Abstract
ABSTRACT This study investigates the relationship between parent–subsidiary geographic dispersion and earnings management in China. We find that the parent–subsidiary geographic dispersion is positively associated with earnings management. This positive association is attributable to legal and cultural differences as well as firms with more agency conflict as proxied by: state-owned firms and non-cross-listed firms. Our findings are robust across various sensitivity analyses.
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