Yanrong Jia

Education

Ph.D., Accounting, Washington University in St. Louis, Olin Business School

B.S.B.A., Accounting and Finance, Washington University in St. Louis, Olin Business School

Journal Articles

Jia, Y. (2025). The Effect of the Federal Judicial System on Public Enforcement: Evidence from SEC Enforcement Actions. Journal of Accounting Research, 63(1). 503-541.

Frankel, R., Jia, Y., & Sun, Y. (2025). WSJ Reporting of Price-to-Earnings Ratios and Attention to Earnings. Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, 49. 107279.

Chen, C., Jia, Y., Martin, X., & Silveria, B. (2025). Assessing the Objective Function of the SEC against Financial Misconduct: A Structural Approach. Journal of Accounting and Economics, 80(1). 101794. In Progress.

Jia, Y., Seetharaman, A., Sun, Y., & Wang, F. (2023). Relative Performance Goals and Management Earnings Guidance. Journal of Business Ethics, 83. 1045-1071.

Presentations

Jia, Y. (2025, January 8). "Discussant of '(Semi-) Regulatory transparency of nonpublic SEC investigations'". 2025 Financial Accounting and Reporting Section Midyear Meeting. Atlanta

Jia, Y., Li, Y., & Yan, H. (2025, March 8). Goodwill Impairments in a New Information Era: The Role of Sector ETFs. University of Maryland Accounting Research Seminar. University of Maryland

Jia, Y., Li, Y., & Yan, H. (2025, January 8). Managerial Learning and Goodwill Impairments: The Impact of Sector ETF Ownership. Hawaii Accounting Research Conference. : University of Hawaii, Manoa.

Ahn, S., Jennings, J., & Jia, Y. (2025, January 8). Deterrence or Displacement? Evidence from Insider Trading Activity after SEC Enforcement Actions. Hawai’i Accounting Research Conference 2024. Honolulu, Hawaii

Jia, Y., Li, Y., & Yan, H. (2025, April 8). Exchange-Traded Funds and Goodwill Impairments. University of Illinois Chicago Accounting Seminar. Chicago, IL: University of Illinois Chicago.

Jia, Y., Li, Y., & Yan, H. (2025, April 8). Exchange-Traded Funds and Goodwill Impairments. Boston University Accounting Seminar. Boston, MA: Boston University.

Ahn, S., Jennings, J., & Jia, Y. Deterrence of Displacement? Evidence from Insider Tading Activity after SEC Enforcement Actions. AAA Annual Meeting. Denver: American Accounting Association.

Ahn, S., Jennings, J., & Jia, Y. Deterrence or Displacement? Evidence from Insider Trading Activity after SEC Enforcement Actions. Conference on Empirical Legal Studies. Chicago: University of Chicago Law School.

Jia, Y. (2025, June 8). The Effect of the Federal Judicial System on Public Enforcement: Evidence from SEC Enforcement Actions. Baruch College / SWUFE Research Symposium. New York: Baruch College.

Jia, Y. (2025, October 8). "Discussion of 'Impact of Dodd-Frank on CEO Pay and BanK Risk'". Conference on Empirical Legal Studies. Chicago

Jia, Y. The Effect of the Federal Judicial System on Public Enforcement: Evidence from SEC Enforcement Actions. Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology Accounting Seminar. Korea: Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology.

Jia, Y. The Effect of the Federal Judicial System on Public Enforcement: Evidence from SEC Enforcement Actions. : Northwestern University.

Research Currently in Progess

Frankel, R., Jia, Y., & Sun, Y.(n.d.). Explaining Accruals Using Working Capital Efficiency. In Progress.

Jia, Y., Jennings, J., & Ahn, S.(n.d.). Deterrence or Displacement? Evidence from Insider Trading Activity after SEC Enforcement Actions. In Progress.

Jia, Y., Li, Y., & Yan, H.(n.d.). Goodwill Impairments in a New Information Era: The Role of Sector ETF. In Progress.

College

University

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