, Rotman School of Management Working Paper No. 1538660
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 08 Jul 2015 Last Revised: 06 Feb 2018
Jeffrey L. Callen, Feng Chen, Yiwei Dou and Baohua Xin
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, New York University (NYU) - Department of Accounting and University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management
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Accounting Conservatism, Performance Covenants, Signaling, Wealth Appropriation

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Strategic Disclosures of Litigation Loss Contingencies When Customer–Supplier Relationships Are at Risk

The Accounting Review, Forthcoming, Rotman School of Management Working Paper No. 2310382
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 16 Aug 2013 Last Revised: 01 Jul 2017
Ling Cen, Feng Chen, Yu Hou and Gordon D. Richardson
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, Queen's University - Smith School of Business and University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management
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Customer-Supplier Relationships; Litigation Loss Contingency Disclosures; Proprietary Costs

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Flight to Quality in International Markets: Investors’ Demand for Financial Reporting Quality during Political Uncertainty Events

Rotman School of Management Working Paper No. 2552173
Number of pages: 66 Posted: 20 Jan 2015 Last Revised: 05 Nov 2017
Feng Chen, Ole-Kristian Hope, Qingyuan Li and Xin Wang
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, Wuhan University - School of Economics and Management and The University of Hong Kong
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Political uncertainty, National elections, Flight to quality, Financial reporting quality, International mutual funds

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Earnings Opacity and Closed-End Country Fund Discounts

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 28 Jul 2012 Last Revised: 12 Feb 2016
Feng Chen, Ole-Kristian Hope, Qingyuan Li and Xin Wang
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, Wuhan University - School of Economics and Management and The University of Hong Kong
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Closed-end country funds, fund discounts, earnings opacity, information acquisition and processing, international

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Universal Demand Laws and the Monitoring Device Role of Accounting Conservatism

2018 Canadian Academic Accounting Association (CAAA) Annual Conference
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 04 May 2017 Last Revised: 16 Mar 2019
Feng Chen, Qingyuan Li and Li Xu
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, Wuhan University - School of Economics and Management and Washington State University, Vancouver
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Derivative Lawsuits; Universal Demand Laws; Conditional Conservatism; Monitoring Demand

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Auditor Experience and the Timeliness of Litigation Loss Contingency Disclosures

Contemporary Accounting Research, Forthcoming, Rotman School of Management Working Paper No. 2179148
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 21 Nov 2012 Last Revised: 13 Jun 2017
Feng Chen, Yu Hou, Gordon D. Richardson and Minlei Ye
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, Queen's University - Smith School of Business, University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management
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Litigation Loss Contingency Disclosures, Auditor Industry Specialization, Litigation Experience

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Implied Cost of Equity Capital in Earnings-Based Valuation: International Evidence

Accounting and Business Research, Vol. 34, No. 4, pp. 323-344, 2004
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 19 Jul 2004 Last Revised: 07 Dec 2009
Feng Chen, Bjorn Jorgensen and Yong Keun Yoo
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Accounting and Finance and Korea University Business School
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Accounting-based valuation, Clean surplus, Cost of capital, International

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Did Adoption of Forward-Looking Valuation Methods Improve Valuation Accuracy in Shareholder Litigation?

Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance, Vol. 22, No. 4, pp. 573-598, Fall 2007
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 20 Jun 2006 Last Revised: 06 Nov 2007
Feng Chen, Kenton K. Yee and Yong Keun Yoo
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, Independent and Korea University Business School
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equity valuation, earnings forecasts, Delaware, shareholder litigation

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Do Audit Clients Successfully Engage in Opinion Shopping? Partner-Level Evidence

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Do Audit Clients Successfully Engage in Opinion Shopping? Partner-Level Evidence

Journal of Accounting Research, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 28 Aug 2015 Last Revised: 03 Oct 2015
Feng Chen, Songlan (Stella) Peng, Shuang Xue, Zhifeng Yang and Feiteng Ye
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, York University, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Stony Brook University and Shanghai Lixin University of Commerce
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Opinion Shopping; Partner Switch; Audit Quality; Individual Auditor

Do Audit Clients Successfully Engage in Opinion Shopping? Partner-Level Evidence

Journal of Accounting Research, Vol. 54, No. 1, 2016, Rotman School of Management Working Paper No. 2796755
Posted: 19 Jun 2016
Feng Chen, Songlan (Stella) Peng, Shuang Xue, Zhifeng Yang and Feiteng Ye
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, York University, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Stony Brook University and Shanghai Lixin University of Commerce

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opinion shopping; partner switch; audit quality; individual auditor

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Opinion Shopping through Same-Firm Audit Office Switches

Number of pages: 60 Posted: 17 Jan 2017 Last Revised: 21 Jun 2019
Feng Chen, Jere R. Francis and Yu Hou
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, Maastricht University and Queen's University - Smith School of Business
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Informationally motivated opinion shopping; Going concern audit opinions; Audit office switches; Type I and Type II errors

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Are Delaware Firms Oranges? Fundamental Attributes and the Delaware Effect

1st Annual Conference on Empirical Legal Studies Paper
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 05 Jul 2006
Feng Chen, Kenton K. Yee and Yong Keun Yoo
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, Independent and Korea University Business School
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corporate law and finance, analysts' forecasts, accounting bias

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The Predictive Role of Analyst Coverage Intensity: Evidence from Cross-Listing in the U.S.

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The Predictive Role of Analyst Coverage Intensity: Evidence from Cross-Listing in the U.S.

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 11 Sep 2008
Feng Chen, Ira S. Weiss and Lin Zheng
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, University of Chicago - Graduate School of Business and Mercer University-Atlanta
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Analysts' selective coverage, cross-listed firms, legal institutions, earnings quality

The Predictive Role of Analyst Coverage Intensity: Evidence from Cross-Listing in the U.S.

Journal of Contemporary Accounting and Economics, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 34-57, June 2007
Posted: 08 Oct 2006 Last Revised: 07 Sep 2008
Feng Chen, Ira S. Weiss and Lin Zheng
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, University of Chicago - Graduate School of Business and Georgia College & State University

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Analysts' selective coverage, cross-listed firms, legal institutions, earnings quality

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Robustness of Judicial Decisions to Valuation-Method Innovation: An Exploratory Empirical Study

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Robustness of Judicial Decisions to Valuation-Method Innovation: An Exploratory Empirical Study

Journal of Business, Finance, and Accounting, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 06 Dec 2009 Last Revised: 14 Dec 2009
Feng Chen, Kenton K. Yee and Yong Keun Yoo
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, Independent and Korea University Business School
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judicial valuation, shareholder litigation, law and finance

Robustness of Judicial Decisions to Valuation-Method Innovation: An Exploratory Empirical Study

Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, Vol. 37, Issue 9-10, pp. 1094-1114, 2010
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 01 Jan 2011
Feng Chen, Kenton K. Yee and Yong Keun Yoo
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, Independent and Korea University Business School
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judicial valuation, shareholder litigation, law and finance

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Late for a Very Important Date: Financial Reporting and Audit Implications of Late 10-K Filings

Review of Accounting Studies, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 17 Jan 2012 Last Revised: 07 Jun 2016
Jian Cao, Feng Chen and Julia L. Higgs
Florida Atlantic University, University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and Florida Atlantic University - School of Accounting
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Restatements, Office size, Late SEC filings, Financial reporting quality, Big 4 auditors, Accruals

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Auditor Conservatism and Banks’ Measurement Uncertainty during the Financial Crisis

International Journal of Auditing, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 10 Jan 2010 Last Revised: 21 Jan 2016
Feng Chen, Kevin C. K. Lam, Wally Smieliauskas and Minlei Ye
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, Hang Seng Management College, University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management
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Auditor conservatism; discretionary loan loss provision; asset measurement uncertainty; audit fees

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Voluntary Adoption of More Stringent Governance Policy on Audit Committees: Theory and Empirical Evidence

The Accounting Review, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 08 Jan 2010 Last Revised: 19 Jun 2013
Feng Chen and Yue Li
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and University of Toronto - Joseph Rotman School of Management
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Audit committees, voluntary compliance, compliance costs, Tobin’s Q, investment efficiency

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Information Environment, Dividend Changes, and Signaling: Evidence from ADR Firms

Contemporary Accounting Research, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 19 Oct 2006 Last Revised: 22 Jan 2016
Raj Aggarwal, Jian Cao and Feng Chen
University of Akron, Florida Atlantic University and University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management
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ADR Firms, Dividend Sgnaling, Earnings, Information Environment

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Spillover Effects of Patent Litigation Initiated by Non-Practicing Entities: Evidence from the Capital Market

Number of pages: 61 Posted: 12 Dec 2019
Feng Chen, Yu Hou and Gordon Richardson
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, Queen's University - Smith School of Business and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Spillover Effects; Patent-Infringement Litigation; Non-Practicing Entities; Technology Peers

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Does the Use of Honorific Appellations in Audit Reports Connote Higher Financial Misstatement Risk? Evidence from China

Rotman School of Management Working Paper No. 3177200
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 24 May 2018
Feng Chen, Xingqiang Du, Shaojuan Lai and Mary L. Z. Ma
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, Xiamen University - Accounting Department, Xiamen University and York University
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Honorific Appellations; Financial Misstatement Risk; Audit Reports; Sociolinguistics

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Religiosity and Cross-Country Differences in Trade Credit Use

Accounting and Finance (Forthcoming), Kelley School of Business Research Paper No. 18-52
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 18 Jun 2018
Feng Chen, Xiaolin Chen, Weiqiang Tan and Lin Zheng
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, Jiujiang University, Hong Kong Baptist University and Indiana University - Kelley School of Business
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Religiosity, Trade Credit Use, Cross-Country Differences, Creditor Rights, Social Trust

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Do Investors Turn a Blind Eye to Risk-Factor Disclosures by State-Controlled Firms

Number of pages: 59 Posted: 11 Dec 2019 Last Revised: 13 Jan 2020
Feng Chen, Yi Yao and Mei Zhao
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, Nankai University - Business School and Nankai University - Business School
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State control; State-controlled firms; Risk-factor disclosures; IPO underpricing

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Do Political Connection Disruptions Increase Labor Costs in a Government-Dominated Market? Evidence from Publicly Listed Companies in China

Journal of Corporate Finance, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 17 Jan 2020
Chunyan Wei, Shiyang Hu and Feng Chen
Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Chongqing University - School of Economy and Business Administration and University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management
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Political Connection Disruptions; Labor Cost; Labor Productivity; Unemployment Risk; Skilled Labor Risk

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Auditor Conservatism and Banks' Measurement Uncertainty During the Financial Crisis

International Journal of Auditing, Vol. 20, Issue 1, pp. 52-65, 2016
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 11 Feb 2016
Feng Chen, Kevin C. K. Lam, Wally Smieliauskas and Minlei Ye
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, Hang Seng Management College, University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management
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Auditor conservatism, discretionary loan loss provision, audit fees, asset measurement uncertainty