Research

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

“Right-to-Work Laws and Venture Capital Investment” with Helena Sarkodie, Michael Keefe (Victoria University of Wellington), Kwabena Boasiako (Manchester Metropolitan University), and Bernard Tawiah (Southern Utah University), 2025, Journal of Banking and Finance, 172, 107383 (ABDC A*, ABS 3*)

“The Price of Carbon Risk: Evidence from Kyoto Protocol Ratification” with Cameron Truong (Monash University), and Bohui Zhang (Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen), 2025, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Forthcoming (ABDC A*, ABS 3*) 

“Proprietary Knowledge Protection and Product Market Performance” with Peter Pham (University of New South Wales), and Buhui Qiu (University of Sydney), 2023, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, 58, 3521-3546 (FT50, ABDC A*, ABS 4*)

“Right-to-Work Laws and Corporate Innovation” with Buhui Qiu (University of Sydney), 2022, Journal of Corporate Finance, 76 (ABDC A*, ABS 4*)

“The Effect of Skilled Labor Intensity on Corporate Dividend Payouts” with Buhui Qiu (University of Sydney), 2022, Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, 49, 963-1010 (ABDC A*, ABS 3*) 

“Tax Avoidance and Financial Statement Readability”, 2021, European Accounting Review, 30(5), 1043-1066 (ABDC A*, ABS 3*)

“Carbon Risk and Corporate Capital Structure” with Hieu Phan (University of Massachusetts Lowell), 2020, Journal of Corporate Finance, 64 (ABDC A*, ABS 4*)

“Navigating through Economic Policy Uncertainty: The Role of Corporate Cash Holdings” with Huu Duong (Monash University), My Nguyen (RMIT University), and Ghon Rhee (University of Hawaii), 2020, Journal of Corporate Finance, 62 (ABDC A*, ABS 4*)

“Does Carbon Risk Matter in Firm Dividend Policy? Evidence from a Quasi-natural Experiment in an Imputation Environment” with Balasingham Balachandran (Latrobe University), 2018, Journal of Banking and Finance, 96, 249-267 (ABDC A*, ABS 3*)

OTHER PUBLICATIONS:

“How Do Labor Adjustment Costs Affect Corporate Tax Planning? Evidence from Labor Skills”, 2022, International Review of Financial Analysis, 83, 102293 (ABDC A, ABS 3*)

“Are Banks Really Special? Evidence from a Quasi-natural Experiment” with Jing Shi (Macquarie University), 2021, Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, 72 (ABDC A, ABS 3*)

“Does a Change in the Information Environment Affect Labor Adjustment Costs?” with Ben Marshall, Nuttawat Visaltanachoti (Massey University), and Nhut Nguyen (Auckland University of Technology), 2021, International Review of Financial Analysis, 74 (ABDC A, ABS 3*)

“Economic Policy Uncertainty and Firm Tax Avoidance” with My Nguyen (RMIT University), 2020, Accounting and Finance, 60(4), 3935-3978 (ABDC A, ABS 2*)

“Carbon Risk and Firm Performance: Evidence from a Quasi-natural Experiment”, 2018, Australian Journal of Management, 43(1), 65-90 (ABDC A, ABS 2*)

WORKING PAPERS:

“Climate Regulatory Risks and Executive Compensation: Evidence from U.S. State-Level SCAP Finalization” with Qiyang He (University of Sydney), Buhui Qiu (University of Sydney), and Bohui Zhang (Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen)

“Greenwashing: Measurement and Implications” with Qiyang He (University of Sydney), Ben Marshall (Massey University), Nhut Nguyen (Auckland University of Technology), Buhui Qiu (University of Sydney), and Nuttawat Visaltanachoti (Massey University)

“A Redistribution Effect between Employee Health Benefits and CEO Compensation: Evidence from Paid Sick Leave Mandates” with Antje Berndt (Australian National University), and Nhan Le (Australian National University)

“Labor Mobility, Managerial Evaluation Risk and Corporate Performance Disclosures” with Buhui Qiu (University of Sydney), and Cameron Truong (Monash University)