Sean Wang
Tenure and Tenure-Track Faculty
Assistant Professor
Accounting
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Education
PhD, Accounting, Cornell University
Biography
Sean Wang is an Assistant Professor of Accounting at the Edwin L. Cox School of Business at 51²è¹Ý. Prior to joining Cox, he was previously an Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he taught financial statement analysis, equity valuation, intermediate accounting and corporate finance.
Sean’s research focuses on the efficiency of investors and financial analysts when impounding information into stock prices. Some of his recent work examines how this process can be impacted by accounting regulations, geographic proximity, and investor psychology. He has also published research that examines the effects of narcissistic personalities on the decision making skills of executives.
His research has been extensively published in top academic journals such as the Journal of Financial Economics, Journal of Accounting and Economics, Journal of Accounting Research, Accounting Review and Management Science, and has been cited numerous times in the media by outlets such as The Economist, Bloomberg Businessweek, Wall Street Journal, NASDAQ, New York Times and Harvard Business Review.
Previously, Sean received a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Duke University, and also holds master’s degrees in business administration from New York University and in biochemistry from the University of South Florida. In his spare time, Sean enjoys studying and applying research on optimal nutrition for longevity, mental and physical performance.
Teaching
ACCT 6202 Financial Accounting II
Research
Sean’s research focuses on the efficiency of investors when impounding information into stock prices. Some of his recent work examines how this process can be affected by accounting regulations, geographic proximity, and investor psychology. He has also published research that examines the effects of narcissistic personalities on the decision making skills of executives.
Publications
“Do Sell-side Analysts React Too Pessimistically to Bad News for Minority-led Firms Evidence from Target Price Valuations.” (with K. Rupar and H. Yoon) Journal of Accounting and Economics (2024), Forthcoming.
“Acquisition Prices and the Measurement of Intangible Capital.” (with M. Ewens and R. Peters) Management Science (2024), Forthcoming.
“CFO Narcissism and the Power of Persuasion Over Analysts: A Mixed-Methods Approach.” (with C. Ham, M. Piotrowski, and N. Seybert), Accepted at Review of Accounting Studies Conference (2024).
“The Relationship between Non-GAAP earnings and Aggressive Estimates in Reported GAAP numbers.” (with R. Guggenmos, K. Rennekamp, and K. Rupar) Journal of Accounting Research (2022), 60(5), 1915-1945.
“Asymmetric Timeliness and the Resolution of Investor Disagreement and Uncertainty at Earnings Announcements.” (with M. Barth, W. Landsman, and V. Raval) The Accounting Review (2020), 95(4), 23-50.
“Informational Environments and the Relative Information Content of Analyst Recommendations and Insider Trades.” Accounting Organizations and Society (2019), 72, 61-73.
“Know Thy Neighbor: Industry Clusters, Information Spillovers and Market Efficiency.” (with J. Engelberg and A. Ozoguz) Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis (2018), 53(5), 1937-1961.
“Narcissism is a Bad Sign: CEO Signature Size, Investment, and Performance.” (with C. Ham and N. Seybert) Review of Accounting Studies (2018), 23(1), 234-264.
“CFO Narcissism and Financial Reporting Quality.” (with C. Ham, M. Lang, and N. Seybert) Journal of Accounting Research (2017), 55(5), 1089-1135.
“News-driven return reversals: Liquidity provision ahead of earnings announcements.” (with E. So) Journal of Financial Economics (2014), 114, 20-35.
“The Prevention of Excess Managerial Risk Taking.” (with E. Van Wesep) Journal of Corporate Finance (2014), 29, 579-593.