Address
13-226, Lau Ming Wai Academic Building, City University of Hong Kong
Phone
+852 34427906
Fax
+852 34420349
Personal Web
https://www.yuezhao.net/
Research Areas
Financial Accounting; Generative AI in Capital Market; China Study
Qualifications
PhD - Accounting (Singapore Management University)
PhD - Accounting (Renmin University of China)
Master - Accounting (Renmin University of China)
Bachelor - Accounting (Renmin University of China)
Biography
Yue (Michael) Zhao joined City University of Hong Kong as an Assistant Professor in Accounting in July 2026. He received his Ph.D. in Accounting from Singapore Management University and his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. in Accounting from Renmin University of China. His research focuses on empirical financial accounting, with particular interests in Generative AI in capital market, ESG, and China Study. His research has been published in the Journal of Accounting and Economics and the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis.
Teaching Areas
Corporate Finance and Control (AC4332)
Publications
Journal Publications and Reviews
Cho, Young Jun; Yang, Holly; Zhao, Yue / Institutional Cross-Ownership of Peer Firms and Revelatory Price Efficiency. March 2026; In: Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis. Vol. 61, No. 2, pp. 705–737
Cai, Zongwu; Shi, Meng; Wu, Wuqing; Zhao, Yue / A panel quantile model via correlated random effects approach for testing pecking order theory. 2026; In: Econometric Reviews. Vol. 45, No. 2, pp. 206-232
Cheng, Qiang; Lin, Pengkai; Zhao, Yue / Does Generative AI Facilitate Investor Trading? Early Evidence from ChatGPT Outages. November 2025; In: Journal of Accounting and Economics. Vol. 80, No. 2-3