Prof. WONG Forester
PhD - Business Administration (Columbia University)
Bachelor - Law (University of Melbourne)
Bachelor - Commerce (University of Melbourne)
Associate Professor
Research Areas
- Corporate Governance
- Big Data
- Short Selling
- Emerging Technology
- Emerging Economies
- Information Asymmetry
- Investors Coordination
- Activist Investors
Research Grant
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PI:
"Do Activist Short Sellers Manipulate Markets? Global Evidence and Counterfactual Benchmarks",
General Research Fund (GRF) - Research Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong ,
(2027-2030)
, Forester Wong, Wuyang Zhao, Lorien Stice Lawrence
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PI:
"Bears Going Extinct? Interest Rates, Regulatory Enforcement, and the Survival of Short Sellers",
General Research Fund (GRF) - Research Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong ,
(2026-2028)
, Wuyang Zhao, Shiva Rajgopal
Professional Activities
| Period |
Client |
Country / Region |
Role |
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2026 - Now
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Hong Kong Academic Accounting Association
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Hong Kong, China
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Vice President
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External Academic Activities
| Period |
Organizer |
Country / Region |
Role |
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2026 - Now
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Contemporary Accounting Research |
Canada
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Editorial Board
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Selected Publications
| Journal Publications and Reviews |
- Lang, Tina; Stice-Lawrence, Lorien; Wong, Yu Ting Forester; Wong, T. J. / Differential Communication and Local Information Advantage: Revelations from Translation Differences. March 2026; In: The Accounting Review.
- Stice-Lawrence, Lorein; Wong, Yu Ting Forester; Zhao, Wuyang / Short Squeezes After Short-Selling Attacks. June 2025; In: Journal of Accounting Research. Vol. 63, No. 3, pp. 1187-1236
- Li, Shelley Xin; Rajgopal, Shivaram; Srinivasan, Suraj ; Wong, Yu Ting Forester / What board-level control mechanisms changed in banks following the 2008 financial crisis? A descriptive study. June 2025; In: Accounting, Organizations and Society. Vol. 114
- Kang, Jung Koo; Stice-Lawrence, Lorien; Wong, Yu Ting Forester / The Firm Next Door: Using Satellite Images to Study Local Information Advantage. May 2021; In: Journal of Accounting Research. Vol. 59, No. 2, pp. 713-750
- Wong, Yu Ting Forester / Wolves at the door: A closer look at hedge fund activism. June 2020; In: Management Science. Vol. 66, No. 6, pp. 2347-2371
- Klein, April; Saunders, Anthony; Forester Wong, Yu Ting / Is there a quid pro quo between hedge funds and sell-side equity analysts?. September 2019; In: Journal of Portfolio Management. Vol. 45, No. 6, pp. 117-132
- Honigsberg, Colleen; Jackson, Robert J.; Wong, Yu-Ting Forester / Mandatory Disclosure and Individual Investors: Evidence From the Jobs Act. 2015; In: Washington University Law Review. Vol. 93, No. 2, pp. 293-334
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| Conference Papers |
- Stice-Lawrence, Lorien; Wong, Yu Ting Forester; Zhao, Wuyang / Short Squeezes After Short-Selling Attacks. May 2024; 59th Journal of Accounting Research Conference, 03/05/2024 - 04/05/2024, Chicago, United States.
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