From greed to good: how government regulations of executive compensation impact corporate ESG performance?

This study investigates the impact of government regulation for CEO compensation on the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance of Chinese state-owned enterprises (SOEs) from 2011 to 2020. We utilize a difference-in-differences (DiD) regression framework to examine this relationship...

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Published in:Asia-Pacific journal of accounting & economics 2024-11, Vol.31 (6), p.1072-1092
Main Authors: Maqsood, Umer Sahil, Li, Qian, Zahid, R.M. Ammar, Wang, Shihao
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