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Yi Liang

  • Fox School of Business and Management

    • Accounting

      • Assistant Professor

Biography

Yi Liang joined the Accounting Department in Fall 2015. Dr. Liang deploys empirical archival methods to analyze accounting research questions. His research interests include financial and managerial accounting with a focus on the economic impact of corporate governance reforms and corporate laws. He is also interested in applying new methods, such as structural estimation and text analysis. He earned his Ph.D. and M.S. at the Carnegie Mellon University; and B.S. at Tsinghua University. He served as an instructor while completing his doctoral studies. He currently teaches Accounting Information Systems to B.B.A. and M.S.A. students.

Research Interests

  • Accounting Regulations and Corporate Laws
  • Management Accounting and Corporate Governance
  • Accounting and Information Technology
  • Financial Institutions

Courses Taught

Number

Name

Level

ACCT 3526

Accounting Information Systems

Undergraduate

Selected Publications

Recent

  • Gong, J., Krishnan, J., & Liang, Y. (2021). Securities-Based Crowdfunding by Startups: Does Auditor Attestation Matter? doi: 10.2308/tar-2018-0412.

  • Banker, R., Liang, Y., & Ramasubbu, N. (2021). Technical debt and firm performance. Management Science, 67(5), 3174-3194. doi: 10.1287/mnsc.2019.3542.

  • Basu, S., Liang, Y., & Hou, L. (2019). Bank competition and accounting conservatism. Society for Empirical Legal Studies, Claremont, CA.

  • Basu, S. & Liang, Y. (2019). Director–Liability–Reduction Laws and Conditional Conservatism. Journal of Accounting Research, 57(4), 889-917. doi: 10.1111/1475-679X.12267.

  • Balsam, S. & Liang, Y. (2019). The Impact of the Pay-Ratio Disclosure on CEO Compensation and Say-on-Pay Voting. American Accounting Association, San Francisco, CA.

  • Basu, S., Liang, Y., & Hou, L. (2019). Bank competition and accounting conservatism. American Accounting Association, San Francisco, CA.

  • Liang, Y. Bank Competition and Borrower Conservatism. Retrieved from https://aaahq.org/Meetings/2019/Mid-Atlantic-Region-Meeting.

  • Liang, Y. Bank Competition and Borrower Conservatism. Retrieved from https://aaahq.org/Meetings/2019/Ohio-Region-Meeting.

  • Liang, Y. Bank Competition and Borrower Conservatism. Retrieved from https://aaahq.org/Meetings/2019/Southeast-Region-Meeting.

  • Liang, Y. Bank Competition and Borrower Conservatism. Retrieved from https://aaahq.org/Meetings/2019/western-region-meeting.

  • Liang, Y. Bank Competition and Borrower Conservatism. Retrieved from https://aaahq.org/Meetings/2019/Southwest-Region-Meeting.

  • Basu, S. & Liang, Y. (2019). Director-Liability-Reduction Laws and Conditional Conservatism. University of Hawai'i at Manoa, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI.

  • Liang, Y. Bank Competition and Borrower Conservatism. American Accounting Association. Retrieved from https://aaahq.org/Meetings/2019/Financial-Accounting-and-Reporting-Section.

  • Liang, Y. Shedding Light on Employee Pay: The Impact on Job Search and Change. Retrieved from https://aaahq.org/Meetings/2019/Management-Accounting.

  • Liang, Y. Bank Competition and Borrower Conservatism.

  • Basu, S. & Liang, Y. (2018). Director Liability Reduction Laws and Conditional Conservatism. Consortium on Financial Economics and Accounting, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA.

  • Liang, Y. Bank Competition and Borrower Conservatism. American Accounting Association. Retrieved from https://aaahq.org/Meetings/2018/Midwest-Region.

  • Liang, Y. Bank Competition and Borrower Conservatism. American Accounting Association. Retrieved from https://aaahq.org/Meetings/2018/Northeast-Region-Meeting.

  • Liang, Y. Bank Competition and Borrower Conservatism. American Accounting Association. Retrieved from https://aaahq.org/Meetings/2018/Diversity-Section-Meeting.

  • Liang, Y. A Textual Measure of Strategic Orientation.

  • Liang, Y. A Textual Measure of Strategic Orientation.

  • Banker, R., Liang, Y., & Ma, X. (2018). A Textual Measure of Strategic Orientation. American Accounting Association.

  • Banker, R.D., Byzalov, D., Fang, S., & Liang, Y. (2017). Cost Management Research. Journal of Management Accounting Research. American Accounting Association. doi: 10.2308/jmar-51965.

  • Banker, R., Byzalov, D., Fang, S., & Liang, Y. (2017). Cost Management Research. American Accounting Association, San Diego.

  • Basu, S. & Liang, Y. (2017). Director Liability Reduction Laws and Conditional Conservatism. American Accounting Association, San Diego, CA.

  • Liang, Y. A Textual Measure of Strategic Orientation. The Canadian Academic Accounting Association.

  • Banker, R., Liang, Y., & Ramasubbu, N. (2017). Technical Debt and Firm Performance. American Accounting Association.

  • Banker, R., Bu, D., Liang, Y., & Ma, X. (2017). Transformation Indicators and Future Curtailment Decisions. American Accounting Association.

  • Liang, Y. & O'Brien, J. (2017). Imperfect Market Accounting with Applications to Financial Leverage and Stock Market Returns. Working Paper.

  • Banker, R. & Liang, Y. (2017). Disruption of the Earnings Generation Process. Working Paper.

  • Banker, R., Liang, Y., & Ma, X. (2017). Transformation Indicators and Future Curtailment Decisions. Working Paper.