support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.70972060,71102013 and 71272008);National Accounting Leader(Reserve)Personnel Training Plan(Academic Class);Humanities and Social Science Research Foundation of the Ministry of Education of China(Nos.11JJD790008,13YJC790041 and 14JJD630005);Innovation Program of the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission(Nos.11ZS186 and 14ZS157);the "Shu Guang" project supported by the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission and Shanghai Education Development Foundation(No.10SG54);the "211" Key Project of the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
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