Yile (Anson) Jiang 姜亦樂

G'day! I am an Assistant Professor of Accounting at the HKU Business School, The University of Hong Kong. My research lies at the intersection of accounting, environmental economics, and public policy, with a focus on the role of disclosure and transparency in environmental regulatory settings. I received my PhD and master's degrees from The University of Melbourne and a BA from Tsinghua University. I am a licensed CPA in mainland China.

Research interests: information-based regulation; environmental economics & policy; management control system

Email: anson[dot]jiang[at]hku[dot]hk

RESEARCH PAPERS

Information-Based Regulation

[1] "Comply or explain: Do firms opportunistically claim trade secrets in mandatory environmental disclosure programs?". Journal of Accounting Research, 62(5), (2024), 1755-1794. (Dissertation) [paper

[2] "Mandatory environmental disclosure and public avoidance behavior" with Baohua Xin. [paper][media]

Management Control System

[3] "Competition and reward practices: Evidence from public schools" with Sujay Nair. The Accounting Review, forthcoming.

[4] "The interdependence between the choice of fixed-term professional workers and the control environment" with Sujay Nair, Margaret Abernethy, and Anne Lillis. Accounting, Organizations and Society, 113, (2024), 101525. [paper]

[5] "Manager 'growth mindset' and resource management practices" with Margaret Abernethy, Shannon Anderson, and Sujay Nair. Accounting, Organizations and Society, 91, (2021), 101200. [paper]

RESEARCH ASSISTANT POSITIONS

My co-authors and I are hiring full-time RAs with some research experience to help with our projects.

Requirements: 1) Proficiency in statistical analysis tools (e.g., Stata, SAS, Python, or similar software) to conduct data analysis; 2) Having experience in textual analysis, machine learning, or LLMs is a plus; 3) Education: senior undergrads or MA students who have some research experience and plan to apply for PhD program or current PhD students.​

Duration: 3 to 12 months.

​If you are interested in this position, please send your application materials to houjq1206@163.com (CV, example code, transcript).