Wuyang Zhao

Ph.D. in Accounting, University of Toronto, Canada (2017)
Ph.D. in Accounting, Fudan University, China (2013)
B.A. in Business Administration, Fudan University, China (2008)
Wuyang Zhao is an Associate professor in Accounting andCleghorn Faculty Scholar at Desautels Faculty of Management, ɬ, 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 accepted for publication on top accounting journals such as Journal of Accounting Research,Journal of Accounting and Economics, Management Science,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.
Financial Accounting; Asset Pricing
ACCT706: Research Design in Accounting (PHD)
ACCT452: Financial Reporting & Valuation (Undergrad)
ACCT618: Financial Reporting: Structure & Analysis (MBA)
Short selling; Financial analyst; Equity research; Financial statement analysis; Valuation
McCombs School of Business, University of Texas at Austin
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"" with Lorien Stice-Lawrence, Forester Wong. Journal of Accounting Research. Accepted. (This paper was presented at the JAR Conference 2024)
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"" with Stephannie Larocque and Yong Yu. Management Science. Accepted.
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“” with Lei Chen, Shuping Chen, and Tian Gao.Journal of Business, Finance and Accounting. Forthcoming.
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“” with Stephanie Cheng, Dushyant Vyas, and Regina Wittenberg-Moerman.Review of Accounting Studies.Forthcoming.
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""with Partha Mohanram and Brian White. 2020.Review of Accounting Studies25: 1040-1077.
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""with Jesse Chan, Steve Lin, and Yong Yu. 2018.Journal of Accounting and Economics66(2-3): 476-498.
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""with Ole-Kristian Hope. 2018.Accounting and Business Research48(4): 345-372.
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""With Ole-Kristian Hope and Han Wu. 2017.Review of Accounting Studies22: 873-902.
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With Ole-Kristian Hope and Danqi Hu. 2017.Journal of Accounting and Economics63(2-3): 479-498.