Our study examines whether ownership structure and boardroom characteristics have an effect on corporate financial fraud in China. The data come from the enforcement actions of the Chinese Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC). The results from univariate analyses, where we compare fraud and...

The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) is the regulatory body that enforces securities laws and regulations in the People's Republic of China. Somewhat akin to the SEC in the U.S., the CSRC carries out investigations to identify and prosecute securities fraud. The aim of this study is...

Using brokerage account data from China, we study investment decision making in an emerging market. We find that Chinese investors make poor trading decisions: the stocks they purchase underperform those they sell. We also find that Chinese investors suffer from three behavioral biases: (i) they...

We examine the dynamic relation between returns, volume, and volatility of stock indexes. The data come from nine national markets and cover the period from 1973 to 2000. The results show a positive correlation between trading volume and the absolute value of the stock price change. Granger...

We examine time-series features of stock returns and volatility, as well as the relation between return and volatility in four of China's stock exchanges. Variance-ratio tests reject the hypothesis that stock return follows a random walk. We find evidence of long memory of returns. Application...

We study market segmentation in China's stock markets, in which local firms issue two classes of shares: class A shares available only to Chinese citizens and class B shares available only to foreign citizens. Significant stock price discounts are documented for class B shares. We find that the...