Research areas

Financial accounting; Voluntary disclosure; Executive compensation; Analyst forecasts; Capital markets.

Biography

Lijuan Zhang is a Senior Lecturer of Accounting. Her work examines the effect of financial reporting quality in capital markets, the relation between aggregate accounting earnings growth and Gross Domestic Product growth, and market efficiency. She is also interested in management voluntary disclosure, executive compensation and analyst forecasts. Lijuan has published articles in leading journals including Contemporary Accounting Research, Review of Accounting Studies, Journal of Corporate Finance,  European Accounting Review,  International Journal of Accounting , and Accounting and Finance.

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Grants

 2021 AFAANZ Research Grant

2018-2019 AFAANZ Research Grant

2015-2016 AFAANZ Research Grant

2014-2015 AFAANZ Research Grant

Publications

Refereed Journal Articles

Wilson, M. and L. Zhang, 2025, ‘Tax-Loss Selling, Corporate Shareholdings and the (Mis)pricing of Information Asymmetry’, Contemporary Accounting Research, forthcoming (ABDC: A*, FT50)

Gong, Y., Wilson, M. and L. Zhang, 2025, ‘Shocks to CEO Political Alignment and Corporate Social Responsibility: Evidence from the 2008 and 2016 Presidential Elections’, International Journal of Accounting, forthcoming. (ABDC: A)

Fargher, N.,  and L. Zhang, 2024 "Investor protection, aggregate changes in profit margins and forecasts of growth in GDP: international evidence", Reviewer of Accounting Studies 29: 3497-3533 (ABDC: A*, FT50)

Wang, W.,  L. Zhang, M. Wilson and T. Kala, 2022 “ The SEC Compensation-related comment Letters and Excess CEO Compensation”  European Accounting Review 31:1089-1118 (ABDC: A*)

Wang, w.,  and L. Zhang, 2022 “Manager equity based compensation and cash flow forecasts” Accounting and Finance,  forthcoming  (ABDC: A)

Zhang, L.,  and N. Fargher. 2022  “Aggregate accounting earnings, special items and growth in Gross Domestic Product: Evidence from Australia”  Accounting and Finance 62: 2467-2496. (ABDC: A)

Qiu, J., H. Wu, and L. Zhang.  2021.  In Name only: Information Spillovers among Chinese Firms with Similar Stock Names during Earnings Announcements.  Journal of Corporate Finance 69, 2021 (ABDC: A*)

Zhang, L. and M. Wilson, 2018, 'Accruals Quality, Stock Return Seasonality and the Cost of Equity Capital: International Evidence', Contemporary Accounting Research 35: 1067-1101  (ABDC: A*, FT50)

Zhang, L. and M. Wilson, 2018, 'Does the accruals quality premium arise from information risk?', Accounting and Finance 59:599-632 (ABDC: A)

Teaching

BUSN8045/4045, Corporate Governance

BUSN8007/4007, Analysis of Financial Reporting

BUSN7008, Financial Statements and Reporting