Accounting Seminar（2016-07）
Topic: What explains the longevity of billionaire entrepreneurs in emerging markets? Evidence from China
Speaker:Bin Ke, National University of Singapore
Time: Tuesday, May17th, 10:30-12:00
Place: Room217, Guanghua Building 2
Abstract:
We examine the determinants of Chinese billionaire entrepreneurs’ longevity.We classify the determinants into three types based on existing research in economics, sociology and psychology, referred to as institutions, social networks, and personal characteristics. With regard to institutional factors, we find that political connection and access to finance are important in explaining billionaire entrepreneurs’ longevity, but we find no evidence that contracting institutions and property rights institutions matter in explaining billionaire entrepreneurs’ longevity. We find no evidence that social networks matter in explaining the longevity of billionaire entrepreneurs. We find that male and older billionaire entrepreneurs with an MBA education are more likely to enjoy longevity.
Introduction:
Dr. Ke is a Professor of Accounting, Provost’s Chair, and Director of Asia Accounting Research Centre at the NUS Business School since 2015. He is a holder of the prestigious “Chang Jiang Scholar” (“长江学者”) title awarded by China’s Ministry of Education and the Li Ka Shing Foundation. He was the President of the Chinese Accounting Professors Association of North America (www.capana.net), a leading academic organization that promotes high-quality accounting research on China, the Asia Pacific region, and other emerging market economies. Dr. Ke’s primary research interests focus on the economic forces that determine the production and use of accounting information in business decisions. He is interested in using interdisciplinary approaches to tackle today’s complex business problems. Examples of his research include earnings management, insider trading, institutional investors, and financial analysts.
Dr. Ke’s recent research focuses on financial reporting, managerial incentives, and investor protection in emerging markets with a particular focus on China. His research has been published in all major accounting journals, including The Accounting Review, Journal of Accounting and Economics, Journal of Accounting Research, Review of Accounting Studies, and Contemporary Accounting Research.
//bizfaculty.nus.edu/faculty-profiles/451-bin
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