Yue Zhang

Asst Professor

Zicklin School of Business

Department: Stan Ross Dept Accountancy

Areas of expertise:

Email Address: yue.zhang@baruch.cuny.edu

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Biography
Teaching
Research and Creative Activity
Grants
Honors and Awards
Service

Education

Ph.D., Accounting, University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh PA

M.A., Economics, Pennsylvania State University University Park PA

B.A., Economics, Peking University Beijing China

Semester	Course Prefix	Course Number	Course Name
Spring 2024	ACC	3202	Accounting Information Systems
Spring 2024	ACC	3202	Accounting Information Systems
Spring 2023	ACC	3202	Accounting Information Systems
Spring 2022	ACC	3202	Accounting Information Systems
Spring 2022	ACC	3202	Accounting Information Systems
Spring 2021	ACC	3202	Accounting Information Systems

Journal Articles

Zhang, Y. (2024). Corporate R&D Investments Following Competitors’ Voluntary Disclosures: Evidence from the Drug Development Process. Journal of Accounting Research, 62(1). 335-373.

Presentations

Zhang, Y., Park, J., & Tong, L. (2024, June 11). Fictional Experiments in Patent Disclosures. Shanghai, China: Shanghai Jiao Tong University. In Progress.

Zhang, Y., Park, J., & Tong, L. (2024, March 11). Fictional Experiments in Patent Disclosures. Bretton Woods Accounting and Finance Conference. Bretton Woods: University of New Hampshire. In Progress.

Zhang, Y. (2024, February 11). Corporate R&D Investments Following Competitors’ Voluntary Disclosures: Evidence from the Drug Development Process. online: University of Florida (PhD seminar).

Zhang, Y., Wu, S., & Shao, X. (2024, June 11). Strategic Disclosure in R&D Races: Theory and Evidence. EIASM 15th workshop on accounting & economics. Vienna, AustriaIn Progress.

Zhang, Y., Wu, S., & Shao, X. (2024, August 11). Strategic Disclosure in R&D Races: Theory and Evidence. Accounting and Economics Society Annual Conference. New York: New York University, Accounting and Economics Society. In Progress.

Zhang, Y., Park, J., & Tong, L. (2024, October 11). Fictional Experiments in Patent Disclosures. Storrs, Connecticut: University of Connecticut. In Progress.

Zhang, Y., Wu, S., & Shao, X. (2024, May 11). Strategic Disclosure in R&D Races: Theory and Evidence. Baruch-Fordham-Rutgers Accounting Symposium. Rutgers UniversityIn Progress.

Zhang, Y., Wu, S., & Shao, X. (2024, March 11). Strategic Disclosure in R&D Races: Theory and Evidence. Baruch College. In Progress.

Zhang, Y. (2024, November 11). Corporate R&D Investments Following Competitors’ Voluntary Disclosures: Evidence from the Drug Development Process. online: Tsinghua University.

Zhang, Y. (2024, January 11). Corporate R&D Investments Following Competitors’ Voluntary Disclosures: Evidence from the Drug Development Process. Vancouver: University of British Columbia.

Zhang, Y. (2024, January 11). Corporate R&D Investments Following Competitors’ Voluntary Disclosures: Evidence from the Drug Development Process. Seattle: University of Washington.

Zhang, Y. (2024, January 11). Corporate R&D Investments Following Competitors’ Voluntary Disclosures: Evidence from the Drug Development Process. online: Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Zhang, Y. (2024, February 11). Corporate R&D Investments Following Competitors’ Voluntary Disclosures: Evidence from the Drug Development Process. Dallas, TX: Southern Methodist University.

Zhang, Y. (2024, February 11). Corporate R&D Investments Following Competitors’ Voluntary Disclosures: Evidence from the Drug Development Process. New York: Baruch College.

Zhang, Y. (2024, February 11). Corporate R&D Investments Following Competitors’ Voluntary Disclosures: Evidence from the Drug Development Process. online: University of Science and Technology of China.

Zhang, Y. (2024, February 11). Corporate R&D Investments Following Competitors’ Voluntary Disclosures: Evidence from the Drug Development Process. online: Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

Zhang, Y. (2024, August 11). Corporate R&D Investments Following Competitors’ Voluntary Disclosures: Evidence from the Drug Development Process. AAA Annual Meeting. San Francisco, CA: American Accounting Association.

Research Currently in Progess

Zhang, Y.(n.d.). Voluntary Disclosure as a Commitment Device in Oligopoly Markets.

in the process of collecting more data from the automobile industry for additional analyses.

Zhang, Y., Feng, M., Gong, G., & Xie, Y.(n.d.). Management Forecast Policy and Liquidity Provision by Individual Investors: Evidence from Fire Sales by Mutual Funds.

Revise and Resubmit, Contemporary Accounting Research

Zhang, Y., Wu, S., & Shao, X.(n.d.). Strategic Disclosure in R&D Races: Theory and Evidence. In Progress.

preparing for journal submission in August 2024.

Zhang, Y., Park, J., & Tong, L.(n.d.). Fictional Experiments in Patent Disclosures. In Progress.

Under review, Journal of Accounting and Economics

Title	Funding Agency Sponsor	Start Date	End Date	Awarded Date	Total Funding	Status
Investor Sophistication and Informativeness of Corporate Disclosure: Evidence from “Sin Stocks”	PSC CUNY 52	07/01/2021	06/30/2023	04/15/2021	3489.44	Completed

Honor / Award	Organization Sponsor	Date Received
Curriculum Innovation Award	EY Excellence Fund	2023-11-10
Second place, Three-Minute Thesis Competition	Katz Graduate School of Business, University of Pittsburgh	2019
Dean’s Research Fellowship	Katz Graduate School of Business, University of Pittsburgh	2018
Fellow	AAA/Deloitte Foundation/J. Michael Cook Doctoral Consortium	2018
Research Grant	Berg Center for Ethics and Leadership, University of Pittsburgh	2015
Finalist	Deloitte Tax Championship Essay Competition	2013
First Prize for Research Excellence	Department of Economics, Peking University	2010
Kwang-Hua Scholarship	Peking University	2009

College

Committee Name	Position Role	End Date
Undergraduate Curriculum Committee	Committee Member	Present
Pre-workshop for Accounting PhD students	Faculty Mentor	Present
Job Market Information Session with PhD students	Faculty Advisor	Present
Pre-workshop for Accounting PhD students	Faculty Mentor	Present
Dissertation Committee for Lu Tong	Committee Member	4/24/2023
PwC’s Accounting and Tax Symposium	Attendee, Meeting	7/30/2021

University

Committee Name	Position Role	Start Date	End Date
PSC CUNY Grant committee	grant reviewer	1/24/2022	Present
PSC CUNY Grant committee	grant reviewer	1/11/2024	Present

Professional

Organization	Position Role	Start Date	End Date	Audience
Online Workshop on Accounting Academic Job Market	Workshop Organizer	6/21/2023	Present	International
Management Science	Reviewer, Journal Article	11/9/2023	Present	International
AAA FARS Midyear Meeting	Reviewer, Conference Paper	10/1/2023	10/30/2023	International
Hawaii Accounting Research Conference	Reviewer, Conference Paper	9/1/2021	9/30/2021
AAA FARS Midyear Meeting	Reviewer, Conference Paper	9/1/2021	9/30/2021