Mingzhi Liu

Dr. Mingzhi Liu is a Professor of Accounting. Prior to join I.H. Asper School of Business in July 2011, Dr. Mingzhi Liu 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, Managerial Auditing Journal, Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, and others.

Mingzhi is an enthusiastic fan of sports, especially soccer, and track & field. He is a Manitoba full-marathon finisher.

• Corporate Sustainability

• Cost of Debt

• Family Business

• Financial Reporting

• International Accounting

Financial Accounting
Accounting Theory

Ding, R., Jacoby, G., Liu, M., Wang, T., & Wu. Z. (2024). Does climate risk shape firms’ accounting conservatism? Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions, & Money, 97, 102081.

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.

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, 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.

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., 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.

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.

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.

Ding, S., Liu, M., & Wu, Z. (2016). Financial reporting quality and external financing constraints: The case of privately held firms. ABACUS, 52(3), 351-373.

Liu, M., & Magnan, M. (2016). Conservatism and the yield spread of new corporate bond issues. Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, 46(4), 847-879.

Ge, W., & Liu, M. (2015). Corporate social responsibility and the cost of corporate bonds. Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, 34(6), 597-624.

Liu, M., & Magnan, M. (2014). Conditional conservatism and underpricing in US corporate bond market. Applied Financial Economics, 24(20), 1323-1334.

Liu, M. (2013). Effect of guanxi and ethical orientations on Chinese auditors’ ethical reasoning. Managerial Auditing Journal, 28(9), 815-837.

Liu, M., & Magnan, M. (2011). Self-dealing regulations, ownership wedge and corporate valuation: International evidence. Corporate Governance: An International Review, 19(2), 99-115.