Scott Liao
Bio
Scott Liao is Associate Professor of Accounting at Rotman. He earned his PhD from the Ohio State University in 2008. His research interests include the agency problems in debt markets, banking regulation, and economic consequences of financial reporting and disclosure. He has published his papers in several premium journals including the Journal of Accounting and Economics, The Accounting Review and Contemporary Accounting Research. His teaching is focused on financial accounting.
Academic Positions
| 2014 - | Associate Professor; University of Toronto |
| 2008-2014 | Assistant Professor; University of Toronto |
Selected Publications - Papers
- Outside Blockholders' Monitoring of Management and Debt Financing; Contemporary Accounting Research; Issue: 32; 2015; Pages: 1373-1404
- Financial Accounting in the Banking Industry: A review of the empirical literature; with Anne Beatty; Journal of Accounting and Economics; Issue: 58; 2014; Pages: 339-383
- The Commitment Effect versus Information Effect of Disclosure-Evidence from Smaller Reporting Companies; with Lin Cheng and Helen Zhang; The Accounting Review; Issue: 88; 2013; Pages: 1239-1263
- The Spillover Effect of Fraudulent Financial Reporting on Peer Firms' Investments; with Anne Beatty and Jeff Yu; Journal of Accounting and Economics; Issue: 55; 2013; Pages: 183-205
- Evidence on the Determinants and Economic Consequences of Delegated Monitoring; with Anne Beatty and Joe Weber; Journal of Accounting and Economics; Issue: 53; 2012; Pages: 555-576
- Do Delays in Expected Loss Recognition Affect Banks' Willingness to Lend?; with Anne Beatty; Journal of Accounting and Economics; Issue: 52; 2011; Pages: 1-20
- The Effect of Private Information and Monitoring on the Role of Accounting Quality in Investment Decisions; with Anne Beatty and Joe Weber; Contemporary Accounting Research; Issue: 27; 2010; Pages: 17-47
- Financial Reporting Quality, Private Information, Monitoring and the Lease-versus-Buy Decision; with Anne Beatty and Joe Weber; The Accounting Review; Issue: 85; 2010; Pages: 1215-1238
Academic / Professional Service
| 2016- | Co-Editor; International Journal of Accounting |
| 2015- | Editorial Board; Journal of Financial Reporting |
| 2014- | Editorial Board; The Accounting Review |
| 2013- | Editorial Board; Contemporary Accounting Research |
Honors and Awards
| 2009-2014 | Excellence in Teaching Award; Univeristy of Toronto |
| 2013 | Dean's Award for Excellence in Research; University of Toronto |
Research and Teaching Interests
Economic Consequences of Financial Reporting Quality, Debt Market and Agency Problems, Banking Regulations
Other Info
Email: scott.liao@rotman.utoronto.ca
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