ESG Investment Imbalance, Sustainable Corporate Development, and Financial Fraud: Evidence from Chinese Listed Firms

Yifan Chai, Futie Song, Wenjing Xu, Zhiqiang Ye

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DOI: 10.20944/preprints202609.0153.v1
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@article{allodium:10.20944/preprints202609.0153.v1,
  title = {ESG Investment Imbalance, Sustainable Corporate Development, and Financial Fraud: Evidence from Chinese Listed Firms},
  author = {Yifan Chai and Futie Song and Wenjing Xu and Zhiqiang Ye},
  year = {2026},
  doi = {10.20944/preprints202609.0153.v1},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202609.0153.v1}
}

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TI  - ESG Investment Imbalance, Sustainable Corporate Development, and Financial Fraud: Evidence from Chinese Listed Firms
AU  - Yifan Chai
AU  - Futie Song
AU  - Wenjing Xu
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DO  - 10.20944/preprints202609.0153.v1
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Chai, Y., Song, F., Xu, W., & Ye, Z. (2026). ESG Investment Imbalance, Sustainable Corporate Development, and Financial Fraud: Evidence from Chinese Listed Firms. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202609.0153.v1

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