Meet the scholars who will shape the future of business.

Simon PhD students are analytical, creative, and well-versed in solving complex business problems. There isn’t a conventional Simon candidate; we help each student maximize their own unique potential.

Inside the Simon Accounting PhD

The Simon Business School PhD Program in Accounting provides students with the opportunity to make substantive contributions to the literature by taking advantage of the Simon School's strong economics and quantitative training.

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Rui (Ray) Gao

Rui (Ray) Gao

Area of Study: Accounting

rui.gao@simon.rochester.edu

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Prior Education

University of Rochester, Simon Business School, MS in Business Administration

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), MS in Accounting

Xi’an Jiaotong University, BS in Business Administration 

Research Interests

I am broadly interested in the economics of information in financial markets and its interaction with product or labor markets. My current projects focus on: (1) product market uncertainty, customer demand, and corporate decision-making; (2) managerial labor market competition, executive compensation, and manager incentives; (3) feedback effect of financial markets, managerial learning, and real effects.

 

 

Yahui (Katie) Zheng

Katie Zheng

Area of Study: Accounting

Yahui.Zheng@simon.rochester.edu

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Bentley University, MS Business Analytics 

Bryant University, BA BS Accounting and Applied Analytics

Research Interests

Voluntary disclosure; Retail investors; Real effects of disclosure transparency; Financial intermediaries. 
My research interests focus on how information is transmitted in the financial market and the real effects of disclosure transparency. Particularly, my research focuses on retail investors and firms’ disclosure decisions. My work also investigates the real effects of disclosure on the banking sector, and how disclosure transparency influences firms’ investment decisions in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and financial intermediaries such as analysts and mutual funds.
 

Hao Qu

Hao Qu

Area of Study: Accounting

Hao.Qu@simon.rochester.edu

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Prior Education

University of Rochester, Simon Business School, MS in Applied Economics

University of Southern California, Marshall Business School, MS in Business Analytics Sichuan University, BS in Accounting

Research Interests

Disclosure, Corporate Governance, Information Intermediaries, and Emerging Technologies in Accounting