Ph.D. in Accounting
University of Arizona
Assistant Professor in Accounting
Mark Yuzhi YAN
Department of Accountancy, Economics and Finance
School of Business, Hong Kong Baptist University
Bio & C.V.
About Me
I am an Assistant Professor in Accounting at Hong Kong Baptist University. I joined HKBU in 2021 after completing my Ph.D. in Accounting at the University of Arizona. My research mainly focuses on debt contracting and corporate disclosures. Outside of research, I enjoy watching sports and playing basketball.
Financial accounting
Corporate disclosure
Debt contracting
Banking and relationship lending
M.S. in Applied Statistics and Data Analytics
Southern Methodist University
B.B.A. in Accounting
Southern Methodist University
Research
Research Papers
Published
Institutional Dual-Holders and Corporate Disclosures: A Natural Experiment
Published
Debt Contracting and Changes to the Accounting for Leases: Implications of Accounting Standards Codification 842
Published
Freedom is not free: Manager Disloyalty and Bank Debt Reliance
Under review
The Value of Soft Information in Lending: Evidence from Lender Visitation Rights Covenant
Under Review
Disloyal Managers and Firms' Silence about Investment Plans
Under Review
Money Talks: Bank Political Ideology and Relationship Lending
Conference
Conference
China International Conference in Finance
Arizona Accounting Research Conference
Hong Kong Poly U Accounting Conference
HKU Summer Accounting Conference
Hong Kong-Macau Junior Accounting Faculty Conference
Hawaii Accounting Research Conference
Hong Kong-Macau Junior Accounting Faculty Conference
Hawaii Accounting Research Conference
CAR Conference
Financial Management Annual Meeting
Hong Kong Junior Accounting Faculty Conference
CUHK Accounting Conference
European Accounting Annual Congress
Hong Kong Junior Accounting Faculty Conference
Journal of International Accounting Research New Faculty Consortium
Deloitte Foundation/J. Michael Cook Doctoral Consortium
AAA Annual Meeting
AAA/Western Regional Conference
AAA FARS Midyear Meeting
University of Arizona/ASU Joint Research Conference
AAA Annual Meeting
AAA FARS Midyear Meeting
Teaching
Courses
Intermediate Accounting I
- 4.55/5.0, Fall 2021
- 4.31/5.0, Fall 2022
- 4.60/5.0, Fall 2023
- 4.65/5.0, Fall 2024
- 4.75/5.0, Spring 2025
- 4.65/5.0, Fall 2025
- 4.57/5.0, Spring 2026
Introduction to Accounting
- 4.86/5.0, Winter 2017
Grants
Funded Research
Principal Investigator
The Effect of Labor Unions on Firm Pricing Strategy
Co-Investigator