Seminar Series

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

Dr Pengkai Lin (pklin@smu.edu.sg) or;
Dr Shaphan Ng (shaphanng@smu.edu.sg)



Takeover Defenses in the Era of Shareholder Activism
Sa-Pyung Sean Shin
PhD Candidate, Harvard Business School


From Data to Information
Han Stice
PhD Candidate, University of Florida


Restrictions on Managers’ Outside Employment Opportunities and Asymmetric Disclosure of Bad versus Good News
Dr Ashiq Ali
Charles and Nancy Davidson Chair, The University of Texas at Dallas


Forecasts of Earnings Announcements Dates: Evidence from a Mandatory Regime
Dr Paul Ma
Assistant Professor of Accounting, University of Minnesota




Stock Market Overvaluation, Moon Shots, and Corporate Innovation
Dr Siew Hong Teoh
Dean’s Professor of Accounting, University of California-Irvine


Credit Cycles and Financial Statement Verification
Dr Michael Minnis
Associate Professor of Accounting, University of Chicago


International M&A Laws, Market for Corporate Control, and Accounting Conservatism
Dr Inder K Khurana
Geraldine Trulaske Chair of Accountancy, University of Missouri




Consequences of Changing the Auditor’s Report: Early Evidence from the UK
Dr Miguel Minutti-Meza
Assistant Professor, University of Miami