Prof. Shiheng WANG
Associate Professor acwang@ust.hk




Academic qualifications
PhD 2008 Queen's University, Canada
MA 2002 Queen's University, Canada
BA 1998 Fudan University, China

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ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Associate Professor, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, July 2015 - present
Assistant Professor, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, July 2008 – June 2015
Instructor, Queen's University, 2006 - 2007
Auditor, KPMG, Ernst & Young, 1998 – 2001

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PUBLICATIONS "Market Power and Credit Rating Standards: Global Evidence." Journal of Accounting and Economics, forthcoming. (with Ming Yi Hung, Pepa Kraft and Gwen Yu)
“Corporate R&D and Stock Returns: International Evidence”Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis8 April 2021 p. 1-72. (with Kewei Hou, Po-Hsuan Hsu, Akiko Watanabe and Yan Xu)
"Post-Earnings-Announcement Drift in Global Markets: Evidence from an Information Shock”The Review of Financial Studies28(2015), pp 1242-1283. (With Mingyi Hung and Xi Li)
"The Effects of Financial Reporting on Bank Loan Contracting in Global Markets: Evidence from Mandatory IFRS Adoption"Journal of International Accounting Research14 (2015), pp. 41-85. (with Tai-Yuan Chen, Chen Lung Chin, Ren-Yao Yao)
"Analyst Following and Forecast Accuracy after Mandated IFRS Adoptions."Journal of Accounting Research49 (2011), pp 1307-1357. (With Hongping Tan and Michael Welker)
"Timing Equity Issuance in Response to Information Asymmetry Arising from IFRS Adoption in Australia and Europe."Journal of Accounting Research49 (2011), pp 257-307. (with Michael Welker)

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HONORS AND AWARDSHKUST Best Ten Lecturers Award 2009, 2010, 2011 (was elected by undergraduate students at HKUST from a pool of more than 400 faculty members)
Franklin Prize for Teaching Excellence 2009 (undergraduate), 2019 (MSC and MBA Elective)
Dean's Recognition of Excellent Teaching Performance, every year since 2008
American Accounting Association Doctoral Consortium Fellow 2004
MCLEOD-D.I. Fellowship, Queen's University 2002-2006

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ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTSPG Coordinator (PhD/MPhil) in Accounting Department, July 2020 - present