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Kin Lo

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Kin Lo

Kin Lo

BCom (Calgary), MS (Northwestern), PhD (Northwestern)
CPA Professor in Accounting
Associate Professor, Accounting and Information Systems Division

Selected publications

  • “Understanding accounting discretion in China: An analysis of fair value reporting for investment property,” co-authored with Chen Chen, Desmond Tsang, and Jing Zhang. Journal of Accounting and Public Policy (forthcoming).

  • “The impact of Seasonal Affective Disorder on financial analysts,” co-authored with Serena Wu, The Accounting Review 93, 2018, pp. 309-333.

  • "Earnings management and annual report readability." co-authored with Rafael Rogo.  Journal of Accounting and Economics, Vol. 63, 2017, ppp. 1-25.

  • "Private information in executive compensation: The information role vs. the monitoring role of the board." co-authored with Serena Wu.  Corporate Governance: An International Review, Vol. 24, 2016, pp. 5-23

  • "What do analysts do?" Review of Accounting Studies, Vol. 17, 2012, pp. 642-648

  • "On the Relationship between Analyst Reports and Corporate Disclosures: Exploring the Roles of Information Discovery and Interpretation", co-authored with Xia Chen and Qiang Cheng, Journal of Accounting and Economics, Vol. 49, 2010, pp. 206-226.

  • "Materiality and voluntary disclosures." Journal of Accounting and Economics, Vol 49, 2010, pp. 133-135

Links and other information

Contact Information

Office Henry Angus 371
Tel +1 604.822.8430
Email kin.lo@sauder.ubc.ca

 

Research interests

  • Empirical research in financial accounting and reporting
  • Investigating the motives and effects of voluntary disclosures
  • The effects of alternative regulated reporting regimes
  • Refinement of accounting research methodology
  • Examining the role of accounting in equity valuation