Qiyuan (Rachel) Peng, CFA

Publication and Forthcoming Articles

When Spotlights Fade: Local Newspaper Closures and Financial  Advisor Misconduct (with Zhi Li and Rui-Zhong Zhang)

• Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, forthcoming

Gender, Competition, and Performance: International Evidence (with Kai Li, Rui Shen, and Gabriel Wong)

• Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, 2025, Volume 60, Issue 4, 1686 - 1726

Executive Compensation Horizon Incentives, Performance Targets, and Auditor Risk Assessment (with Padmakumar Sivadasan and Rui-Zhong Zhang)

• Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, 2023, Volume 12, Issue 6, 107121

Mutual Funds and Stock Fundamentals (with Sheri Tice and Ling Zhou)

• Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, 2023, Volume 60, 1329-1361

Hidden Gem: Performance Expectation in Compensation Disclosure (with Ted Fee and Zhi Li)

• Journal of Accounting and Economics, 2023, Volume 75, Issue 1, 101519

Common Institutional Blockholders and Reporting Practices: Evidence from Accounting Comparability (with Sirui Yin and Rui-Zhong Zhang)

• Accounting Horizon, 2023, Volume 37, Issue 2, 133 - 159

The Dark Sides of Pay Duration: Evidence From Mergers and Acquisitions (with Zhi Li) 

• Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, 2021, Volume 56, Issue 8, 2963-2997 

Does Executive Labor Market Discipline? Labor Market Incentives and Earnings Management (with Sirui Yin)

• Journal of Empirical Finance, 2021, Volume 62, 62-86

Can a Small Fish Become a Big Fish? Modeling Leader-generating Mergers in a Stackelberg Market (with Hong Qiu and Nan Zhu) 

• Finance Research Letter, 2020, Volume 38, 101684

Attention! Distracted Institutional Investors and Stock Price Crash (with Xiaoran Ni, Sirui Yin, and Ting Zhang)

• Journal of Corporate Finance, 2020, Volume 64, 101701

Working Papers

Perception Shapes Reality: Firms’ Proactive Pay Adjustments  (with Zhi Li and Lingling Wang) 

Pay(out) for Performance? Evidence from Long-term Incentive Plans (with Zhi Li and Lingling Wang) 

Can Integrity Reduce Financial Advisers’ Misconduct? The Moderating Role of Subsidiary Managers (with Steven Kaplan, Serena Loftus, and Rui-Zhong Zhang) 

The Real Effect of Authoritative Regulatory Guidance and Attestation Standards: Evidence from Financial Advisor Misconduct (with Russell Williamson and Rui-Zhong Zhang)