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Prof. WU Haibin (吳海斌教授)

PhD - Accounting (University of Alberta)
PhD - Economics (Vanderbilt University)
MA - Economics (Vanderbilt University)
BA - Economics (Fudan University)

Associate Professor

Contact Information

E-mail:
Address:	13-217, Lau Ming Wai Academic Building City University of Hong Kong
Phone:	+852 34427926
Fax:	+852 34420349
haibinwu@cityu.edu.hk

Research Areas

Financial reporting, corporate finance

Research Grant

co-PI: "Information technology extensiveness and standardization on reporting quality and risk", General Research Fund (GRF) - Hong Kong Research Grants Council (RGC) , Amount: HK$215,000 (2019-2021) , Dr Wen Chen, Dr Haibin Wu
PI: "Labor hiring cost and signaling through social responsibility investment and disclosure", Strategic Research Grant (SRG) - City University of Hong Kong , Amount: HK$100,000 (2018-2020) , Dr Haibin Wu
PI: "Stakeholder orientation and suppliers and customers’ business decisions", Strategic Research Grant (SRG) - City University of Hong Kong , Amount: HK$100,000 (2017-2019) , Dr Haibin Wu
PI: "Manager sentiment and corporate financial reporting and disclosure", Strategic Research Grant (SRG) - City University of Hong Kong , Amount: Hk$98,000 (2016-2018) , Dr Wen Chen, Dr Haibin Wu

Selected Publications

Journal Publications and Reviews
Tian, Haowen; Chen, Wen; Kim, Jeong Bon; Wu, Haibin / The spillover effect of shareholder activism: Evidence on firm reporting. September 2022; In: Journal of Accounting and Public Policy. Vol. 41, No. 5 Li, Xing; Kim, Jeong-Bon; Wu, Haibin; Yu, Yangxin / Corporate Social Responsibility and Financial Fraud: The Moderating Effects of Governance and Religiosity. May 2021; In: Journal of Business Ethics. Vol. 170, No. 3, pp. 557–576 Kim, Yongtae; Su, Lixin (Nancy); Wang, Zheng; Wu, Haibin / The Effect of Trade Secrets Law on Stock Price Synchronicity: Evidence from the Inevitable Disclosure Doctrine. January 2021; In: The Accounting Review. Vol. 96, No. 1, pp. 325-348 Chen, Wen; Wu, Haibin; Zhang, Liandong / Terrorist Attacks, Managerial Sentiment, and Corporate Disclosures. 2021; In: The Accounting Review. Vol. 96, No. 3, pp. 165–190 Cui, Chenyu; John, Kose; Pang, Jiaren; Wu, Haibin / Employment protection and corporate cash holdings: Evidence from China's labor contract law. July 2018; In: Journal of Banking and Finance. Vol. 92, pp. 182-194 Gao, Yanmin; Kim, Jeong-Bon; Tsang, Desmond; Wu, Haibin / Go before the whistle blows: an empirical analysis of director turnover and financial fraud. March 2017; In: Review of Accounting Studies. Vol. 22, No. 1, pp. 320-360 Wang, Qingran; Wu, Haibin; Xu, Jun; Pang, Jiaren / Entry regulation and international trade. February 2017; In: Applied Economics Letters. Vol. 24, No. 3, pp. 182-185 Jiang, Neville; Wang, Ping; Wu, Haibin / Ability-heterogeneity, entrepreneurship, and economic growth. March 2010; In: Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control. Vol. 34, No. 3, pp. 522-541 Pang, Jiaren; Wu, Haibin / Financial markets, financial dependence, and the allocation of capital. May 2009; In: Journal of Banking and Finance. Vol. 33, No. 5, pp. 810-818 Wu, Haibin / Entry barriers and markup ratios: Evidence from OECD countries. 2009; In: Applied Economics Letters. Vol. 16, No. 2, pp. 125-130

Journal Publications and Reviews

Tian, Haowen; Chen, Wen; Kim, Jeong Bon; Wu, Haibin / The spillover effect of shareholder activism: Evidence on firm reporting. September 2022; In: Journal of Accounting and Public Policy. Vol. 41, No. 5
Li, Xing; Kim, Jeong-Bon; Wu, Haibin; Yu, Yangxin / Corporate Social Responsibility and Financial Fraud: The Moderating Effects of Governance and Religiosity. May 2021; In: Journal of Business Ethics. Vol. 170, No. 3, pp. 557–576
Kim, Yongtae; Su, Lixin (Nancy); Wang, Zheng; Wu, Haibin / The Effect of Trade Secrets Law on Stock Price Synchronicity: Evidence from the Inevitable Disclosure Doctrine. January 2021; In: The Accounting Review. Vol. 96, No. 1, pp. 325-348
Chen, Wen; Wu, Haibin; Zhang, Liandong / Terrorist Attacks, Managerial Sentiment, and Corporate Disclosures. 2021; In: The Accounting Review. Vol. 96, No. 3, pp. 165–190
Cui, Chenyu; John, Kose; Pang, Jiaren; Wu, Haibin / Employment protection and corporate cash holdings: Evidence from China's labor contract law. July 2018; In: Journal of Banking and Finance. Vol. 92, pp. 182-194
Gao, Yanmin; Kim, Jeong-Bon; Tsang, Desmond; Wu, Haibin / Go before the whistle blows: an empirical analysis of director turnover and financial fraud. March 2017; In: Review of Accounting Studies. Vol. 22, No. 1, pp. 320-360
Wang, Qingran; Wu, Haibin; Xu, Jun; Pang, Jiaren / Entry regulation and international trade. February 2017; In: Applied Economics Letters. Vol. 24, No. 3, pp. 182-185
Jiang, Neville; Wang, Ping; Wu, Haibin / Ability-heterogeneity, entrepreneurship, and economic growth. March 2010; In: Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control. Vol. 34, No. 3, pp. 522-541
Pang, Jiaren; Wu, Haibin / Financial markets, financial dependence, and the allocation of capital. May 2009; In: Journal of Banking and Finance. Vol. 33, No. 5, pp. 810-818
Wu, Haibin / Entry barriers and markup ratios: Evidence from OECD countries. 2009; In: Applied Economics Letters. Vol. 16, No. 2, pp. 125-130

Conference Papers
Chen, Wen; Wu, Haibin; Zhang, Liandong; Li, Xing / The Real Consequences of Real Earnings Management: Evidence from Data Breaches. June 2019; 2019 PKU Boya Accounting Forum, 29/06/2019 - 30/06/2019, Peking, China. Chen, Wen; Kim, Jeong-Bon; Wu, Haibin / Do Managers Recognize Bad News When Shareholders are Not Paying Attention?. May 2019; 42nd Annual Conference of the Canadian Academic Accounting Association (2019 CAAA Annual Conference), 30/05/2019 - 01/06/2019, Ottawa, Canada. CHEN, Wen; WU, Haibin; ZHANG, Liandong / Terrorist Attacks, Managerial Sentiment, and Corporate Disclosures. June 2018; 30th Asian Finance Association Annual Meeting, 25/06/2018 - 27/06/2018, Tokyo, Japan. CHEN, Wen; WU, Haibin; ZHANG, Liandong / Terrorist Attacks, Managerial Sentiment, and Corporate Disclosures. May 2018; 41st Annual Congress of the European Accounting Association, EAA 2018, 30/05/2018 - 01/06/2018, Milano, Italy. CHEN, Wen; WU, Haibin; ZHANG, Liandong / Terrorist Attacks, Managerial Sentiment, and Corporate Disclosures. April 2018; 2018 Management Theory and Practice Conference: Managing the New Realities in Asia, 01/04/2018 - 02/04/2018, Hualien, Taiwan. CHEN, Wen; WU, Haibin; ZHANG, Liandong / Terrorist Attacks, Managerial Sentiment, and Corporate Disclosures. March 2018; Invited Seminar at Southern University of Science and Technology, 15/03/2018 - 15/03/2018, Shenzhen, China. Lin, Yupeng; WU, Haibin / Strategic Corporate Disclosure Under a Demand Shock: Evidence from the Lehman Brothers Bond Index Rating Redefinition. July 2017; 29th Asian Finance Association Annual Conference 2017, 06/07/2017 - 08/07/2017, Seoul, Korea, Republic of. Gao, Yanmin; Kim, Jeong-Bon; Tsang, Desmond; Wu, Haibin / Fraud Discovery and Information Acquisition in the Credit Default Swap Market. July 2017; 29th Asian Finance Association Annual Meeting, 06/07/2017 - 08/07/2017, Seoul, Korea, Republic of. GAO, Yanmin; Kim, Jeong-Bon; Tsang, Desmond; Wu, Haibin / Fraud discovery in the credit default swaps market. May 2016; 2016 Annual Conference of China Journal of Accounting Studies, 23/05/2016 - 24/05/2016, , China. GAO, Yanmin; Kim, Jeong-Bon; Tsang, Desmond; Wu, Haibin / Fraud discovery in the credit default swaps market. August 2015; AAA 2015 Annual Meeting, 08/08/2015 - 12/08/2015, , United States.

Conference Papers

Chen, Wen; Wu, Haibin; Zhang, Liandong; Li, Xing / The Real Consequences of Real Earnings Management: Evidence from Data Breaches. June 2019; 2019 PKU Boya Accounting Forum, 29/06/2019 - 30/06/2019, Peking, China.
Chen, Wen; Kim, Jeong-Bon; Wu, Haibin / Do Managers Recognize Bad News When Shareholders are Not Paying Attention?. May 2019; 42nd Annual Conference of the Canadian Academic Accounting Association (2019 CAAA Annual Conference), 30/05/2019 - 01/06/2019, Ottawa, Canada.
CHEN, Wen; WU, Haibin; ZHANG, Liandong / Terrorist Attacks, Managerial Sentiment, and Corporate Disclosures. June 2018; 30th Asian Finance Association Annual Meeting, 25/06/2018 - 27/06/2018, Tokyo, Japan.
CHEN, Wen; WU, Haibin; ZHANG, Liandong / Terrorist Attacks, Managerial Sentiment, and Corporate Disclosures. May 2018; 41st Annual Congress of the European Accounting Association, EAA 2018, 30/05/2018 - 01/06/2018, Milano, Italy.
CHEN, Wen; WU, Haibin; ZHANG, Liandong / Terrorist Attacks, Managerial Sentiment, and Corporate Disclosures. April 2018; 2018 Management Theory and Practice Conference: Managing the New Realities in Asia, 01/04/2018 - 02/04/2018, Hualien, Taiwan.
CHEN, Wen; WU, Haibin; ZHANG, Liandong / Terrorist Attacks, Managerial Sentiment, and Corporate Disclosures. March 2018; Invited Seminar at Southern University of Science and Technology, 15/03/2018 - 15/03/2018, Shenzhen, China.
Lin, Yupeng; WU, Haibin / Strategic Corporate Disclosure Under a Demand Shock: Evidence from the Lehman Brothers Bond Index Rating Redefinition. July 2017; 29th Asian Finance Association Annual Conference 2017, 06/07/2017 - 08/07/2017, Seoul, Korea, Republic of.
Gao, Yanmin; Kim, Jeong-Bon; Tsang, Desmond; Wu, Haibin / Fraud Discovery and Information Acquisition in the Credit Default Swap Market. July 2017; 29th Asian Finance Association Annual Meeting, 06/07/2017 - 08/07/2017, Seoul, Korea, Republic of.
GAO, Yanmin; Kim, Jeong-Bon; Tsang, Desmond; Wu, Haibin / Fraud discovery in the credit default swaps market. May 2016; 2016 Annual Conference of China Journal of Accounting Studies, 23/05/2016 - 24/05/2016, , China.
GAO, Yanmin; Kim, Jeong-Bon; Tsang, Desmond; Wu, Haibin / Fraud discovery in the credit default swaps market. August 2015; AAA 2015 Annual Meeting, 08/08/2015 - 12/08/2015, , United States.