School of Accountancy

Seminar Series

If you are interested in presenting your accounting research papers at a future seminar, please contact

Dr Samuel Tan (samueltan@smu.edu.sg) or;
Dr Jungbae Kim (jungbaekim@smu.edu.sg)



Director Networks and Learning from Stock Prices
Dr Rebecca Hann
Associate Professor, University of Maryland


Information Content of Aggregate Loan Loss Provisions
Dr Xanthi Gkougkousi
Assistant Professor, University of Nova Lisboa


Monitoring, Incentive Contracting, and Accounting Manipulation
Mr Prasart Jongjaroenkamol
PhD Candidate, The University of Texas at Austin


Recognizing Loan Losses in Banks: An Examination of Alternative Approaches
Mr Rajesh Vijayaraghavan
PhD Candidate, Harvard Business School


The Economics of Bank Cross-Firm Selling: The Value of Borrower Board Connectedness and Opacity
Mr Jianxin (Donny) Zhao
PhD Candidate, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill


The Impact of Auditor Switch on the Association between Litigation Risk and Audit Quality
Dr Szu-fan Chen
Assistant Professor, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology


Managing Activists: Earnings Management during Activism Campaigns
Mr Akash Chattopadhyay
PhD Candidate, Harvard Business School


The Effect of IFRS Adoption on the Predictive Ability of Aggregate Accruals for Economic Growth
Mr You-il (Chris) Park
PhD Candidate, Duke University


Strategic Shareholders and IPO Disclosure: Evidence from Corporate Venture Capital
Ms Yue Zheng
PhD Candidate, University of Maryland


R&D Overinvestment around Seasoned Equity Offerings: Evidence from High-Technology Industries
Ms Annika Wang, University of California - Berkeley
PhD Candidate