Dr Lei Xu

Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.

Other projects

CRC, 2022-2023, Project: Mining sector natural capital accounting system: BHP Olympic Dam case study, AUD1,400,000 (with W. Mackay, W. Qian, R. McIver, and C. Regan);

Government of South Australia Department of Treasury & Finance, 2021-2022, AU$146,136, Project: Aspire Social Impact Bond (with I. Goodwin-Smith, S. Tually, H. Barrie);

UniSA Teaching & Learning, 2020-2022, AU$20,000, Project: Virtual tour of the old treasury (with S. Chou, and R. McIver);  

UniSA Business, 2018-2019, AU$9,982.50, Project: Political connections and corporate governance of listed firms in China;

UniSA School of Commerce, 2018-2019, AU$5,000, Project: Combined debt-equity financing in China;

Australian Centre of Financial Studies, 2017-2019, AU$10,000, Project: Volatility connectedness between equity index sectors: Dynamics within the ASX(with R. McIver);

Accounting & Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand, 2015-2016, AU$1,500, Project: China’s Credit Growth: Boom, Bubble, and Burst (with R. McIver);

UniSA Small Research Grant, 2013-2014, AU$3,900, Project: The impact of corporate governance characteristics on firm performance: China’s real estate sector.

Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus

Open access indicates that an output is open access.

Chapters

Journal Articles

Conferences

Continuing Research Projects

- Banking and Shadow Banking

- Financial System and Reforms

- State-owned Enterprise Performance and Reforms

Refereed Journal Publications (recent 3 years)

Wu, L., Xu, L., Jiang, P., 2022, State-owned venture capitals and bank loans in China, Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, online 1-51.

Xu, L., Liu, Q., Li, B., Ma, C., 2022, Fintech business and firm access to bank loans, Accounting & Finance, vol 62, no. 4, 4381-4421.

Dong, S., Xu, L., and McIver, R., 2022, Sustainability reporting quality and the financial sector: Evidence from China, Meditari Accountancy Research, online 1-25.

Pan, A., Xu, L., Li, B., Ling, R., Lu, Y., 2022, The impact of supply chain finance on capital structure adjustment: Evidence from China, Australian Journal of Management, online 1-27.

Xu, L., Li, B., Ma, C., & Liu, J., 2022, Supply chain finance and firm diversification: Evidence from China, Australian Journal of Management, online 1-28.

Wu, L. & Xu, L., 2022, Bank loans and firm environmental information disclosure: Evidence from China’s heavy polluters, Australian Economic Papers, vol 61, no.1, 42-71.

Choi, K., McIver, R., Ferraro, S., Xu, L., & Kang, S.H., 2021, Dynamic volatility spillover and network connectedness across ASX sector markets, Journal of Economics and Finance, vol 45, no.3, 677-691. 

Li, B., Xu, L., McIver, R., Liu, X., & Pan, A., 2022, Mixed-ownership reform and private firms’ corporate social responsibility practices: Evidence from China, Business & Society, vol 61, No.2, 389-418.

Dong, S., Xu, L., & McIver, R., 2021, China’s financial sector sustainability and “green finance” disclosures, Sustainability, Accounting, Management and Policy Journal, vol 12, no. 2, 353-384. 

Pan, A., Xu, L., Li, B., Ling. R., 2020, The impact of supply chain finance on firm cash holdings: Evidence from China, Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, vol 63, 101402.

He, Y., Xu, L. & Yang, M., 2021, The impact of tunnelling on financial distress and resolution: Evidence from listed firms in China, International Journal of Finance & Economics, vol. 26, no. 2, 1773-1792.

Li, B., Pan, A., Xu, L., Liu, X. & Qin, S., 2020, Imprinting and peer effects in acquiring state ownership: Evidence from private firms in China, Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, vol 61, 101337.

Li, B., Xu, L., McIver, R., Wu, Q. & Pan, A., 2020, Green M&A, legitimacy, and risk-taking: Evidence from China’s heavy polluters, Accounting & Finance, vol 60, 97-127.

Cui, X., Xu, L., Zhang, H. & Zhang, Y., 2021, Executive compensation and firm performance: Evidence from cross-listed AH-share firms, International Journal of Finance & Economics, vol. 26, no.1 88-102.

Ullah, F., Jiang, P., Shahab, Y., Li, H. & Xu, L., 2020, Block ownership and CEO compensation: Does board gender diversity matter? Applied Economics, vol 52, issue 6, 583-597.

Wu, L. & Xu, L., 2020, The role of venture capital in SME loans in China, Research in International Business and Finance, vol 51, 101081.

Wu, L. & Xu, L., 2020, Venture capital certification of small and medium-sized enterprises towards banks: Evidence from China, Accounting & Finance, vol 60, 1601-1633.

Research Book Chapters (recent 3 years)

McIver, R., Xu, L., Chou, S., 2022, Booms, bubbles, blow-outs: Exploring patterns in China’s credit expansion, edited by Nguyen, D.K., Handbook of Banking and Finance in Emerging Markets, 2-31, Edward Edgar, Cheltenham, UK  

Al-Jour, A., Xu, L., Wallace, D., Yuan, G., 2022, Corporate social responsibility disclosure and cost efficiency of Islamic banks: Evidence from GCC countries, edited by Nguyen, D.K., Handbook of Banking and Finance in Emerging Markets, 345-365, Edward Edgar, Cheltenham, UK.    

Dong, S., Xu, L., McIver, R., 2022, Enhancing sustainability reporting and greening the finance system: Institutionalization and practices in China’s banking sector, edited by Nguyen, D.K., Handbook of Banking and Finance in Emerging Markets, 553-572, Edward Edgar, Cheltenham, UK.  

Mackay, W., Xu, L., & Meredith, G., 2021, Sustainable energy investment in Australia, Theories of Change, edited by Wendt, K., 453-472,  Springer, Cham, Switzerland.

Xu, X., Xu, L., & Li, L., 2021, Domestic heating and China’s sustainable energy goals Theories of Change, edited by Wendt, K., 437-451, Springer, Cham, Switzerland.

Mackay, W., & Xu, L., 2021, Environmental social and governance, executive remuneration, and firm performance, Edited by Wendt, K., Green and Social Economy Finance: A Review, 10-33, Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, US.

Xu, L., Wu, L., & Dong, S., 2021, Internal mechanism and quality of CSR disclosure: Evidence from China, Edited by Wendt, K., Green and Social Economy Finance: A Review, 49-70, Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, US.

Li, Y., & Xu, L., 2021, Does long-term investment really pay off? Evidence from listed mining firms in Canada, Edited by Wendt, K., Green and Social Economy Finance: A Review, 155-170, Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, US.

Yuan, G., McIver, R., & Xu, L., 2021, Tax reform, tax aggressiveness and corporate value: Evidence from China’s enterprise income tax law reform, Edited by Wendt, K., Green and Social Economy Finance: A Review, 171-191, Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, US.