Wenfeng Wang

Qualifications

• PhD - Business Administration (University of Maryland)
• MS - Applied Mathematics (University of Massachusetts Amherst)

• BA - Accounting (Central University of Finance and Economics)

• Biography

Wenfeng Wang joined the accounting department at City University of Hong Kong in 2016 after receiving his PhD training at University of Maryland, College Park, US. He received his bachelor degree from the Central University of Finance and Economic, Beijing, and his master degree in applied mathematics from University of Massachusetts, Amherst, US. His research interests focus on understanding how information, including mandatory information disclosure such as firm's annual reports and various voluntary information disclosure channels such as firms' conference call and media coverage, affects the market, and understanding how the audit market works.

Research Areas

Financial Accounting and Audit Market

Awards

Distinguished Teaching Award University of Maryland

Research Grants

PI: "The Effect of Common-Ownership on Firms’ Information Environment", STRATEGIC RESEARCH GRANT - City University of Hong Kong, Amount: 100,000 (2018-2019), Wenfeng Wang

Publications

Journal Publications and Reviews

Hann, Rebecca N.; Kim, Heedong; Wang, Wenfeng; Zheng, Yue / Information Frictions and Productivity Dispersion: The Role of Accounting Information. May 2020; In: The Accounting Review. Vol. 95, No. 3, pp. 223-250