PhD Alumni

Peng Xuefan

 

Peng Xuefan 

Degree Year: 2020
Qualification: Bachelor of Management (major in Financial Management), Zhongnan University of Economics & Law

Dissertation Committee

Research Advisor: Professor Chen Xia
Dissertation Committee Members: 

• Professor Cheng Qiang 
• Assistant Professor Yin Wang

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
​​​​​​​City University of Hong Kong

Li Xuanbo

Degree Year: 2020
Qualification: Bachelor of Management (major in Accounting), Central University of Finance and Economics

Dissertation Committee

Research Advisor: Professor Zhang Liandong
Dissertation Committee Member: 

• Associate Professor Lou Yun
• Associate Professor Wang Rencheng

External Member: Assistant Professor Li Weikai

Dissertation: Informed Trading in Peers of M&A Firms: Evidence from M&A Advisor Banks

Li Shuo
Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Li Shuo

Degree Year: 2020
Highest Qualification: Bachelor of Science in Management (major in Accounting), Chongqing University

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
Central University of Finance and Economics

Zhang Andi

Degree Year: 2019
Highest Qualification: Bachelor of Management in Accounting, Beijing Institute of Technology

Dissertation Committee

Research Advisor: Professor Zhang Liandong

Dissertation Committee Member: 

• Associate Professor Lou Yun
• Assistant Professor Grace Fan

External Member: Assistant Professor Tianhao Yao

Dissertation:  When Market Forces Backfire: Mandatory ESG Disclosure and Corporate Innovation

Yang Mengjie
Monash University

Yang Mengjie

Degree Year: 2019
Highest Qualification: Bachelor of Economics (major in Finance), Sun Yat-sen University

Dissertation Committee

Research Advisor: Professor Cheng Qiang

Dissertation Committee Members:

• Associate Professor Lou Yun
• Associate Professor Holly Yang

External Member: Assistant Professor Aaron Yoon

Dissertation:  When I Know Your Taste: Retail Customers’ Environmental Preferences and Firm Pollution

Huang Ying-Chi
National Taiwan University

Huang Ying-Chi

Degree Year: 2019
Highest Qualification: Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting, National Chung Hsing University

Dissertation Committee

Research Advisor: Associate Professor Holly Yang

Dissertation Committee Members:

• Associate Professor Chih-Ying CHEN
• Associate Professor CHO, Young Jun

External Member: Professor Pasha HSIEN

Dissertation: The Effect of Mandatory ESG Disclosure on Firm’s Going Private Decision

Amanda Aw Yong
Hong Kong Baptist University

Amanda Aw Yong Zhi Xin

Degree Year: 2018
Qualification: Bachelor of Business Administration (Accountancy), National University of Singapore

Dissertation Committee

Research Advisor: 

• Professor Zhang Liandong

Dissertation Committee Member: 

• Associate Professor Holly Yang
• Assistant Professor Richard Crowley

External Member: 

• Assistant Professor Weikai Li

Dissertation: The Role of Disclosure in DeFi Markets