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
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 focuses on financial accounting, corporate disclosure, debt contracting, banking relationships, and managerial behavior. My work has appeared in Contemporary Accounting Research and the Journal of Corporate Finance.
Financial accounting
Corporate disclosure
Debt contracting
Banking and relationship lending
Managerial behavior
Labor unions and pricing strategy
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
Lender Visitation Rights Covenant
R&R
Disloyal Managers and Firms' Silence about Investment Plans
Under review
Money Talks: Bank Political Ideology and Relationship Lending
Conference
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
- 4.65/5.0, Fall 2025
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
Does local media affect analyst forecast accuracy: Evidence from local newspaper closure
Contact
Get in touch
Department of Accountancy, Economics and Finance, School of Business, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong