PhD Alumni
Tian Zichen
Initial Placement:
Dongbei University of Finance & Economics
TIAN Zichen
Degree Year: 2026
Dissertation Committee
Research Advisor: Professor Yue Heng
Dissertation Committee Members:
External Member: Associate Professor Nan Hu
Dissertation: Does Ethnicity Similarity Affect Analyst Forecasts?
Zhao Yuan
Initial Placement:
The University of Queensland
ZHAO Yuan
Degree Year: 2026
Dissertation Committee
Research Advisor: Associate Professor Lou Yun
Dissertation Committee Members:
External Member: Assistant Professor Alper Darendeli
Dissertation: The Role of Fact-Checkers in Capital Markets
Zhao Yue
Initial Placement:
City University of Hong Kong
ZHAO Yue
Degree Year: 2026
Dissertation Committee
Research Advisor: Professor Cheng Qiang
Dissertation Committee Members:
External Member: Assistant Professor Tianhao Yao
Dissertation: Open-source Generative AI and Firm Value: Evidence from the Release of DeepSeek
Peng Xuefan
Initial Placement:
Peng Xuefan
Degree Year: 2025
Dissertation Committee
Research Advisor: Professor Chen Xia
Dissertation Committee Members:
External Member: Professor Fu Fanjian
Dissertation: Availability of ESG Rating Information and Voluntary ESG Disclosure: Evidence from Coverage Expansion of ESG Rating Agency
Li Xuanbo
Initial Placement:
City University of Hong Kong
Li Xuanbo
Degree Year: 2024
Dissertation Committee
Research Advisor: Professor Zhang Liandong
Dissertation Committee Member:
External Member: Assistant Professor Li Weikai
Dissertation: Informed Trading in Peers of M&A Firms: Evidence from M&A Advisor Banks
Li Shuo
Initial Placement:
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Li Shuo
Degree Year: 2024
Dissertation Committee
Dissertation Chair: Associate Professor Wang Rencheng
Dissertation Co-supervisor: Associate Professor Sterling Huang
Dissertation Committee Member: Professor Zhang Liandong
External Member: Professor Hong Zhang
Dissertation: Accounting Function Hierarchies and Financial Reporting Quality
Zhang Andi
Initial Placement:
Central University of Finance and Economics
Zhang Andi
Degree Year: 2024
Dissertation Committee
Research Advisor: Professor Zhang Liandong
Dissertation Committee Member:
External Member: Assistant Professor Tianhao Yao
Dissertation: When Market Forces Backfire: Mandatory ESG Disclosure and Corporate Innovation
Yang Mengjie
Initial Placement:
Monash University
Yang Mengjie
Degree Year: 2024
Dissertation Committee
Research Advisor: Professor Cheng Qiang
Dissertation Committee Members:
External Member: Assistant Professor Aaron Yoon
Dissertation: When I Know Your Taste: Retail Customers’ Environmental Preferences and Firm Pollution
Huang Ying-Chi
Initial Placement:
National Taiwan University
Huang Ying-Chi
Degree Year: 2024
Dissertation Committee
Research Advisor: Associate Professor Holly Yang
Dissertation Committee Members:
External Member: Professor Pasha HSIEN
Dissertation: The Effect of Mandatory ESG Disclosure on Firm’s Going Private Decision
Amanda Aw Yong
Initial Placement:
Hong Kong Baptist University
Amanda Aw Yong Zhi Xin
Degree Year: 2023
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Dissertation: The Role of Disclosure in DeFi Markets
Deng Tian
Initial Placement:
Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen)
Deng Tian
Degree Year: 2023
Dissertation Committee
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Dissertation: Regulating by New Technology: The Impacts of the SEC Data Analytics on the SEC Investigations
He Huiyu
Initial Placement:
Shanghai International Studies University
He Huiyu
Degree Year: 2023
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Dissertation: Moving towards Principles-Based Accounting Standards: The Impact of the New Revenue Standard on the Quality of Accrual Accounting