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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2025 | ACC | 9993 | Special Topics in Accountancy |
| Spring 2024 | ACC | 9993 | Special Topics in Accountancy |
Journal Articles
(2025). Do consumers vote with their feet in response to negative ESG news? Evidence from consumer foot traffic to retail locations. Journal of Accounting Research,
(2025). ESG rating competition and rating quality. Journal of Accounting Research, 63(5). 1995-2037.
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., Billings, M., & Yan, H. (2026, October 5). The reporting of greenhouse gas emissions: Market-based Scope 2 emissions and renewable energy instruments. : University of Maryland. In Progress.
Dube, S., Billings, M., & Yan, H. (2026, October 5). The reporting of greenhouse gas emissions: Market-based Scope 2 emissions and renewable energy instruments. Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance (JAAF) Symposium 2025. In Progress.
Dube, S. (2026, July 5). The reporting of greenhouse gas emissions: Market-based Scope 2 emissions and renewable energy instruments. Humboldt University Berlin. In Progress.
Dube, S., & Geoffroy, R. (2026, June 5). 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. (2026, February 5). 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. (2026, January 5). 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. (2026, 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. (2026, January 5). 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. (2026, October 5). SEC’s Comment Letters’ Scrutinization of Environmental Disclosures: Financial Materiality of Environmental Disclosures and Political Ideology. CFEA Conference. In Progress.
Dube, S. (2026, August 5). SEC’s Comment Letters’ Scrutinization of Environmental Disclosures: Financial Materiality of Environmental Disclosures and Political Ideology. Fox and Haskayne Conference. TempleIn Progress.
Dube, S. (2026, October 5). SEC’s Comment Letters’ Scrutinization of Environmental Disclosures: Financial Materiality of Environmental Disclosures and Political Ideology. UBC Workshop. In Progress.
Dube, S. (2026, February 5). ESG rating competition. Rutgers University. Newark, NJIn Progress.
Dube, S. (2026, January 5). Corporate Social Responsibility and Consumer Behavior. Baruch College. In Progress.
Dube, S. (2026, June 5). ESG rating competition. Haskayne and Fox Accounting Conference. Lake Louise, CanadaIn Progress.
Dube, S. (2026, June 5). Can talk translate into action? Evidence from CSR shareholder proposals. EAA Annual Meeting. BergenIn Progress.
Dube, S. (2026, December 5). Corporate Social Responsibility and Consumer Behavior. University of Mainz. In Progress.
Dube, S. (2026, October 5). ESG rating competition. University of Mannheim. In Progress.
Dube, S. (2026, September 5). ESG rating competition. University of Bolzano. In Progress.
Dube, S. (2026, June 5). The Disciplining Role of Securities Litigation in Shaping ESG Disclosures and ESG Rating Disagreements. Haskayne and Fox Accounting Conference. Whistler, CanadaIn Progress.
Research Currently in Progess
Dube, S., Chen, C., & Lee, H.(n.d.). The effect of restricting SEC administrative proceedings on firm value. In Progress.
Dube, S., Kong, J., & Zhu, C.(n.d.). Can talk translate into action? Evidence from CSR disclosure proposals.
Dube, S., & Geoffroy, R.(n.d.). The SEC Enforcement of Environmental Disclosures: Evidence from the SEC Comment Letter Review Process. In Progress.
Dube, S., Lee, H., & Sun, J.(n.d.). Earnings Guidance Properties and Uncertainty. In Progress.
Dube, S., Ng, H., Sun, J., & Vollon, L.(n.d.). ESG Regulation and Policy Diffusion. In Progress.
Dube, S., Wu, X., & Si, L.(n.d.). Environmental Guidance. In Progress.
Dube, S., Billings, M., & Yan, H.(n.d.). The reporting of greenhouse gas emissions: Market-based Scope 2 emissions and renewable energy instruments. In Progress.
Dube, S., Kiesel, F., & Riehl, K.(n.d.). Disclosures about ESG Ratings. In Progress.
Dube, S., Fuste, E., & Sun, J.(n.d.). When tax floors meet green incentives: Intra-policy tension in the inflation reduction act. In Progress.
College
| Committee Name | Position Role | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Co-organizer Baruch/JQFA Sustainability Conference | Committee Member | Present | |
| Commencement Faculty Attendent | Attendee, Meeting | Present | |
| PSC Cuny Grant Reviewer | Grant reviewer | Present | |
| 2025 Baruch-JFQA Climate Finance and Sustainability Conference | Committee Member | Present | |
| BlackRock Site Visit Faculty Representative | Faculty Advisor | Present | |
| Departmental Undergraduate Curriculum Committee | Committee Member | Present | |
| Departmental MAcc Curriculum Committee | Committee Member | Present | |
| Middle State Working Group "Standard 2: Ethics" | Committee Member | Present | |
| Co-organizer Baruch-JFQA Climate Finance and Sustainability Conference | Committee Member | 3/12/2026 | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contemporary Accounting Research | Reviewer, Journal Article | 8/1/2024 | Present | International | ||
| Contemporary Accounting Research | Reviewer, Journal Article | 10/1/2024 | Present | International | ||
| Contemporary Accounting Research | Reviewer, Journal Article | 7/1/2024 | Present | International | ||
| Panelist Villanova Sustainability Conference | Panelist | 10/2/2024 | Present | International | ||
| EAA Scientific Committee | Committee Member | 12/2/2024 | Present | International | ||
| AAA Annual Meeting | Reviewer, Conference Paper | 1/1/2024 | Present | National | ||
| Contemporary Accounting Research | Reviewer, Journal Article | 3/1/2024 | Present | International | ||
| Hawaii Accounting Resesarch Conference | Reviewer, Conference Paper | 9/1/2025 | Present | International | ||
| Management Science | Reviewer, Journal Article | 11/30/2023 | Present | International | ||
| The Accounting Review | Reviewer, Journal Article | 3/1/2024 | Present | International | ||
| The Accounting Review | Reviewer, Journal Article | 9/1/2024 | Present | International | ||
| The Accounting Review | Reviewer, Journal Article | 7/1/2021 | Present | International | ||
| CFEA Conference | Discussant | 11/3/2023 | Present | International | ||
| Contemporary Accounting Research | Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer | 12/1/2025 | 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 | 12/1/2024 | Present | International | ||
| Management Science | Reviewer, Journal Article | 1/1/2025 | Present | International | ||
| Journal of Accounting, Auditing & Finance | Reviewer, Journal Article | 11/1/2024 | Present | International | ||
| Journal of Accounting, Auditing & Finance | Reviewer, Journal Article | 1/1/2025 | Present | International | ||
| Journal of Accounting, Auditing & Finance | Reviewer, Journal Article | 3/1/2025 | Present | International | ||
| Journal of Business Ethics | Reviewer, Journal Article | 11/1/2024 | Present | International | ||
| Contemporary Accounting Research | Reviewer, Journal Article | 2/1/2025 | Present | International | ||
| The Accounting Review | Reviewer, Journal Article | 7/23/2025 | Present | International | ||
| The Accounting Review | Editor, Journal Editor | 9/1/2025 | Present | International | ||
| Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis | Reviewer, Journal Article | 8/1/2025 | 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 |