Mingzhi Liu

Dr. Mingzhi Liu is an Associate Professor of Accounting. Prior to join I.H. Asper School of Business in July 2011, he earned a Ph.D. in Accounting from John Molson School of Business at Concordia University (Montreal, Canada). Dr. Liu also holds an MPhil Degree from Lingnan University (HKSAR, China) and a Bachelor’s Degree from Xiamen University (Xiamen, China). He is a recipient of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Insight (Development) Grants, the Chartered Professional Accountants Research Fellowship, the University of Manitoba Faculty Associate Merit Award, and the Asper School of Business Associates Achievement Award. His work has been published in refereed journals such as ABACUS, Corporate Governance: An International Review, European Journal of Finance, Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Business Research, Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions, & Money, and others.

Mingzhi is a compulsive sports fan, especially soccer, and track & field, and he is a Manitoba full-marathon finisher.

Corporate social responsibility; family business; financial reporting and corporate governance; international accounting

Liu, M., Tang, S., Wu, Z., & Zeng, R. (2023). The impact of foreign ownership on media’s role in curbing insider trading around private meetings. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions, & Money, 88, 101826.

Jin, L., Liu, M., Wu, Z., & Zhang, Z. (2023). The difference in investment efficiency between family and non-family firms: An international scope. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions, & Money, 88, 101839.

Ding, R., Liu, M., Wang, Y., & Wu. Z. (2022). Can family involvement be a substitute for executive inside debt in lowering the cost of bank loans? A behavioral agency perspective. Review of Corporate Finance, 2(4), 819-860.

Gao, J., Liu, M., & Wang, Y. (2022). Diversity in family business: Where social goals collide with family socioemotional wealth. Review of Corporate Finance, 2(4), 861-884.

Ding, R., Liu, M., Wang, T., & Wu. Z. (2021). The impact of climate risk on earnings management: International evidence. Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, 40(2), 106818.

Jacoby, G., Liu, M., Wang, Y., Wu, Z., & Zhang, Y. (2019). Corporate governance, external control, public governance, and environmental information transparency: Evidence from emerging markets. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions, & Money, 58, 269-283.

Jacoby, G., Li, J., & Liu, M. (2019). Financial distress, political affiliation and earnings management: The case of politically affiliated private firms. The European Journal of Finance, 25(6): 508-523.

Cui, V., Ding, S., Liu, M., & Wu, Z. (2018). Revisiting the effect of family involvement on corporate social responsibility: A behavioral agency perspective. Journal of Business Ethics, 152(1): 291-309.

Haider, Z.A., Liu, M., Wang, Y., & Zhang, Y. (2018). Government ownership, financial constraint, corruption, and corporate performance: International evidence. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions, & Money, 53, 76-93.

Liu, M., Shi, Y., Wilson, C., & Wu, Z. (2017). Does family involvement explain why corporate social responsibility affects earnings management? Journal of Business Research, 75, 8-16.

Li, C., Li, J., Liu, M., Wang, Y., & Wu, Z. (2017). Anti-misconduct policies, corporate governance, and capital market responses: International evidence. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions, & Money, 48, 47-60.