
Svenja Dube
Assc Professor
Zicklin School of Business
Department: Stan Ross Dept Accountancy
Areas of expertise:
Email Address: svenja.dube@baruch.cuny.edu
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Svenja Dube is an Associate Professor (untenured) of Accountancy at the Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College. She earned her PhD from the Stern School of Business at New York University in 2019. Before her current role at Baruch College, she held a position as an Assistant Professor at Fordham University. Her research focuses on voluntary disclosures and firms' information environment. Personal website
Education
Ph.D., Accounting, New York University New York United States
M.S., Accounting and Finance, Humboldt University Berlin Berlin Germany
B.Sc., Business Administration, Humboldt University Germany
Semester | Course Prefix | Course Number | Course Name |
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Spring 2025 | ACC | 9993 | Special Topics in Accountancy |
Spring 2024 | ACC | 9993 | Special Topics in Accountancy |
Journal Articles
(2025). ESG rating competition and rating quality. Journal of Accounting Research,
Cuny, C., & Dube, S. (2024). The moderating role of reporting quality. Contemporary Accounting Research, 42(1). 94-120.
Dube, S. (2024). Trading off managerial and investor uncertainty in firm disclosure: Evidence form R&D investments and management guidance. Contemporary Accounting Research, 41(3). 1986-2012.
Dube, S., & Zhu, C. (2021). The disciplinary effect of social media: Evidence from workplace practices in response to Glassdoor reviews. Journal of Accounting Research, 59(5).
Billings, M. B., Cedergren, M. C., & Dube, S. (2021). Does litigation change managers' beliefs about the value of voluntarily disclosing bad news?. Review of Accounting Studies, 26. 1456-1491.
Presentations
Dube, S. (2025, February 22). SEC’s Comment Letters’ Scrutinization of Environmental Disclosures: Financial Materiality of Environmental Disclosures and Political Ideology. Conference on Climate Research, Teaching, and Collaboration. Baruch College, New York, NYIn Progress.
Dube, S. (2025, October 16). SEC’s Comment Letters’ Scrutinization of Environmental Disclosures: Financial Materiality of Environmental Disclosures and Political Ideology. CFEA Conference. In Progress.
Dube, S., & Geoffroy, R. (2025, June 16). SEC’s Comment Letters’ Scrutinization of Environmental Disclosures: Financial Materiality of Environmental Disclosures and Political Ideology. Haskayne and Fox Accounting Conference 2024. Lake Louise, CanadaIn Progress.
Dube, S. (2025, August 16). SEC’s Comment Letters’ Scrutinization of Environmental Disclosures: Financial Materiality of Environmental Disclosures and Political Ideology. Fox and Haskayne Conference. TempleIn Progress.
Dube, S. (2025, October 16). SEC’s Comment Letters’ Scrutinization of Environmental Disclosures: Financial Materiality of Environmental Disclosures and Political Ideology. UBC Workshop. In Progress.
Dube, S. (2025, February 16). Do consumers vote with their feet in response to negative ESG news? Evidence from consumer foot traffic to retail locations. AAA Sustainability, ESG, and Accounting Conference. Washington, DCIn Progress.
Dube, S. (2025, January 16). Do consumers vote with their feet in response to negative ESG news? Evidence from consumer foot traffic to retail locations. FARS Midyear Meeting. Denver, ColoradoIn Progress.
Dube, S. (2025, January 16). Do consumers vote with their feet in response to negative ESG news? Evidence from consumer foot traffic to retail locations. HARC - Hawaii Accounting Research Conference. HawaiiIn Progress.
Dube, S. (2025, February 16). ESG rating competition. Rutgers University. Newark, NJIn Progress.
Dube, S. (2025, January 16). Corporate Social Responsibility and Consumer Behavior. Baruch College. In Progress.
Dube, S. (2025, June 16). ESG rating competition. Haskayne and Fox Accounting Conference. Lake Louise, CanadaIn Progress.
Dube, S. (2025, December 16). Corporate Social Responsibility and Consumer Behavior. University of Mainz. In Progress.
Dube, S. (2025, October 16). ESG rating competition. University of Mannheim. In Progress.
Dube, S. (2025, September 16). ESG rating competition. University of Bolzano. In Progress.
Dube, S. (2025, June 16). The Disciplining Role of Securities Litigation in Shaping ESG Disclosures and ESG Rating Disagreements. Haskayne and Fox Accounting Conference. Whistler, CanadaIn Progress.
Dube, S. (2025, June 16). Can talk translate into action? Evidence from CSR shareholder proposals. EAA Annual Meeting. BergenIn Progress.
Research Currently in Progess
Dube, S., Lee, H., & Wang, D.(n.d.). Do consumers vote with their feet in response to negative ESG news? Evidence from consumer foot traffic to retail locations.
Dube, S., & Geoffroy, R.(n.d.). The SEC Enforcement of Environmental Disclosures: Evidence from the SEC Comment Letter Review Process.
College
Committee Name | Position Role | Start Date | End Date |
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Co-organizer Baruch/JQFA Sustainability Conference | Committee Member | Present | |
Commencement Faculty Attendent | Attendee, Meeting | Present | |
Departmental Undergraduate Curriculum Committee | Committee Member | Present | |
Departmental MAcc Curriculum Committee | Committee Member | Present | |
BlackRock Site Visit Faculty Representative | Faculty Advisor | Present | |
2025 Baruch-JFQA Climate Finance and Sustainability Conference | Committee Member | Present | |
PSC Cuny Grant Reviewer | Grant reviewer | Present | |
Scientific Committee Baruch Climate ESG conference | Committee Member | 12/31/2024 | |
PhD Committee Member | Committee Member | 8/31/2024 | |
Organizing Committee Baruch-Rutgers-Fordham Conference | Committee Member | 5/3/2024 | |
PSC CUNY Grant Reviewer | Reviewer | 2/29/2024 |
Professional
Organization | Position Role | Organization State | Organization Country | Start Date | End Date | Audience |
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The Accounting Review | Reviewer, Journal Article | 7/1/2021 | Present | International | ||
AAA Annual Meeting | Reviewer, Conference Paper | 1/1/2024 | Present | National | ||
The Accounting Review | Reviewer, Journal Article | 9/1/2024 | Present | International | ||
Journal of Accounting, Auditing & Finance | Reviewer, Journal Article | 11/1/2025 | Present | International | ||
CFEA Conference | Discussant | 11/3/2023 | Present | International | ||
The Accounting Review | Reviewer, Journal Article | 3/1/2024 | Present | International | ||
Management Science | Reviewer, Journal Article | 11/30/2023 | Present | International | ||
Contemporary Accounting Research | Reviewer, Journal Article | 8/1/2024 | Present | International | ||
Contemporary Accounting Research | Reviewer, Journal Article | 3/1/2024 | Present | International | ||
Journal of Accounting, Auditing & Finance | Reviewer, Journal Article | 1/1/2025 | Present | International | ||
EAA Scientific Committee | Committee Member | 12/2/2024 | Present | International | ||
Panelist Villanova Sustainability Conference | Panelist | 10/2/2025 | Present | International | ||
Contemporary Accounting Research | Reviewer, Journal Article | 7/1/2024 | Present | International | ||
Contemporary Accounting Research | Reviewer, Journal Article | 10/1/2025 | Present | International | ||
The Accounting Review | Reviewer, Journal Article | 7/2/2024 | Present | International | ||
The Accounting Review | Reviewer, Journal Article | 10/1/2024 | Present | International | ||
Management Science | Reviewer, Journal Article | 12/1/2025 | Present | International | ||
Management Science | Reviewer, Journal Article | 1/1/2025 | Present | International | ||
Conference on Climate Research, Teaching, and Collaboration | Discussant | 2/23/2024 | 2/23/2024 | National | ||
AAA Sustainability, ESG, and Accounting Conference | Discussant | 2/16/2024 | 2/16/2024 | National | ||
FARS Midyear Meeting | Discussant | 1/19/2024 | 1/19/2024 | International | ||
Hawaii Accounting Research Conference | Discussant | Hawaii | 1/3/2024 | 1/4/2024 | International | |
AAA Sustainability, ESG, and Accounting Conference | Reviewer, Conference Paper | 11/1/2023 | 11/30/2023 | National | ||
Responsible Investor USA 2023 Conference | Moderator | 11/16/2023 | 11/16/2023 | International | ||
Journal of Accounting, Auditing, & Finance | Reviewer, Journal Article | 10/1/2023 | 11/1/2023 | International | ||
HARC Accounting Conference | Reviewer, Conference Paper | 9/1/2023 | 10/1/2023 | International | ||
FARS Midyear Meeting | Reviewer, Conference Paper | 9/1/2023 | 10/1/2023 | International | ||
JAAF ESG Symposium | Reviewer, Conference Paper | 7/1/2023 | 8/1/2023 | International | ||
Haskayne and Fox Accounting Conference | Discussant | 6/1/2023 | 6/30/2023 | International | ||
EAA Annual Meeting | Discussant | 5/1/2023 | 5/30/2023 | International | ||
Trueblood Planning Committee | Committee Member | 8/1/2022 | 3/31/2023 | National | ||
FARS Midyear Meeting | Discussant | 1/1/2023 | 1/31/2023 | International | ||
EAA Annual Conference | Reviewer, Conference Paper | 12/1/2022 | 12/31/2022 | International |