1314 Steinberg-Dietrich Hall Tel: 1-215-898-7125 Philadelphia, PA 19104-6365
E-mail:[email protected]
United States Webpage: http://astro.temple.edu/~xili/
Academic Position
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Visiting Assistant Professor of Accounting,
The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania,
July 2014-Present
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Assistant Professor of Accounting
, Fox School of Business, Temple University, July 2010 –
Present
Education
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Ph.D. in Accounting
, London Business School, U.K., June 2010
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MRes. in Accounting
, London Business School, U.K., July 2007
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B.A. in Finance
, Guanghua School of Management, Peking University, China, July 2005
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Dual-B.A. in E-Commerce
, School of Electronics Engineering and Computer Science, Peking
University, China, July 2005
Publications
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“The Impacts of Product Market Competition on the Quantity and Quality of Voluntary
Disclosures”,
Review of Accounting Studies
(September 2010), Vol. 15, Iss. 3, pp. 663-711.
o Recipient of Best Paper Award at the Review of Accounting Studies Conference, 2009
o Recipient of Best Paper Award at the 8th Transatlantic Doctoral Conference, 2008
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“Ownership Structure and Corporate Diversification”, with Yi Zhang,
Business and Politics
(2006), Vol. 8, Iss. 1, Article 4.
Working Papers
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“Active Ownership” (with Elroy Dimson and Oguzhan Karakas), Solicited by
Review of
Financial Studies
, Revise and Resubmit
o Recipient of Moskowitz Prize for Socially Responsible Investing, 2012
o Recipient of French SIR Research Grant, 2009
o Recipient of INQUIRE Europe Research Grant, 2008
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“Mandatory IFRS Adoption, Fair Value Accounting and Accounting Information in Debt
Contracts” (with Ray Ball and Lakshmanan Shivakumar), Revise and Resubmit at
Journal of
Accounting Research
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“Mandatory Financial Reporting and Voluntary Disclosure: Evidence from Mandatory IFRS
Adoption” with Holly Yang, Revise and Resubmit at
The Accounting Review
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“The Effects of Management Earnings Forecast Mandates: Evidence from China” (with
Xiaobei Huang, Senyo Tse, and Jennifer Wu Tucker)
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“Accounting Conservatism and the Cost of Capital: An International Analysis”, Revise and
Resubmit at
Journal of Business Finance & Accounting
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“Corporate Governance and Covenants in Debt Contracts” (with Irem Tuna and Florin Vasvari)
o Recipient of London Business School RAMD Fund•
“Mandatory Disclosure Reform and Executive Compensation: Is Executive Pay Higher after
the Mandatory Adoption of IFRS?” (with Steve Balsam and Elizabeth Gordon)
Work-in-Progress
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“Global Evidence on Responsible Investments” (with Elroy Dimson and Oguzhan Karakas)
Teaching Experience
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Fox School of Business, Temple University
o Financial Accounting (Undergraduate): Spring 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011, Spring 2011
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London Business School
o Tutor, Financial Accounting (Master in Management): Fall 2009
o Tutor, Financial Seminars for Senior Managers (Executive Education): Fall 2009
o Tutor, Business Statistics (MBA): Summer 2007
Invited Research Presentations
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“Active Ownership” (with Elroy Dimson and Oguzhan Karakas)
o Harvard Business School Sustainability Conference, November 2013*
o European Finance Association Annual Meeting, Cambridge, U.K., August 2013*
o CalPERS Sustainable Investment Research Initiative – Sustainability & Finance Symposium, Davis, CA, June 2013*
o World Investment Forum, Napa, CA, May 2013*
o Society for Financial Studies Cavalcade, University of Miami, May 2013*
o 1st Summit on Responsible Finance, University of Geneva, Switzerland, March 2013*
o JAE Conference on Corporate Accountability Reporting, Harvard Business School, January 2013
o Southwestern University of Finance and Economics (SWUFE), China, December 2012
o 23rd Annual SRI Conference on Sustainable, Responsible, Impact Investing, Mohegan Sun Conference Center, CT, October 2012*
o 5th Annual PRI-CBERN Academic Network Conference on Evolution of Responsible Investment, Toronto, Canada, October 2012*
o Financial Management Association (FMA) Europe Conference Istanbul, Turkey, June 2012*
o Norges Bank, Norway, June 2012*
o Koç University, Turkey, May 2012*
o Bentley University, March 2012*
o Inquire Europe & Inquire UK 2012 Spring Seminar, Budapest, Hungary, March 2012*
o Boston College, November 2011*
o Temple University, October 2011, January 2013
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“Mandatory IFRS Adoption, Fair Value Accounting and Accounting Information in Debt
Contracts” (with Ray Ball and Lakshmanan Shivakumar)
o Singapore Management University Accounting Symposium, Singapore, December 2013
o Guanghua School of Management, Peking University, China, November 2013
o University of Michigan, July 2013*
o University of Minnesota Empirical Conference, April 2013*
o University of Mannheim, Germany, December 2012*
o London Business School, U.K., November 2012*
o Temple University, April 2012
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“Mandatory Financial Reporting and Voluntary Disclosure: Evidence from Mandatory IFRS
Adoption” (with Holly Yang)
o MIT Asia Conference in Accounting, Chengdu, China, June 2014*
o Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea, April 2014*
o AAA FARS Mid-Year Meeting, Houston, TX, January 2014*
o AAA Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA, August 2013
o Temple University, October 2012*
o Rutgers University, September 2012
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“The Effects of Management Earnings Forecast Mandates: Evidence from China” (with
Xiaobei Huang, Senyo Tse and Jennifer Wu Tucker)
o AAA Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA, August 2013
o MIT Asia Conference in Accounting, Shanghai, China, July 2013*
o CAPANA Conference, Hong Kong, July 2013
o 3rd Tsinghua International Corporate Governance Conference, Beijing, China, June 2013*
o Colorado State University, March 2012*
o Temple University, November 2012
o Conference on Financial Economics and Accounting (CFEA), University of Southern California, November 2012*
o University of Arkansa, September 2012*
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“Mandatory Disclosure Reform and Executive Compensation: Is Executive Pay Higher after
the Mandatory Adoption of IFRS?” (with Steve Balsam and Elizabeth Gordon)
o Accounting Conference at Temple University, August 2014
o Drexel University, October 2012*
o Rutgers University, October 2012*
o Temple University, March 2012
o Gothenburg University, Sweden, April 2012*
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“Corporate Governance and Covenants in Debt Contracts” (with Irem Tuna and Florin Vasvari)
o Southwestern University of Finance and Economics (SWUFE), China, December 2011o Shanghai Jiaotong University, China, December 2011
o University of Exeter, U.K., April 2011*
o AAA Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, August 2010*
o University of Padova, Italy, June 2010 *
o University of Edinburgh, U.K., April 2010*
o Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden, March 2010*
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“Accounting Conservatism and the Cost of Capital: An International Analysis”
o AAA FARS Mid-Year Meeting, San Diego, CA, January 2010o AAA Annual Meeting, New York, NY, August 2009
o EAA Annual Congress, Tampere, Finland, May 2009
o 7th Transatlantic Doctoral Conference, London Business School, U.K., May 2007
o European Doctoral Research Conference, Imperial College, U.K., March 2007
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“The Impacts of Product Market Competition on the Quantity and Quality of Voluntary
Disclosures”,
Review of Accounting Studies
(September 2010)
o Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, April 2010
o National University of Singapore, Singapore, March 2010
o Singapore Management University, Singapore, March 2010
o Lancaster University, U.K., March 2010
o INSEAD, France, March 2010
o ESSEC Business School, France, March 2010
o HEC Paris, France, March 2010
o London School of Economics and Political Science, U.K., March 2010
o Boston College, March 2010
o Ohio State University, March 2010
o Temple University, March 2010
o University of Southern California, March 2010
o University of Georgia, February 2010
o University of Washington, February 2010
o University of Illinois at Chicago, February 2010
o McGill University, Canada, February 2010
o University of Pittsburgh, February 2010
o Review of Accounting Studies Conference, Tilburg University, Netherlands, October 2009
o London Business School, U.K., September 2009
o 8th Transatlantic Doctoral Conference, London Business School, U.K., May 2008
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“Global Evidence on Responsible Investments” with Elroy Dimson and Oguzhan Karakas
oDrexel University Corporate Governance Conference, April 2014
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“Ownership Structure and Corporate Diversification”, with Yi Zhang,
Business and Politics
(2006)
o Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Honolulu, HI, July 2005
* Presented by co-author
Invited Conference Participation
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Discussant:
o AAA Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, August 2011
o London Business School Accounting Symposium, U.K., June 2010
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Conference participant:
o CAPANA Annual Conference, 2013, 2014
o London Business School Accounting Symposium, U.K., 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
o Review of Accounting Studies Conference 2010, 2012, 2013
o Temple University Accounting Conference, 2013, 2014
o Global Issues in Accounting Conference, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2013, 2014
o Center for Accounting Research and Education (CARE) Conference, London, U.K., June 2012
o AAA New Faculty Consortium, Leesburg, VA, February 2011
o Conference on Financial Economics and Accounting (CFEA), University of Maryland, November 2010
Media Citations
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“Active Ownership” (with Elroy Dimson and Oguzhan Karakas)
o Wall Street Journal, Wednesday, April 24, 2013o Financial Times, Sunday, March 10, 2013
o Pensions & Investments, Thursday, October 4, 2012
o Professional Pensions, Tuesday, April 23, 2013
o Financial News, Sunday, December 2, 2012
o Motley Fool, April 2013
o Canadian Financial, Wednesday, September 18, 2013
o PR Newswire, Wednesday, October 3, 2012
o Soul Investor, Sunday, December 30, 2012
o NEI Investments, December 2012
o First Affirmative Financial, Wednesday, October 10, 2012
o Social Funds, Friday, October 5, 2012
o The Business Journals, Wednesday, October 3, 2012
o FSinsight, Wednesday, October 3, 2012
o Financial Advisor, Wednesday, October 3, 2012
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“Mandatory Financial Reporting and Voluntary Disclosure: Evidence from Mandatory IFRS
Adoption” (with Karthik Balakrishnan and Holly Yang)
o Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, January 11, 2013
Awards
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Moskowitz Prize for Socially Responsible Investing ($5,000), Hass School of Business,
University of California Berkeley, October 2012
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Best Paper Award, Review of Accounting Studies Conference ($5,000), Tilburg University,
Netherlands, October 2009
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Best Paper Award, 8
thTransatlantic Doctoral Conference, London Business School, U.K., May
2008
Grants
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Young Research Scholars Seed Fund ($1,000), Fox School of Business, Temple University,
2011
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French SIR Research Grant (€3,000), 2009
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INQUIRE Europe Research Grant (€10,000), 2008
Work Experience
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Part-time Analyst
, World Bank Office Beijing, China, 2005
Service
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Journal Ad Hoc Referee
o Journal of Accounting & Economics, The Accounting Review, Review of Accounting Studies, Management Science, Contemporary Accounting Research, Journal of Financial and
Quantitative Analysis, Journal of International Business Studies, The Journal of International Accounting, Journal of Economics and Business, European Accounting Review, Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, Accounting Horizons, Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance
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Conference Reviewer
o CAPANA Annual Conference, 2013
o AAA FARS Mid-Year Meeting, 2012, 2013
o Review of Accounting Studies Conference, 2012, 2014
o AAA Annual Meeting, 2011, 2012
o AAA Mid-Atlantic Meeting, 2012
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Other Reviewer
o Research proposals submitted to Research Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong, 2014
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PhD Dissertation Committee Member
o Gang Bai, Finance Department, Fox School of Business, Temple University, 2012 –Initial placement: Southwestern University of Finance and Economics (SWUFE), China
