Lisa Liu

Lisa Yao Liu joined Columbia University in 2020. Her research interests include regulation and enforcement, information disclosure, auditing, technology, and innovation. Professor Liu uses different research methods including empirical archival methods, structural estimation, and field survey and interviews. Her research has been presented at leading conferences and published in the Journal of Accounting and Economics. She received a PhD in Business and MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, a master's degree in Economics from Duke University, and a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Renmin University of China.

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) The University of Chicago Booth School of Business (2015 — 2020)
• Master of Business Administration - MBA The University of Chicago Booth School of Business (2015 — 2020)
• Master of Arts (M.A.) Duke University (2013 — 2015)
• Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) Renmin University of China (2009 — 2013)
• Training Program New York University (2012 — 2012)

Publications

• "Proactive Financial Reporting Enforcement and Shareholder Wealth"
  with Hans Christensen and Mark Maffett, Journal of Accounting and Economics, Vol. 69, No. 2-3, 2020.

• "The Real Effects of Mandated Information on Social Responsibility in Financial Reports: Evidence from Mine-Safety Records"
  with Hans Christensen, Eric Floyd, and Mark Maffett, Journal of Accounting and Economics, Vol. 64, No. 2-3, 2017.

Honors and Awards

• Bernstein Center Faculty Research Grant 2021
• The Chazen Global Research Fund 2021
• AAA Representative to the EAA Doctoral Colloquium 2020
• Outstanding TA Award (Chicago Booth EMBA) 2020
• Stigler Center PhD Dissertation Award (Bradley Fellowship) 2019
• AAA/Deloitte Foundation/J. Michael Cook Doctoral Consortium Fellow 2019
• George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State, Research Grant 2018 - 2019
• Deloitte Foundation Doctoral Fellowship 2018 - 2019
• Dean’s Office Commendation for Exceptional Teaching Service 2016 - 2018
• AAA FARS Doctoral Consortium Fellow 2018
• PhD Fellowship, University of Chicago Booth School of Business 2015 - 2020
• Oscar Mayer Fellowship 2016
• MA in Economics Merit Scholarship 2014 - 2015
• Merit Student Prize 2009 - 2011
• Exchange Studies Scholarship 2011