Date and Time
(Beijing Time) |
Location |
Symposium Schedule |
| Friday, June 6, 2025 |
| 12:00 - 17:30 |
1F Building A |
Registration |
| 13:00 - 13:30 |
1F Building A |
Campus Guided Tour (in Chinese) |
|
Room 418 Building A |
Research Spotlight Presentation Session
I (Moderator: Haina Shi, Fudan University) |
| 13:50 - 14:20 |
Title: Corporate Social Responsibility
and Whistleblowing |
|
Authors: Yifei Chen (Southwestern
University of Finance and Economics), Feng Gao (Rutgers Business School),
Hua Christine Xin (Mitchell College of Business) |
| 14:20 - 14:50 |
Title: SEC Oversight on Climate-Related
Disclosures |
|
Authors: Huiyun Cong (Capital University
of Economics and Business), Xiao Li (Central University of Finance and
Economics), Lixin (Nancy) Su (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University),
Mengdi (Mendy) Zhang (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University) |
| 14:50 - 15:10 |
Coffee Break |
| 15:10 - 15:40 |
Title: Giving Beyond Borders:
Anti-bribery Enforcement and Philanthropic Giving Overseas |
|
Authors: Weishi Jia (Cleveland State
University), Albert Tsang (Southern University of Science and Technology), Danlei
Bonnie Yu (Soochow University), Jingran Zhao (The Hong Kong Polytechnic
University) |
| 15:40 - 16:10 |
Title: Say and Say It in A Smart Way:
Mutual Fund Managers’ Commentaries and Fund Flows |
|
Authors: Shufang Lai (Southern
University of Science and Technology), Xiangang Xin (The Chinese
University of Hong Kong), Chunqiu Zhang (Fudan University), Ziyi Zhang
(Southern University of Science and Technology) |
| 16:10 - 16:30 |
Coffee Break |
| 16:30 - 17:00 |
Title: Socially Responsible Investors
and Firm Investment |
|
Authors: Wei Huang (University of Hawaii
at Manoa), Ruowei Evelyn Yang (Milliman, Inc.), Zehua Zhang (Hunan
University), Ran Zhao (San Diego State University) |
| 17:00 - 17:30 |
Title: The Employment Consequences of
Earnings Smoothing: Evidence from Audit Firm Mergers in China |
|
Authors: Charles Hsu (The Hong Kong
University of Science and Technology), Zhiqian Jiang (Xiamen University),
Chaopeng Wu (Xiamen University), Zehao Yan (Nanchang University) |
|
Room 419 Building A |
Research Spotlight Presentation Session
II (Moderator: Fangfang Hou, Xiamen University) |
| 13:50 - 14:20 |
Title: Digital Human Capital and
Management Decision-Making: Evidence from Management Earnings Forecasts |
|
Authors: Ran An (Xiamen University), Feng
Tian (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University), Sean Xin Xu (Tsinghua
University) |
| 14:20 - 14:50 |
Title: Artificial Intelligence and
Mergers and Acquisitions |
|
Authors: Yue Fang (Zhejiang
University), Yingxuan He (Zhejiang University), Zilong Zhang (Zhejiang
University) |
| 14:50 - 15:10 |
Coffee Break |
| 15:10 - 15:40 |
Title: Artificial Intelligence
Capacity and the Cost of Debt |
|
Authors: Yutao Li (University of
Lethbridge), Hui (Eva) Liang (The Chinese University of Hong Kong), Wenye
Tang (Appalachian State University), Ye Wang (Toronto Metropolitan
University) |
| 15:40 - 16:10 |
Title: Does Mobile Communication
Technology Have Capital Market Consequences? Evidence from Worldwide Launches
of 3G Networks |
|
Authors: Jinshuai Hu (Xiamen
University), Yongtae Kim (Santa Clara University), Siqi Li (Santa Clara
University), Yibing Wu (Xiamen University) |
| 16:10 - 16:30 |
Coffee Break |
| 16:30 - 17:00 |
Title: Political Compliance in Labor
Investment Decisions |
|
Authors: Lixin (Nancy) Su (The Hong Kong
Polytechnic University), Qihang Zhao (University of International Business
and Economics), Kai Zhong (University of International Business and
Economics) |
| 17:00 - 17:30 |
Title: Regulatory Cooperation among
Securities Regulators and Managerial Learning from Stock Prices |
|
Authors: Xiaoqi Chen (Xiamen
University), Fangfang Hou (Xiamen University), Jeffrey Ng (The University
of Hong Kong), Janus Jian Zhang (Hong Kong Baptist University) |
| 17:45 |
|
Shuttle Bus: Departure from Zhengli
Campus to Welcome
Dinner |
| 18:00 - 20:00 |
|
Welcome Dinner |
| 20:30 |
|
Shuttle Bus: Departure from Welcome Dinner to Hotels and Zhengli Campus |
| Saturday, June 7, 2025 |
| 07:30 - 17:00 |
1F Building A |
Registration |
| 07:20 |
|
Shuttle Bus: Departure from Hyatt
Regency (Wujiaochang) to Crowne Plaza (Fudan) |
| 07:40 |
|
Shuttle Bus: Departure from Crowne Plaza
(Fudan) to Zhengli Campus |
| 08:30 - 08:35 |
B1 Building A |
Welcome Speech, Changjiang Lyu,
Associate Dean, School of Management (Fudan University) |
| 08:35 - 08:40 |
Agnes Cheng, Editor for Conferences, Journal of Accounting, Auditing, and
Finance (University of Oklahoma) |
| 08:40 |
Group Photo |
| 08:40 - 09:00 |
Editor Panel (Moderator: Xin Zhang,
Fudan University) |
|
Editors: Agnes Cheng (University of
Oklahoma), Xuefeng Jiang (Michigan State University), Xiao-Jun Zhang
(University of California, Berkeley) |
|
Plenary Session Morning (Moderator:
Chenkai Ni, Fudan University) |
| 09:00 - 09:50 |
Title: Compliance-Induced Technology
Investment: Evidence from ASC 606 |
|
Authors: Yinghua Li (Arizona State
University), Ying Liang (Georgia State University), Yifei Liao (University of
California, Irvine), Yibin Liu (National University of Singapore), Wenqiang
Pan (Fudan University) |
|
Discussant: Allen Huang (The Hong
Kong University of Science and Technology) |
| 09:50 - 10:00 |
Coffee Break |
| 10:00 - 10:50 |
Title: Non-Disclosure Agreements,
Whistleblowing, and Workplace Safety |
|
Authors: Agnes Cheng (University of
Oklahoma), Meng Li (University of Oklahoma), Nick Haocheng Yang
(University of Oklahoma) |
|
Discussant: Yangyang Chen (City
University of Hong Kong) |
| 10:50 - 11:40 |
Title: Managerial Control Practices in
Response to Environmental Litigation Risks: Evidence from Carbon Reduction
Target-Setting |
|
Authors: Chris X. Zhao (Hong Kong
Baptist University), Gaoguang Zhou (Hong Kong Baptist University) |
|
Discussant: Rong Huang (Fudan University) |
| 11:40 - 13:00 |
|
Lunch |
|
B1 Building A |
Plenary Session Afternoon (Moderator:
Cheng Colin Zeng, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University) |
| 13:00 - 13:50 |
Title: Does Regulatory Oversight
Discipline ESG Funds to Walk the Talk? |
|
Authors: Dichu Bao (Lingnan University),
Lixin (Nancy) Su (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University), Chengzhu (Lisa)
Sun (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University), Huai Zhang (Nanyang
Technological University) |
|
Discussant: Sterling Huang (New York
University Shanghai) |
| 13:50 - 14:40 |
Title: Adoption of Artificial
Intelligence in Accounting and Management Earnings Forecast |
|
Authors: Congcong Li (Duquesne
University), Mark (Shuai) Ma (University of Pittsburgh), Michael Shen (National
University of Singapore), Yucheng (John) Yang (The Chinese University of
Hong Kong) |
|
Discussant: Huai Zhang (Nanyang Technological
University) |
| 14:40 - 14:50 |
Coffee Break |
| 14:50 - 15:40 |
Title: Soft Information, Information
Transmission and Bank’s Lending Decisions: An Empirical Study of the Evidence from Rural
Commercial Bank A |
|
Authors: Shaofei Wang (Shanghai
University of Finance and Economics), Bo Zhou (Shanghai University of
Finance and Economics), Xiaoliang Lv (Shanghai University of
International Business and Economics) |
|
Discussant: Zhiming Ma (Peking
University) |
| 15:40 - 15:50 |
|
Break and Move to Concurrent Sessions |
|
Room 212 Building A |
Concurrent Session I (Moderator:
Zhongwei Huang, Fudan University) |
| 15:50 - 16:30 |
Title: The Effects of Asymmetric Cost
Behavior on Corporate Environmental Commitments and Actions |
|
Authors: Clara Xiaoling Chen (University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), Jackie Zeyang Ju (University of Kentucky),
Hong Xie (University of Kentucky), Detian Yang (The University of Hong
Kong) |
| 16:30 - 17:10 |
Title: Public and Private
Interventions in Sustainable Lending: Evidence from Syndicated Lending Guideline
Reform |
|
Authors: Sudipta Basu (Temple
University), Wei Wang (Temple University), Xiaoyu (Ross) Zhu (Sun Yat-sen
University) |
| 17:10 - 17:50 |
Title: Green Bond Issuance and Air
Quality Improvement: Chinese and International Evidence |
|
Authors: Tse-Chun Lin (The University of
Hong Kong, National Taiwan University), Yan Luo (Fudan University),
Shu Tian (Asian Development Bank), Hao Yang (The Chinese University of Hong
Kong) |
|
Room 213 Building A |
Concurrent Session II (Moderator:
Xiaohui Li, Jinan University) |
| 15:50 - 16:30 |
Title: The Canary in the Coal Mine:
The Role of Local Retail Investors in Uncovering Adverse Corporate
Information |
|
Authors: Jiaxing You (Xiamen
University), Shuyi Zhu (Xiamen University), Jingjing Xia (Wenzhou-Kean
University) |
| 16:30 - 17:10 |
Title: The Dual Roles of Analysts in
Shaping Green Investment Strategies |
|
Authors: Yashu Dong (Shanghai University
of Finance and Economics), Siyi He (Sichuan University), Ole-Kristian Hope
(University of Toronto), Di Tang (Shanghai University of Finance and
Economics) |
| 17:10 - 17:50 |
Title: Does Environmental Tax Affect Information
Environment? Evidence from Timely Loss Recognition |
|
Authors: Haijie Huang (East China Normal
University), Edward Lee (The University of Manchester), Qi Lin (Guangzhou
University), Changjiang Lyu (Fudan University) |
| 17:50 - 18:00 |
Concluding Remarks and Award
Announcement (Moderator: Agnes Cheng, University of Oklahoma) |
| 18:30 - 20:30 |
|
Dinner Reception |
|
|
|
| Plenary Session |
|
25-minute presentation, 15-minute
discussion, 10-minute Q&A |
| Concurrent Session |
25-minute presentation, 15-minute
Q&A |
| Research Spotlight Presentation |
20-minute presentation, 10-minute
Q&A |
Call for Papers
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