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Yan Zhang

Yan Zhang

Department: Accounting and Information Systems

Title: Associate Professor

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Contact:
(575) 646-7443
BC 324
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Bio

 

Education

Texas Tech University, 2014

  • Ph.D. in Accounting

The University of Akron, 2009

  • M.S.A in Accounting Information System
  • M.B.A in Finance

Ocean University of China, 2004

  • B.S.E in Electronic Information Engineering

Scholarly and Creative Activity

Publications

"Do Well-Connected Boards Invest in Productive R&D Activities" (With Harikumar Sankaran and Subramanian Iyer), Journal of Financial Research, Oct. 2020.

"The Effect of Retroactive Tax Policy Change: Bonus Depreciation" (with Larry Tunnell and Robert Ricketts), Tax notes, Sept. 2021.

"Do Serial Acquirers Bite More Than They Can Chew?" (With Harikumar Sankaran, Subramanian Iyer, and Kevin Melendrez), Journal of Finance and Accountancy, Sept. 2021.

"Is M&A Self-Dealing in the Context of Peer Benchmarking of CEO Pay? (With Harikumar Sankaran and Subramanian Iyer), Journal of Accounting and Finance, April 2022.

"Using the Linear Cash Taxes Paid Model in Accounting Research: Developing a Tax Model That Permits the Inclusion of Loss-Years." (With Roy Clemson), Journal of Accounting and Finance, Jul. 2021.

Working Papers

“Managerial Incentives and Audit Fees”, under review at the Accounting Review 

Works in Progress

“A Reexamination of CEO Talent and CEO Self-Serving Behavior in the Context of Peer Benchmarking of CEO Compensation.”

“CEOs’ Choice of Peer Firms Conveys Information That Inflates Acquirers’ Firm Value.”

“Financial Statement Readability and Corporate Investment Activity.”

Courses

ACCT 2120 (222) - Principles of Accounting II (Managerial)

ACCT 2110 (221) - Principles of Accounting I (Financial)

ACCT 353 - Cost Accounting

ACCT 503 - Accounting for Managers

ACCT 544 - Financial Statement Analysis & Valuation