Seminar Series

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

Dr Jungbae Kim (jungbaekim@smu.edu.sg) or;
Dr Pengkai Lin (pklin@smu.edu.sg)



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


Do Proprietary Costs Deter Insider Trading?
Ms Lyungmae Choi, Arizona State University
PhD Candidate


Shareholder Litigation and Corporate Disclosure: Evidence from Derivative Lawsuits
Dr Yun Lou
Assistant Professor, HEC Paris


Boards of a Feather: Foreign Directors around the World
Dr John Barrios
Assistant Professor, University of Chicago


Trade Secrets Law and Corporate Disclosure: Causal Evidence on the Proprietary Cost Hypothesis
Dr Yinghua Li
Associate Professor, Arizona State University


The Impact of Quarter Length on Analyst Forecast Accuracy and Firm’s Voluntary Disclosures
Dr Stephen Hillegeist
Associate Professor, Arizona State University


Clarity Begins at Home: Internal Information Asymmetry and External Communication Quality
Dr Xiumin Martin
Associate Professor, Washington University in Saint Louis


Investor Information Acquisition and Expected Fundamentals
Dr Michael S Drake
Associate Professor of Accounting & PwC Fellow, Brigham Young University


Institutional Cross-holdings and Generic Entry in the Pharmaceutical Industry
Dr Xie Jin
Assistant Professor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong