There are competing arguments and mixed prior evidence on whether firms that are aggressive in their financial reporting exhibit more or less tax aggressiveness. Our research contributes to resolving this issue by examining the association between aggressive tax reporting and the incidence of...

This study examines the impact of short selling on corporate financial fraud by utilizing China's relaxation of short selling regulation as a quasi-natural experiment. The results suggest that short selling can restrain the tendency of companies to commit financial fraud and reduce the severity...