The Center encourages research addressing corporate governance issues in China and Asia, and cross-country studies with strong research and policy implications for the region. In particular, the Center has a strong interest in research that analyze the effects of country institutional factors on corporate governance, and the roles of corporate governance in accounting, finance, and organization. Topics of the research include, but not limited to, the following:
- Property rights protection and corporate governance
- Public sector governance and corporate governance
- The roles of corporate governance in corporate finance and economic development
- Accounting disclosure, earning management, and corporate transparency issues
- The roles of information intermediaries (auditors, financial analysts, and rating agencies)
in corporate governance - The roles of institutional investors in corporate governance
- Causes of ownership structures (concentrated ownership, stock pyramids, business groups)
and their relationships with firm behaviors - Governance issues of family firms
- Governance issues of state owned enterprises