Personal profile
Biography
Chen Chen is a professor in the Department of Accounting, Monash University, Australia. His research interests are in the areas of financial reporting, auditing and corporate finance. He previously worked at the University of Auckland Business School after he obtained his PhD from The Chinese University of Hong Kong. His research has been published in numerous academic journals including Journal of Accounting Research, Management Science, Review of Accounting Studies, The Accounting Review, Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory, Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance, Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of Business, Finance & Accounting, Journal of Corporate Finance and Accounting and Finance. Professor Chen’s research has also been profiled in publications such as ABC Money, Forbes, Harvard Business Review, London School of Economics Business Review, Columbia Law School's Blog on Corporations and the Capital Markets, Strategy+, among many others.
Research area keywords
- Financial Accounting
- Auditing
- Corporate Governance
- Corporate Finance
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 1 Finished
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Auditors Reponse to Clients Short Sale Exposure: International Evidence
An, Z. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)) & Chen, C. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/09/16 → 30/11/17
Project: Research
Research output
- 26 Article
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A tale of two banks: when credit loss models meet economic crises
Chen, C. & Huang, D., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Accounting Research. 40 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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CEO-board social ties and corporate tax avoidance
Chen, C., Garg, M., Hanlon, D. & Tan, E. N., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Accounting & Finance. 27 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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In financial statements we trust: institutional investors’ stockholdings after restatements
Cahan, S. F., Chen, C. & Chen, L., Mar 2024, In: The Accounting Review. 99, 2, p. 143-168 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Naming as business strategy: an analysis of eponymy and debt contracting
Chen, C., Song, M., Truong, C. & Zhang, J., Sept 2024, In: Review of Accounting Studies. 29, 3, p. 2971-3017 47 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Annual report readability and equity mispricing
Chen, C., Hanlon, D., Khedmati, M. & Wake, J., Dec 2023, In: Journal of Contemporary Accounting and Economics. 19, 3, 21 p., 100368.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
19 Link opens in a new tab Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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AFAANZ Best Paper Award in Financial Accounting
Chen, C. (Recipient), Li, L. (Recipient), Lu, L. (Recipient) & Wang, R. (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Best Paper Award in Corporate Finance
Chen, C. (Recipient), Dasgupta, S. (Recipient), Huynh, T. (Recipient) & Xia, Y. (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Press/Media
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Compliance with stay-at-home orders can be good news for shareholders
Chen, C., Dasgupta, S., Huynh, T. & Xia, Y.
8/07/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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Does Integrity Affect a Firm’s Fundraising Costs?
13/02/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature