W. Hou

Most-cited papers

County-level CO2 emissions and sequestration in China during 1997–2017
Jian-Dong Chen, M. Gao, Shu-Lei Cheng, W. Hou +4 more
2020Scientific Data747 citations Open access
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Global 1 km × 1 km gridded revised real gross domestic product and electricity consumption during 1992–2019 based on calibrated nighttime light data
Jian-Dong Chen, M. Gao, Shu-Lei Cheng, W. Hou +3 more
2022Scientific Data468 citations Open access
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Retail Investor Attention and Stock Liquidity
R. Ding, W. Hou
2015223 citations Open access
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Evaluating the performance of Chinese commercial banks: A comparative analysis of different types of banks
Yizhe Dong, M. Firth, W. Hou, Wei-Wei Yang
2016European Journal of Operational Research104 citations Open access
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China’s city-level carbon emissions during 1992–2017 based on the inter-calibration of nighttime light data
Jian-Dong Chen, M. Gao, Shu-Lei Cheng, Xin Liu +4 more
2021Scientific Reports94 citations Open access
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Business Ethics and Finance in Greater China: Synthesis and Future Directions in Sustainability, CSR, and Fraud
Douglas J. Cumming, W. Hou, Edward Lee
2016Journal of Business Ethics91 citations Open access
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The burden of attention: CEO publicity and tax avoidance
Tinghua Duan, R. Ding, W. Hou, John Z. Zhang
2018Journal of business research86 citations Open access
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Corporate governance challenges in emerging economies
Seth Armitage, W. Hou, Subrata Sarkar, Till Talaulicar
201777 citations Open access
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Initial Coin Offerings and Entrepreneurial Finance: The Role of Founders’ Characteristics
Jia-Fu An, Tinghua Duan, W. Hou, Xinyu Xu
2019The Journal of Alternative Investments64 citations
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Determinants of global natural gas consumption and import–export flows
Jian-Dong Chen, Jie Yu, Bowei Ai, Ma-Lin Song +1 more
2019Energy Economics53 citations
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Do Board Secretaries Influence Management Earnings Forecasts?
L. Xing, Tinghua Duan, W. Hou
2017Journal of Business Ethics53 citations Open access
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Determinants of changes in electricity generation intensity among different power sectors
Shu-Lei Cheng, Yin-Yin Wu, Hua Chen, Jian-Dong Chen +2 more
2019Energy Policy41 citations Open access
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Do Financial Analysts Perform a Monitoring Role in China? Evidence from Modified Audit Opinions
Jian-Dong Chen, R. Ding, W. Hou, S. Johan
201640 citations Open access
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Does religion matter to informal finance? Evidence from trade credit in China
Chunfang Cao, Kam C. Chan, W. Hou, Fan-Sheng Jia
2019Regional studies38 citations Open access
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Epidemic disease and financial development
Jia-Fu An, W. Hou, Chen Lin
2020Journal of Financial Economics35 citations Open access
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A modified and improved method to measure economy-wide carbon rebound effects based on the PDA-MMI approach
Ding Li, M. Gao, W. Hou, Ma-Lin Song +1 more
2020Energy Policy27 citations Open access
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CEO international experience and foreign IPOs
Tinghua Duan, W. Hou, William Rees
2020Economic Modelling27 citations Open access
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The determinants of R&D smoothing with asset sales: Evidence from R&D-intensive firms in China
Duan Liu, Zhi-Yuan Li, Hong-Bo He, W. Hou
202125 citations Open access
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Shadow prices of industrial air pollutant emissions in China
Yin-Yin Wu, Jie Yu, Ma-Lin Song, Jian-Dong Chen +1 more
2021Economic Modelling24 citations Open access
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Provincial official turnover and bank loans
Chunfang Cao, Yizhe Dong, W. Hou, Yue Liu +1 more
2019Pacific-Basin Finance Journal24 citations Open access
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Chinese Gini Coefficient from 2005 to 2012, Based on 20 Grouped Income Data Sets of Urban and Rural Residents
Jian-Dong Chen, Fu-Qian Fang, W. Hou, Feng-Ying Li +2 more
2015Journal of Applied Mathematics24 citations Open access
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The impact of ESG on financial performance: a revisit with a regression discontinuity approach
Ziwei Xu, W. Hou, Brian G. M. Main, R. Ding
2022Carbon Neutrality23 citations Open access
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Do women drive corporate social responsibility? Evidence from gender diversity reforms around the world.
R. Ding, Tinghua Duan, W. Hou, Xianda Liu +1 more
2022International Review of Law and Economics22 citations Open access
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AI Washing: Strategic Disclosure and Backlash
Xiapeng Song, W. Hou, Zi-Zhou Ouyang, Fangmin Hao
2026Finance Research Letters21 citations Open access
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Initial Coin offerings: what rights do investors have?
Xiao-Ju Zhao, W. Hou, Jia-Fu An, Xianda Liu +1 more
2020European Journal of Finance20 citations Open access
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Sustainable and Ethical Entrepreneurship, Corporate Finance and Governance, and Institutional Reform in China
Douglas J. Cumming, W. Hou, Edward Lee
201619 citations
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Evaluation and drivers of global low-carbon economies based on satellite data
Jian-Dong Chen, M. Gao, Shu-Lei Cheng, Yi-Yin Xu +4 more
2022Humanities and Social Sciences Communications18 citations Open access
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The trend of the Gini coefficient of China (1978–2010)
Jian-Dong Chen, Ming Pu, W. Hou
2019Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies18 citations Open access
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Executive compensation and the split share structure reform in China
W. Hou, Edward Lee, K. Stathopoulos, Z. Tong
2016The Chinese Capital Markets18 citations Open access
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The legacy of wars around the world: Evidence from military directors
Jia-Fu An, Tinghua Duan, W. Hou, Xianda Liu
2020Journal of international financial markets, institutions, and money17 citations Open access
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Returnee CEOs Under Weak Institutions: Blessing or Curse?
Tinghua Duan, W. Hou
201817 citations Open access
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The Integrity of Financial Analysts: Evidence from Asymmetric Responses to Earnings Surprises
Rui Lu, W. Hou, H. Oppenheimer, Ting Zhang
2016Journal of Business Ethics16 citations Open access
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Carbon sequestration capacity of terrestrial vegetation in China based on satellite data
Jian-Dong Chen, Ping Wang, M. Gao, W. Hou +1 more
2021Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies15 citations Open access
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Athletes in boardrooms: Evidence from the world
Yizhe Dong, Tinghua Duan, W. Hou, Yue Liu
2019Journal of international financial markets, institutions, and money15 citations Open access
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Media censorship and stock price: Evidence from the foreign share discount in China
R. Ding, W. Hou, Yue Liu, John Z. Zhang
2018Journal of international financial markets, institutions, and money14 citations Open access
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Cyber Risks and Initial Coin Offerings: Evidence from the World
Jia-Fu An, Tinghua Duan, W. Hou, Xianda Liu
2020Social Science Research Network13 citations Open access
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Historical Determinants of Modern Finance: Evidence from Initial Coin Offerings
Jia-Fu An, W. Hou, Xianda Liu
2020Social Science Research Network12 citations
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Pay-performance sensitivity and risk-taking behaviors: Evidence from closed-end funds
Tian-Na Yang, W. Hou
201612 citations Open access
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Signalling effects of doing good in global ICO markets
Ruoran Zhao, W. Hou, V. Kumar, Ajay Mahaputra Kumar
2023Journal of business research10 citations Open access
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Anti-market sentiment and corporate social responsibility: Evidence from anti-Jewish pogroms
Xianda Liu, W. Hou, Brian G. M. Main
2022Journal of Corporate Finance10 citations Open access
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Law, Endowment and Inequality in Access to Finance
Seth Armitage, W. Hou, Xianda Liu, Wang Cong
2020Finance Research Letters10 citations Open access
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Do checks on bureaucrats improve firm value? Evidence from a natural experiment
Jia-Fu An, Seth Armitage, W. Hou, Xianda Liu
2020Accounting and Finance10 citations Open access
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China’s rule of law in New Era: the rise of regulation and formalism
Jia-Fu An, W. Hou, Yun Zhang
2019Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies10 citations Open access
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Do Banks Audited by Specialists Engage in Less Real Activities Management? Evidence from Repurchase Agreements
Neil Fargher, W. Hou, John Z. Zhang
201910 citations Open access
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HSC: Leveraging horizontal shortcut connections for improving accuracy and computational efficiency of lightweight CNN
Anguo Zhu, Long-Jun Liu, W. Hou, Hongbin Sun +1 more
2021Neurocomputing8 citations
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Chinese capital markets: institutional reforms and growing global links
Douglas J. Cumming, A. Guariglia, W. Hou, Edward Lee
20178 citations Open access
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Family business development in mainland China from 1872 to 1949
C. McWatters, Qiu Chen, Shu-Jun Ding, W. Hou +1 more
20168 citations Open access
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Do Returnee CEOs Transfer Institutions? Evidence from Newly Public Chinese Entrepreneurial Firms
Douglas J. Cumming, Tinghua Duan, W. Hou, B. Rees
20168 citations
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Covid-19 and development: lessons from historical pandemics
W. Hou, Xianda Liu, Brian G. M. Main
2020Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies7 citations Open access
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Regional institutions, financial analysts and stock price informativeness
R. Ding, W. Hou, Jing-Ming Kuo, Edward Lee
20187 citations Open access
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