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

Anquandah, D., Chen, C., Jia, Y., Wang, T., & Yang, Y. (2026). Watchdogs and Walkouts: Talent Departures During SEC Investigations. Journal of Accounting and Economics R&R,

Frankel, R., Jia, Y., & Sun, Y. (2026). Explaining Accruals Using Working Capital Efficiency. Journal of Business Finance & Accounting , forthcoming. In Progress.

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.

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.

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.

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. (2026, January 13). "Discussant of '(Semi-) Regulatory transparency of nonpublic SEC investigations'". 2025 Financial Accounting and Reporting Section Midyear Meeting. Atlanta

Jia, Y., Li, Y., & Yan, H. (2026, March 13). Goodwill Impairments in a New Information Era: The Role of Sector ETFs. University of Maryland Accounting Research Seminar. University of Maryland

Jia, Y. Tacit Coordination through Public Disclosures and Antitrust Regulatory Scrutiny. University of Arizona Accounting Seminar. Tucson, Arizona

Jia, Y., Li, Y., & Yan, H. (2026, January 13). Managerial Learning and Goodwill Impairments: The Impact of Sector ETF Ownership. Hawaii Accounting Research Conference. : University of Hawaii, Manoa.

Jia, Y., Li, Y., & Yan, H. (2026, April 13). Exchange-Traded Funds and Goodwill Impairments. Boston University Accounting Seminar. Boston, MA: Boston University.

Jia, Y., Li, Y., & Yan, H. (2026, April 13). Exchange-Traded Funds and Goodwill Impairments. University of Illinois Chicago Accounting Seminar. Chicago, IL: University of Illinois Chicago.

Ahn, S., Jennings, J., & Jia, Y. (2026, January 13). Deterrence or Displacement? Evidence from Insider Trading Activity after SEC Enforcement Actions. Hawai’i Accounting Research Conference 2024. Honolulu, Hawaii

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. (2026, June 13). 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. (2026, October 13). "Discussion of 'Impact of Dodd-Frank on CEO Pay and BanK Risk'". Conference on Empirical Legal Studies. Chicago

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.

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

Ahn, S., Jennings, J., & Jia, Y.(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.

Jia, Y., Liu, J., & Neamtiu, M. I.(n.d.). Tacit Coordination through Public Disclosures and Antitrust Regulatory Scrutiny. In Progress.

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