We propose measures of the directional volatility spillovers between the Chinese and world equity markets based on Diebold and Yilmaz's (2011b) forecast-error variance decompositions in a generalized vector autoregressive framework. It was found that the US market had dominant volatility impacts...

Purpose: This study investigates whether listed firms using equity incentive plans (EIPs) adopt more conservative accounting in China's unique corporate setting. Design/methodology/approach: Based on a sample of 2,243 listed firms and 9,950 firm-year observations for the period of 2008–2017,...