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Yuan Zhang

Office: 611 Uris
Phone: 212-854-0159
Fax: 212-316-9219
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Office Hours: Tuesday 12:30-1:30


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Assistant Professor
Accounting


BS, Tsinghua University, 1998; PhD, University of Southern California, 2003
Year joined: 2003

Teaching and research interests

Professor Zhang’s research focuses on financial accounting and reporting, the use of accounting information in equity valuation, and securities regulation. Her research has examined the impact of Regulation Fair Disclosure (FD) on the financial information environment and stock return volatility. She has also studied the effects of different revenue recognition timing on the attributes of reported revenue. Zhang teaches the core course Accounting I: Financial Accounting.

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