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Prof. Zheng LIU

Assistant Professor
Accountancy Discipline
Department of Accountancy, Economics and Finance

zhengliu@hkbu.edu.hk
3411 7542
WLB 520
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5158-1894
Zheng LIU public CV
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Prof. Liu received his Ph.D. in Business Administration (Accounting) from Queen's University (Canada). Prior to that, he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, a Master of Business Administration from The University of Hong Kong, and a Master of Science in Finance from Queen's University. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA). Currently, he is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Accountancy, Economics and Finance at Hong Kong Baptist University. Before joining HKBU, he was a faculty member at the Asper School of Business, University of Manitoba, and the School of Accounting and Finance, Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

Prof. Liu’s research focuses on empirical capital market research, corporate financial reporting, firm ESG performance, and data analytics in finance and accounting. He has published research papers in the Journal of Accounting and Economics and Review of Accounting Studies.

• Empirical capital market research

• Corporate financial reporting

• Data analytics in finance and accounting

• Firm ESG performancetent

• Financial accounting (introductory) and corporate financial reporting (intermediate)

• Financial statement analysis and valuation

• Cost accounting

• Data analytics in finance and accounting

2021    Ph.D. in Business Administration (Accounting), Smith School of Business, Queen’s University

2015    Master of Science (Finance), Smith School of Business, Queen’s University

2010    Master of Business Administration, Faculty of Business, The University of Hong Kong

2005    Bachelor in Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

The productivity effect of digital financial reporting

Liu, Z. & Zhang, N., Sept 2024, In: Review of Accounting Studies.29,3,p. 2350-239041 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review

Gone with the Wind: an Externality of Earnings Pressure

Liu, Z., Shen, H., Welker, M., Zhang, N. & Zhao, Y., Aug 2021, In:Journal of Accounting and Economics.72,1,21 p., 101403.
Research output : Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review

School of Business Award for Early Career Teaching

Liu Zheng (Recipient), 2026
Award

Faculty Start-up Fund Award, Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Liu Zheng (Recipient), 2021
Award

Graduate Awards and Doctoral Fellowships, Smith School of Business, Queen's University

Liu Zheng (Recipient), 2014-2020
Fellowship

The D.D. Monieson Doctoral Fellowship, Smith School of Business, Queen's University

Liu Zheng (Recipient), 2018
Fellowship

Profits or Patients: CEO and firm ESG performance

Liu, Z., Welker, M. & Zhang, N.
(Revise and Resubmit at UTD24)

Profits or Patients: The Impact of Financial Reporting Pressure on Hospital Clinical Outcomes

Liu, Z., Welker, M., Zhang, N. & Zhou, Q.
(Under review at UTD24)

Asset Prices, Fundamentals, and Opioids

Liu, Z., Song, B., Zhang, N., & Zhou, Q.
(Under review in Contemporary Accounting Research)

Lost Profit

Liu, Z., Welker, M. & Zhang, N.
(Ready for Submission)

Wireless Whisper: 3G Network Expansion and Corporate Insider Information

Liu, Z., Welker, M., & Zhang, N.
(Ready for Submission)