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Wenxuan Hou

University of Edinburgh Business School
Verified email at ed.ac.uk
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[HTML][HTML] County-level CO2 emissions and sequestration in China during 1997–2017

J Chen, M Gao, S Cheng, W Hou, M Song, X Liu, Y Liu… - Scientific data, 2020 - nature.com
With the implementation of China’s top-down CO 2 emissions reduction strategy, the regional
differences should be considered. As the most basic governmental unit in China, counties …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of state ownership on share price informativeness: The case of the Split Share Structure Reform in China

W Hou, JM Kuo, E Lee - The British Accounting Review, 2012 - Elsevier
This study examines the impact of state ownership on share price informativeness using the
unique setting of the Split Share Structure Reform in China. This reform abolishes the …

Player and referee roles held jointly: The effect of state ownership on China's regulatory enforcement against fraud

W Hou, G Moore - Journal of Business Ethics, 2010 - Springer
This article examines the impact of the prevailing state ownership in the Chinese stock market
on corporate governance and the financial regulatory system, respectively, as the internal …

Retail investor attention and stock liquidity

R Ding, W Hou - Journal of international financial markets, institutions …, 2015 - Elsevier
We use the search volume index (SVI) of the stock ticker provided by Google Trends to capture
the active attention that retail investors pay to stocks. Based on the analysis of S&P 500 …

Ownership structure and risk-taking: Comparative evidence from private and state-controlled banks in China

Y Dong, C Meng, M Firth, W Hou - International Review of Financial …, 2014 - Elsevier
This study examines the impact of ownership structure on Chinese banks' risk-taking behaviours.
We classify the Chinese commercial banks into three categories based on the types of …

Does the external monitoring effect of financial analysts deter corporate fraud in China?

J Chen, D Cumming, W Hou, E Lee - Journal of Business Ethics, 2016 - Springer
We examine whether analyst coverage influences corporate fraud in China. The fraud triangle
specifies three main factors, ie opportunity, incentive, and rationalization. On the one hand…

Evaluating the performance of Chinese commercial banks: A comparative analysis of different types of banks

Y Dong, M Firth, W Hou, W Yang - European Journal of Operational …, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper examines the cost and profit efficiency of four types of Chinese commercial banks
over the period from 2002 to 2013. We find that the cost and profit efficiencies improved …

[HTML][HTML] Global 1 km× 1 km gridded revised real gross domestic product and electricity consumption during 1992–2019 based on calibrated nighttime light data

J Chen, M Gao, S Cheng, W Hou, M Song, X Liu, Y Liu - Scientific Data, 2022 - nature.com
As fundamental data, gross domestic product (GDP) and electricity consumption can be used
to effectively evaluate economic status and living standards of residents. Some scholars …

Business ethics and finance in greater China: Synthesis and future directions in sustainability, CSR, and fraud

D Cumming, W Hou, E Lee - Journal of business ethics, 2016 - Springer
Following the financial crisis and recent recession, the center of gravity of global economic
growth and competitiveness is shifting toward emerging economies. As a leading and …

Designing flower-like MOFs-derived N-doped carbon nanotubes encapsulated magnetic NiCo composites with multi-heterointerfaces for efficient electromagnetic …

W Hou, K Peng, S Li, F Huang, B Wang, X Yu… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2023 - Elsevier
In order to acquire exceptional electromagnetic wave absorption properties, the
microstructure design and component modification of composites are essential. Metal-organic …