Svenja Dube

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

SemesterCourse PrefixCourse NumberCourse Name
Spring 2025ACC9993Special Topics in Accountancy
Spring 2024ACC9993Special 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 NamePosition RoleStart DateEnd Date
Co-organizer Baruch/JQFA Sustainability Conference Committee MemberPresent
Commencement Faculty AttendentAttendee, MeetingPresent
Departmental Undergraduate Curriculum CommitteeCommittee MemberPresent
Departmental MAcc Curriculum CommitteeCommittee MemberPresent
BlackRock Site Visit Faculty RepresentativeFaculty AdvisorPresent
2025 Baruch-JFQA Climate Finance and Sustainability ConferenceCommittee MemberPresent
PSC Cuny Grant ReviewerGrant reviewerPresent
Scientific Committee Baruch Climate ESG conferenceCommittee Member12/31/2024
PhD Committee MemberCommittee Member8/31/2024
Organizing Committee Baruch-Rutgers-Fordham ConferenceCommittee Member5/3/2024
PSC CUNY Grant ReviewerReviewer2/29/2024

Professional

OrganizationPosition RoleOrganization StateOrganization CountryStart DateEnd DateAudience
The Accounting ReviewReviewer, Journal Article7/1/2021PresentInternational
AAA Annual MeetingReviewer, Conference Paper1/1/2024PresentNational
The Accounting ReviewReviewer, Journal Article9/1/2024PresentInternational
Journal of Accounting, Auditing & FinanceReviewer, Journal Article11/1/2025PresentInternational
CFEA ConferenceDiscussant11/3/2023PresentInternational
The Accounting ReviewReviewer, Journal Article3/1/2024PresentInternational
Management ScienceReviewer, Journal Article11/30/2023PresentInternational
Contemporary Accounting ResearchReviewer, Journal Article8/1/2024PresentInternational
Contemporary Accounting ResearchReviewer, Journal Article3/1/2024PresentInternational
Journal of Accounting, Auditing & FinanceReviewer, Journal Article1/1/2025PresentInternational
EAA Scientific CommitteeCommittee Member12/2/2024PresentInternational
Panelist Villanova Sustainability ConferencePanelist10/2/2025PresentInternational
Contemporary Accounting ResearchReviewer, Journal Article7/1/2024PresentInternational
Contemporary Accounting ResearchReviewer, Journal Article10/1/2025PresentInternational
The Accounting ReviewReviewer, Journal Article7/2/2024PresentInternational
The Accounting ReviewReviewer, Journal Article10/1/2024PresentInternational
Management ScienceReviewer, Journal Article12/1/2025PresentInternational
Management ScienceReviewer, Journal Article1/1/2025PresentInternational
Conference on Climate Research, Teaching, and CollaborationDiscussant2/23/20242/23/2024National
AAA Sustainability, ESG, and Accounting ConferenceDiscussant2/16/20242/16/2024National
FARS Midyear MeetingDiscussant1/19/20241/19/2024International
Hawaii Accounting Research ConferenceDiscussantHawaii1/3/20241/4/2024International
AAA Sustainability, ESG, and Accounting ConferenceReviewer, Conference Paper11/1/202311/30/2023National
Responsible Investor USA 2023 ConferenceModerator11/16/202311/16/2023International
Journal of Accounting, Auditing, & FinanceReviewer, Journal Article10/1/202311/1/2023International
HARC Accounting ConferenceReviewer, Conference Paper9/1/202310/1/2023International
FARS Midyear MeetingReviewer, Conference Paper9/1/202310/1/2023International
JAAF ESG Symposium Reviewer, Conference Paper7/1/20238/1/2023International
Haskayne and Fox Accounting ConferenceDiscussant6/1/20236/30/2023International
EAA Annual MeetingDiscussant5/1/20235/30/2023International
Trueblood Planning CommitteeCommittee Member8/1/20223/31/2023National
FARS Midyear MeetingDiscussant1/1/20231/31/2023International
EAA Annual ConferenceReviewer, Conference Paper12/1/202212/31/2022International