Kangtao Ye

Education

• 2006 – 2008 Post-doctoral Student, University of North Carolina
• 2006 Ph.D., Accounting, Guanghua School of Management, Peking University
• 1999 Master, Economics, Central University of Finance and Economics
• 1996 Bachelor, Economics, Central University of Finance and Economics

Research Philosophy:

Professor Ye emphasizes on the role of accounting in firms' value creation, and examines how managers' cognitive capabilities shape the development of accounting.

Teaching Philosophy:

Education is to help students to fill the gap between "what they have" and "what they desire" .

Research Interests

The Role of Accounting in Firm Value Creation, Labor and Accounting

Courses

Management Accounting, Accounting Research Methodology

Publications

Papers

1. Zhe Li, Kangtao Ye*, Cheng Zeng, Bo Zhang, Ending at the Wrong Time: The Financial Reporting Consequences of a Uniform Fiscal Year-end, The Accounting Review, 98(3).
2. Agnes Cheng, Weihang Sun, Kangtao Ye*, Ning Zhang*, The Effect of Auditing on Promoting Exports: Evidence from Private Firms in Emerging Markets, Management Science, 66(4): 1692-1716。
3. Shanshan Zhang, Kangtao Ye*, Yijing Cui, Wenjiao Zang, Large Shareholder Incentives and Auditor Choice, Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory, 38(3): 203-222。
4. Oliver Li, Hang Liu, Chenkai Ni, Kangtao Ye, Individual Investors' Dividend Tax and Corporate Payout Policies, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, 52(03): 963-990.
5. Michael Welker, Kangtao Ye*, Ning Zhang, (Un)intended Consequences of a Mandatory Dividend Payout Regulation for Earnings Management: Evidence From a Natural Experiment, Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance, 32(4): 510-535
6. Kangtao Ye, 2014. Independent Director Cash Compensation and Earnings Management, Journal of Accounting and Public Policy 33: 391-400.
7. Jigao Zhu, Kangtao Ye*, Jennifer Tucker*, Johnny Chan, Board Hierarchy, Independent Directors and Firm Value: Evidence from China, Journal of Corporate Finance , 41: 262-279.
8. Xue Wang, Feng Cao, Kangtao Ye*, Mandatory CSR Disclosure and Financial Reporting Quality: Evidence from a Quasi-natural Experiment, Journal of Business Ethics, 152(1): 253-274.
9. Rongli Yuan, Yingli Cheng, Kangtao Ye*, Auditor Industry Specialization and Discretionary Accruals: The Role of Client Strategy, The International Journal of Accounting, 51(2): 217-239.
10. Jiwei Wang, Kangtao Ye*, Media Coverage and Firm Valuation, Journal of Business Ethics，127: 501-511.
11. Jiwei Wang, Kangtao Ye*, Managerial Agency Costs of Socialistic Internal Capital Markets: Empirical Evidence from China, Journal of International Financial Management and Accounting, 25(1): 1-37.
12. Kangtao Ye, Ran Zhang, Do Lenders Value Corporate Social Responsibility? Evidence from China, Journal of Business Ethics 104: 197-206.

Book

• 2011 Related Party Transactions and Agency Issues
• 2017 Corporate Governance and Competitive Strategy

Services & Awards

Key community services

• 2019– Management Accounting Advisors, the Ministry of Finance;
• 2016– Member, the Accounting Standards Advisory Committee of the Ministry of Finance;
• 2015– Member of the Accounting Theory Committee, Accounting Society of China;
• 2013– Associate Editor, China Journal of Accounting Studies, A Proceeding of the Accounting Society of China.

Honors and Awards

• 2018 Best Teacher of the MBA Program, Renmin Business School, Renmin University of China
• 2016 National Leading Accounting Scholars
• 2014 The Second Prize of National Teaching Award of Higher Education, the Ministry of Education
• 2014 The Second Prize of the 13th Outstanding Research Award in Philosophy and Social Sciences in Beijing
• 2014 The Second Prize of Annual Outstanding Accounting Papers, the Accounting Society of China;
• 2011 The First Prize of Outstanding Papers, the Ministry of Finance;
• 2011 Best Teacher of the Postgraduate Program, Renmin Business School, Renmin University of China.

Media Coverage, Speech at Business Forum :

• 2017 The Second Business School Forum Roundtable, Xinhuanet;
• 2015 Roundtable on Inclusive Financial Summit;
• 2012 Interviewed by Los Angeles Times on restructuring of four major accounting firms.