Research

Publications

(* presented by a coauthor)

1. “The Spillover Effect of Private Firm Disclosures on Public Firms’ Loan Spreads” with Fengqin Chen (SUFE), Jeffrey Ng (HKU), and Walid Saffar (HK PolyU). Review of Accounting Studies, (2026), forthcoming.

• Outstanding Paper Award, 2023 International Conference on Innovation and Management*

• Outstanding Paper Award, 2023 Antai College of Economics & Management (ACEM) PhD Student Forum

• Presented at University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Polytechnic University*, Shenzhen University*, 2023 World Finance & Banking Symposium*, 2023 Accounting and Business Analytics Conference Macau, 2024 Hawaii Accounting Research Conference (HARC), and 2024 FARS Midyear Meeting

• Developed from my research proposal for a doctoral accounting seminar at the University of Hong Kong

2. “How Government Procurement Shapes Corporate Climate Disclosures, Commitments, and Actions” with Omri Even-Tov (UC Berkeley), Guoman She (NUS) and Lynn Linghuan Wang (NUS). Review of Accounting Studies, 30, (2025), 1968–2014.

• Best Paper Award in Corporate Social Responsibility, 2024 AFAANZ Conference

• Presented at University of Hong Kong, Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen)*, National University of Singapore*, 2023 Singapore Rising Scholars Conference, 2023 EAA Annual Congress*, 2023 HKU Inaugural ESG Conference*, 2024 FARS Midyear Meeting*, 2024 AAA Sustainability, ESG, and Accounting Conference, 2024 TJAR Conference*, and 2024 AFAANZ ESG SIG Research Forum*

Conference Presentations

(p: presenter, d: discussant, m: moderator) 

• 2026 China Inter-University Academic Forum for Young Accounting Scholars d, Dongbei University of Finance and Economics

• 2025 2nd LU–JNU Joint Conference on Sustainable Finance and Development in the Digital Era p, Jinan University

• 2025 ABR–Fudan University Joint Conference d, Fudan University

• 2025 JAAF Symposium (International) on ESG, AI, and Big Data p, Fudan University

• 2025 EAA Annual Congress p,m, Rome

• 2024 AAA Annual Meeting p,d×2,m, Washinton DC

• 2024 CAAA Annual Conference p,d,m, Halifax

• 2024 Rutgers Accounting Doctoral Symposium (virtual) p, Rutgers Business School

• 2024 AAA Sustainability, ESG, and Accounting Conference p,d, Washinton DC

• 2024 FARS Midyear Meeting p,m, Denver

• 2024 Hawaii Accounting Research Conference p, University of Hawaii at Manoa

• 2024 Accounting and Business Analytics Conference Macau p, University of Macao

• 2023 Antai College of Economics & Management Doctoral Students Forum p, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

• 2023 Singapore Rising Scholars Conference p, Singapore Management University

Seminar Presentations

• 2024: UC Berkeley; Sun Yat-Sen University; Xiamen University; Zhejiang University; Shanghai University of Finance and Economics; Fudan University; Tsinghua University

Professional Service

• Reviewer for FARS Midyear Meeting; MAS Midyear Meeting; CAAA Annual Conference; AAA ESG Conference; Research Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong

Awards

(in addition to those listed under papers)

• Lifetime member of Beta Gamma Sigma (The International Business Honor Society)

• Best Paper Award, 2024 Rutgers Accounting Doctoral Symposium, Rutgers Business School

• 2024 FBE PhD Research Excellence Award, HKU Business School

• 2022 FBE PhD Research Progress Award, HKU Business School