Wenxia Ge
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- DMS 7151
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- 613-562-5800 x 7665
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Biography
Wenxia Ge holds a Master’s degree in Accounting from Xiamen University, China, and a Ph.D. in Accounting from McGill University. Prior to pursuing her academic career, she worked at China Construction Bank (Shanghai), first as an accountant and later as an internal auditor. Before joining the Telfer School of Management, she was an Associate Professor at the University of Manitoba.
Professor Ge is an Associate Editor of the Asia-Pacific Journal of Accounting & Economics and serves on the editorial boards of Advances in Accounting and the Journal of International Accounting, Auditing and Taxation. She has also reviewed papers for research grant agencies and many leading journals, including Contemporary Accounting Research, Review of Accounting Studies, Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Corporate Finance, Journal of Banking & Finance, Journal of Business Ethics, European Accounting Review, and British Accounting Review, among others.
Her current research focuses on audit quality, climate risk disclosure, financial reporting quality, debt financing, and corporate governance. Her work has been published or accepted for publication in refereed journals such as the Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Corporate Finance, Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory, Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, European Accounting Review, Journal of Business Research, Journal of Empirical Finance, Corporate Governance: An International Review, and the Journal of International Accounting, Auditing and Taxation.
Her research has been funded by the SSHRC Insight Development Grant, the CPA Canada–CAAA Research Grant, and several internal research grants provided by the University of Manitoba. She is a recipient of the CPA Manitoba Research Fellowship, the Associates’ Achievement Award for Research, the Asper Re-Action Award, the American Accounting Association International Accounting Section Excellence in Reviewing Award, and the Emerald Literati Award for Outstanding Reviewer for Asian Review of Accounting.
Publications during the last 7 years
Papers in Refereed Journals
- Ge, W., Qi, Z., Wu, Z. and Yu, L. 2025. Abnormal temperatures, climate risk disclosures, and bank loan pricing: International evidence. British Journal of Management, 36(2): 726-744.
- Zhang, W., Ouyang, C., Wang, X. and Ge, W. 2025. Are auditors more conservative in their year of fate? Evidence from zodiac-year beliefs in China. Journal of International Accounting, Auditing and Taxation, (Accepted).
- Xiong, J., Ouyang, C. and Ge, W. 2025. Do suppliers care about analyst forecasts when extending trade credit? A quasi-natural experiment. Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, 52(3): 1404-1430.
- Yu, H., Cheng, X., Ouyang, C. and Ge, W. 2025. Does investors’ information acquisition ability affect IPO underpricing? Evidence from a quasi-natural experiment. Abacus, (Accepted).
- Yu, H., Cheng, X., Ouyang, C., Ge, W. and Guo, X. 2025. Does Regulator as a Minority Shareholder Affect Bond Yield Spreads? A Quasi-Natural Experiment. Corporate Governance: An International Review, (In Press).
- Ge, W., Kim, J.B., Li, T. and Zhang, S. 2023. Involvement in offshore financial centers and audit fees: Evidence from U.S. multinational firms. European Accounting Review, 32(4): 995-1023.
- Ge, W., Ouyang, C., Shi, Z. and Chen, Z. 2022. Can a not-for-profit minority institutional shareholder make a big difference in corporate governance? A quasi-natural experiment. Journal of Corporate Finance, 72(102125).
- Ge, W., Kim, J.B., Li, T. and Zhang, J. 2022. Subsidiary Operations in Offshore Financial Centers and Bank Risk-Taking: International Evidence. Journal of International Business Studies, 53: 268-301.
- Ge, W., Kang, T., Song, B.Y. and Zhou, G. 2021. Audit profession development and bank loan contracting. Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory, 40(2): 85-105.
- Deng, K., Ge, W. and He, J. 2021. Inside debt and shadow banking. Journal of Corporate Finance, 69(102038).
- Ge, W. and Kim, J.-B. 2020. How does the executive pay gap influence audit fees? The roles of R&D investment and institutional ownership. Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, 47(5-6): 677-707.
- Ge, W., Kim, J.-B., Li, T. and Li, Y. 2018. Operations in Offshore Financial Centers and Loan Syndicate Structure. Journal of Empirical Finance, 45(2018): 157-180.
Funded Research during the last 7 years
| From-To | Source | Title | * | ** | Role | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-2025 | SSHRC Insight Development Grant | Are climate risk disclosures in earnings conference calls relevant to analysts? | R | C | PI | $ 49,504 |
| 2021-2023 | Telfer School of Management (Start-Up Fund) | Research Fund Start-up | R | I | PI | $ 20,000 |
| 2020-2022 | Asper School of Business, University of Manitoba | An Investigation into Climate Risk, Analyst Forecast, and Corporate Sustainability | R | I | PI | $ 30,000 |
| 2016-2019 | CPA Canada | Executive Pay Disparity and the Pricing of Audit Services | R | F | PI | $ 6,750 |
| 2016-2018 | SSHRC Insight Development Grant | Do Operations in Offshore Financial Centers Blow the Whistle on Bank Risks? | R | C | Co-I | $ 67,820 |
LEGEND:
*Purpose
C: Contract (R and D) | E: Equipment Grant | R: Research Grant | S: Support Award | P: Pedagogical Grant | O: Other, U: Unknown
**Type
C: Granting Councils | G: Government | F: Foundations | I: UO Internal Funding | O: Other | U: Unknown
Role
PI = Principal Investigator | Co-I = Co-Investigator | Co-PI = Co-Principal Investigator
