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Wuyang Zhao

Title: 
Associate Professor, Accounting
Wuyang Zhao
Contact Information
Email address: 
wuyang.zhao [at] mcgill.ca
Alternate email address: 
nicoleta.anton [at] mcgill.ca
Address: 

Bronfman Building []
1001 rue Sherbrooke Ouest
Montreal, Quebec
Canada
H3A 1G5

Degree(s): 

Ph.D. in Accounting,听 University of Toronto, Canada (2017)

Ph.D. in Accounting, Fudan University, China (2013)

B.A. in Business Administration, Fudan University, China (2008)

Area(s): 
Accounting
Link(s): 
Building ID: 
Brofman
Office: 
488
Biography: 

Wuyang Zhao is an Associate professor in Accounting at Desautels Faculty of Management, 不良研究所, where he teaches various courses at the PhD, MBA, and undergrad programs. Before returning back to Canada in July 2024, he was an assistant professor at the McCombs School of Business, University of Texas at Austin, where he taught Financial Statement Analysis to MBA, MPA, and undergraduate students. He received his PhD from University of Toronto in 2017. Prior to studying in Canada, he received his Bachelor and PhD degrees at Fudan University. He is primarily interested in the roles of short-sellers and financial analysts in capital markets, particularly on issues that are relevant to practice. His research has been published on top accounting journals such as Journal of Accounting and Economics and Review of Accounting Studies, and quoted by mainstream media such as New York Times, Bloomberg, and Reuters. He also has experience working as an expert witness in lawsuits related to short sellers and hedge funds.听

Specialization: 

Financial Accounting; Asset Pricing

Courses: 

ACCT706: Research Design in Accounting (PHD)

ACCT452: Financial Reporting & Valuation (Undergrad)

ACCT618: Financial Reporting: Structure & Analysis (MBA)

Areas of expertise: 

Short selling; Financial analyst; Equity research; Financial statement analysis; Valuation

Curriculum vitae: 
PDF icon wuyang_zhao_cv_august_15_2024.pdf
Group: 
Faculty
Tenured & Tenure Track
Taught previously at: 

McCombs School of Business, University of Texas at Austin

Selected publications: 

  1. 鈥溾�� with Lei Chen, Shuping Chen, and Tian Gao.听Journal of Business, Finance and Accounting.听Accepted.听

  2. 鈥溾�� with Stephanie Cheng, Dushyant Vyas, and Regina Wittenberg-Moerman.听Review of Accounting Studies.听Accepted.听

  3. 听""听with Partha Mohanram and Brian White. 2020.听Review of Accounting Studies听25: 1040-1077.听

  4. 听""听with Jesse Chan, Steve Lin, and Yong Yu. 2018.听Journal of Accounting and Economics听66(2-3): 476-498.

  5. 听""听with Ole-Kristian Hope. 2018.听Accounting and Business Research听48(4): 345-372.听

  6. 听""听With Ole-Kristian Hope and Han Wu. 2017.听Review of Accounting Studies听22: 873-902.

  7. 听With Ole-Kristian Hope and Danqi Hu. 2017.听听Journal of Accounting and Economics听63(2-3): 479-498.听

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