Biography

Xue Wang joined the Goizueta Business School faculty in the fall of 2005, after finishing her Ph.D. at The University of Chicago.  Her research interests are in the areas of executive compensation, corporate governance, and securities regulation.

Publications

• Engel, E., R. Hayes, and X. Wang, "Audit Committee Compensation and the Demand for Monitoring of the Financial Reporting Process," Journal of Accounting and Economics, forthcoming 2009.
• Bushman, R., Z. Dai, and X. Wang, "Risk and CEO Turnover," Journal of Financial Economics, forthcoming 2009.
• Hansen, B., G. Pownall, and X. Wang, "The Robustness of the Sarbanes Oxley Effect on the US Capital Markets," Review of Accounting Studies, 14:401-39, 2009.
• Engel, E., R. Hayes, and X. Wang, "The Sarbanes-Oxley Act and Firms' Going-Private Decisions," Journal of Accounting and Economics, 44:116-45, 2007.
• Engel, E., R. Hayes, and X. Wang, "CEO Turnover and Properties of Accounting Information," Journal of Accounting and Economics, 36:197-226, 2003.

Working Papers

• "Increased Disclosure Requirements and Corporate Governance Decisions:  Evidence from Chief Financial Officers in the Pre- and Post- Sarbanes-Oxley Periods," August 2009.
• Disproportional Control and Capital Structure Choices:  Entrenchment versus Efficiency" (with Aiyesha Dey and Veleri Nikolaev), July 2009.
• "Internal Control Disclosures and the Cost of Bank Loans:  The Role of Bank Relationships" (with Peter Demerjian and David Shinn), June 2009.

Areas of Specialization

• Role of accounting information in corporate governance decisions
• Economic consequences of securities regulation

Achievements and Honors

• Research Grants, Goizueta Business School, Emory University, 2006
• Charles T. Horngren Fellowship, Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago, 2004
• Doctoral Fellowship, Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago, 2000-2004
• First Year Summer Research Award, Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago, 2001

Professional Memberships and Activities

• American Accounting Association
• Ad hoc referee for Journal of Accounting Research, Journal of Accounting & Economics, The Accounting Review, Review of Accounting Studies, Accounting Horizon, Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance, Financial Review

Academic Background
PhD, Accounting, Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago
MBA, Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago
MA, Economics, University of Iowa
BA, Nanjing University