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)



The Real Effects of Derivative Markets: The Impact of Options Trading Activity on Corporate Innovation
Dr Liandong Zhang
Associate Professor, City University of Hong Kong


The Effect of Banks’ Financial Reporting on Syndicated Loan Structures
Dr Scott Liao
Associate Professor, University of Toronto


Market Reaction to Shifting of Voluntary Disclosures across Disclosure Channels
Richard Crowley
PhD Candidate, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign


Analyst Stock Ownership and Stock Recommendations
Dr Yong Yu
Associate Professor, University of Texas-Austin


The Real Effect of Financial Disclosure: International Evidence
Dr Xi Li
Associate Professor, London School of Economics and Political Science


Can Staggered Boards Improve Value? Evidence from the Massachusetts Natural Experiment
Dr Charles Wang
Assistant Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School


Are Corporate Jets Pure Managerial Excess?
Dr Susan Shu
Associate Professor, Boston College


Principals and Their Car Dealers: What Do Targets Tell about Their Relation?
Dr Eddy Cardinaels
Professor, University of Leuven


Wolves at the Door: A Closer Look at Hedge Fund Activism
Forester Wong
PhD Candidate, Columbia University