Keynote Spekers

Education

• The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, USA
  Doctor of Philosophy in Accounting, 2008
  Master in Statistics, 2006
• Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
  Bachelor of Accountancy (1st Class Honors), 2001
• University of Central England, UK
  Bachelor of Science in Business Information Technology (1st Class Honors), 2001
  Note: Part-time degree completed in Singapore

Employment

• Area of Accounting and Law, The University of Hong Kong
  Professor, July 2022 onwards
• School of Accounting and Finance, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
  Professor, July 2016 to June 2022
• School of Accountancy, Singapore Management University
  Associate Professor, June 2012 to June 2016
• Sloan School of Management, MIT
  Assistant Professor of Accounting, July 2008 to May 2012
  Ford International Career Development Professor, July 2010 to May 2012
• The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
  Lecturer, Summer 2006 and Summer 2007; Teaching Assistant, Fall 2006
• School of Accountancy, Singapore Management University
  Lecturer, July 2003 to June 2004, January 2002 to June 2002
• Monetary Authority of Singapore
  Associate (Banking Department), June 2001 to December 2001

Honor and Awards

Associate Editor, European Accounting Review, January 2021 to December 2023

Editor, Journal of Contemporary Accounting and Economics, June 2019 to December 2022

Panel Member, Business Studies Panel, Hong Kong Research Grants Council, December 2018 to present

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

• School of Accounting and Finance Award for Outstanding Performance - Research, 2019/20
• Faculty of Business Award for Outstanding Performance - Service, 2018/19
• School of Accounting and Finance Award for Outstanding Performance - Service, 2018/19
• School of Accounting and Finance Award for Outstanding Performance - Teaching, 2018/19
• Faculty of Business Award for Outstanding Performance - Research, 2017/18
• School of Accounting and Finance Award for Outstanding Performance - Research, 2017/18

Singapore Management University

• School of Accountancy Dean’s List for Teaching Excellence, 2016
• Lee Kong Chian Fellowship, 2015
• School of Accountancy Most Outstanding Newcomer Teaching Award, 2014

Other organizations

• International Conference on Innovation and Management Outstanding Paper Award, 2023
• American Accounting Association Annual Meeting Best Management Accounting Paper, 2023
• CAPANA Conference Best Discussant Award, 2023
• Wiley Top Cited Article 2021-2022 in Contemporary Accounting Research “Financial reporting and trade credit: Evidence from mandatory IFRS adoption”
• CAPANA Conference Best Discussant Award, 2022
• Conference of the World Accounting Frontiers Series Best Paper Award, 2019
• Hong Kong Institute of Chartered Secretaries Teaching Award, 2018
• MIT Asia Conference in Accounting Best Discussant Award, 2016
• Review of Accounting Studies Conference Best Paper Award, 2013

Publications within the last 5 years

1. “Accounting-driven bank monitoring and firms’ debt structure: Evidence from IFRS 9 adoption” with Xiao Li and Walid Saffar. Management Science, 70 (1), (2024), 54-77.
2. “Fixing the core, earnings management and sustainable emergence from financial distress: Evidence from China’s special treatment system” with Jiao Jing, Kenneth Leung, and Janus Jian Zhang. Journal of Accounting, Auditing, and Finance, 39 (1), (2024), 107–132.
3. “Customer referencing and capital market benefits: Evidence from the cost of equity” with Jiao Jing, Linda Myers, and Nancy Su. Contemporary Accounting Research, 40 (2), (2023), 1448-1486.
4. “The effect of accounting for income tax uncertainty on tax-deductible loss accruals for private insurers” with Jiang Cheng, Travis Chow, and Tzu-Ting Lin. Journal of Risk and Insurance, 89 (2), (2022), 505-544.
5. “The influence of corporate income taxes on investment location: Evidence from corporate headquarters relocations” with Travis Chow, Sterling Huang, and Ken Klassen. Management Science, 68 (2), (2022), 1404–1425.
6. “Trust in fair value accounting: Evidence from the field” with Clarence Goh, Chu Yeong Lim, Gary Pan, and Kevin Ow Yong. Journal of International Accounting Research, 20 (3), (2021), 21–42.
7. “Talk less, learn more: Strategic disclosure in response to managerial learning from the options market” with Yangyang Chen and Xin Yang. Journal of Accounting Research, 59 (5), (2021), 1609-1649.
8. “Corporate financing of investment opportunities in a world of institutional cross-ownership” with Yangyang Chen, Qingyuan Li, and Chong Wang. Journal of Corporate Finance, 69, (2021), 102041.
9. “The effect of shareholder activism on earnings management: Evidence from shareholder proposals” with Hong Wu, Weihuan Zhai, and Jing Zhao. Journal of Corporate Finance, 69, (2021), 102014.
10. “Financial reporting and trade credit: Evidence from mandatory IFRS adoption” with Xiao Li and Walid Saffar. Contemporary Accounting Research, 38 (1), (2021), 96-128.
11. “Do innovative firms communicate more? Evidence from the relation between patenting and management guidance” with Sterling Huang, Tharindra Ranasinghe, and Mingyue Zhang. The Accounting Review, 96 (1), (2021): 273–297.
12. “Policy uncertainty and loan loss provisions in the banking industry” with Walid Saffar and Janus Jian Zhang. Review of Accounting Studies, 25 (2), (2020), 726-777.
13. “Unemployment insurance benefits and income smoothing” with Tharindra Ranasinghe, Guifeng Shi, and Holly Yang. Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, 38 (1), (2019), 15-30.
14. “Not clawing the hand that feeds you: The case of co-opted boards and clawbacks” with Sterling Huang and Chee Yeow Lim. European Accounting Review, 28 (1), (2019), 101-127.