Research

I conduct archival accounting/finance research. My research examines (1) determinants of firms’ financial reporting and disclosure choices, (2) Accounting regulations, (3) real effects of rank-and-file employee pay, (4) debt contracting, and (5) ESG issues, with a focus on the "S" (i.e., Social) component.

Publications

[7] The Cost of Investor Protection: Bank Loan Contracting During SEC Investigations.

      • With Yangyang Chen, & Jeffrey Pittman 

      • The Accounting Review, (Forthcoming)

      • Job market paper, developed from my PhD thesis

      • 2025 College of Business outstanding research thesis

[6] Tick Size and Firm Financing Decisions: Evidence from a Natural Experiment

      • With Yangyang Chen, Jeffrey Ng, & Xin Yang

      • Journal of Empirical Finance, (2025).

[5] Rank-and-File Employee Stock Options and Workplace Safety.

      • With Yangyang Chen, Don O’Sullivan, Madhu Veeraraghavan, & Leon Zolotoy 

 • Management Science, (2025)

[4] Tick Size and Earnings Guidance in Small-Cap Firms: Evidence from the SEC’s Tick Size Pilot Program

      • With Yangyang Chen, Jeffrey Ng, & Xin Yang

      • Management Science, (2024).

[3] Does CEO Overconfidence Affect Workplace Safety?.

     • With Yangyang Chen, Madhu Veeraraghavan, & Leon Zolotoy

     • Journal of Corporate Finance, (2023).

[2] Competition Laws, External Financing and Investment. 

     • With James Xede, Cephas S.P. Dak-Adzaklo, & Solomon W.D. Adza). 

     • Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, (2023).

[1] Institutional Investors Distraction and Debt Choice. 

     • With Joseph M. Asamoah, & Cephas S.P. Dak-Adzaklo). 

     • Managerial Finance, (2022).