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Book Chapters

Bo, Hong and Xu, Boying (2015) 'Accounting Performance Inflated by Private Equity before IPOs: Evidence from Chinese Firms.' In: Cumming, Douglas, Firth, Michael, Hou, Wenxuan and Lee, Edward, (eds.), Sustainable Entrepreneurship in China: Ethics, Corporate Governance, and Institutional Reforms. New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 127-157.

Bo, Hong and Driver, Ciaran (2012) 'Agency Theory, Corporate Governance, and Finance.' In: Dietrich, M. and Krafft, J., (eds.), Handbook on the Economics and Theory of the Firm. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.

Journal Article

Bo, Hong, Rodiat, Lawal and Sakariyahu, Rilwan (2024) 'China's infrastructure investments in Africa: An imperative for attaining sustainable development goals or a debt-trap?' The British Accounting Review, 2024 (101472). (Forthcoming)

Zhu, Ruirui and Bo, Hong (2023) 'Growing up with the one-child policy: CEO early-life experiences and corporate investment in China.' Research in International Business and Finance, 66 (102074).

Bo, Hong (2023) 'Implications of the Ukraine war for China: can China survive secondary sanctions?' Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies, 21 (2). pp. 311-322.

Shao, Shuai and Bo, Hong (2022) 'Behavioural Aspects of China's P2P Lending.' European Journal of Finance, 28 (1). pp. 30-45.

Jiang, Lin, Kling, Gerhard and Bo, Hong (2021) 'Does Executive Compensation affect Firms' Acquisition Decisions? Evidence from China.' Asia Pacific Business Review, 27 (5). pp. 731-748.

Jiang, Lin, Kling, Gerhard, Bo, Hong and Driver, Ciaran (2017) 'Why do firms adopt stock options and who benefits? A natural experiment in China.' Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, 46. pp. 124-140.

Bo, Hong, Li, Tao and Sun, Yanmei (2016) 'Board Attributes and Herding in Corporate Investment: Evidence from Chinese Listed Firms.' European Journal of Finance, 22 (4-6). pp. 432-462.

Bo, Hong, Zhang, Baoshan, Oughton, Christine, Yuan, Xiaoling and Ma, Jun (2016) 'China’s State Energy Investment during 1991-2007: Investment Analysis and Policy Issues.' Regional Studies, 50 (10). pp. 1769-1784.

Bo, Hong, Driver, Ciaran and Lin, Hsiang-Chun Michael (2014) 'Corporate Investment during the Financial Crisis: Evidence from China.' International Review of Financial Analysis, 35 (2014). pp. 1-12.

Lin, Hsiang-Chun Michael and Bo, Hong (2012) 'State Ownership and Financial Constraints on Investment of Chinese Listed Firms: New Evidence.' European Journal of Finance, 18 (6). pp. 497-513.

Bo, Hong, Huang, Zhongnan and Wang, Changyun (2011) 'Understanding Seasoned Equity Offerings Behaviour of Chinese Listed Firms.' Journal of Banking and Finance, 35 (5). pp. 1143-1157.

Bo, Hong, Li, Tao and Toolsema, Linda A (2009) 'Corporate Social Responsibility Investment and Social Objectives: An Examination on Social Welfare Investment of Chinese State Owned Enterprises.' Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 56 (3). pp. 267-295.

Bo, Hong (2007) 'Nonlinear Effects of Debt on Firm Investment: Evidence from Dutch Listed Firms.' European Journal of Finance, 13 (7). pp. 669-687.

Bo, Hong and Sterken, Elmer (2007) 'Attitude towards Risk, Uncertainty and Fixed Investment.' North American Journal of Economics and Finance, 18 (1). pp. 59-75.

Bo, Hong (2006) 'An Empirical Examination of the Hangover Effect of Irreversibility on Investment.' Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 53 (3). pp. 358-376.

Bo, Hong, Jacobs, Jan and Sterken, Elmer (2006) 'A Threshold Uncertainty Investment Model for the Netherlands.' Applied Financial Economics, 16 (9). pp. 665-673.

Bo, Hong and Lensin, Robert (2005) 'Is the Investment-Uncertainty Relationship Nonlinear? An Empirical Analysis for the Netherlands.' Economica, 72 (286). pp. 307-331.

Bo, Hong, Lensink, Robert and Sterken, Elmer (2003) 'Uncertainty and Financial Constraints.' European Finance Review, 7 (2). pp. 297-321.

Bo, Hong (2002) 'Idiosyncratic Uncertainty and Firm Investment.' Australian Economic Papers, 41 (1). pp. 1-14.

Bo, Hong and Sterken, Elmer (2002) 'Volatility of the Interest Rate, Debt and Firm Investment: Dutch Evidence.' Journal of Corporate Finance, 8 (2). pp. 179-193.

Opinion Pieces / Media / Blogs

Bo, Hong (2024) China: why the country’s economy has hit a wall – and what it plans to do about it. The Conversation [Opinion Pieces / Media / Blogs]