Scott Liao
Bio
Scott Liao is Associate Professor of Accounting and Director, Research Resources and Communication 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 premier journals including the Journal of Accounting and Economics, The Accounting Review and Contemporary Accounting Research. His teaching is focused on financial accounting. He is serving as a co-editor at The International Journal of Accounting and an Ad Hoc Editor at Contemporary Accounting Research.
Other Info
Email: scott.liao@rotman.utoronto.ca
Academic Positions
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2014 -
Associate Professor, University of Toronto
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2008-2014
Assistant Professor, University of Toronto
Selected Publications - Papers
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Banks’ Competitor-Specific Knowledge in Loan Markets
with Gus DeFranco and Alex Edwards
Management Science
Issue:Accepted
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The Effect of Banks' Financial Reporting on Syndicated Loan Structures
with Anne Beatty and Helen Zhang
Journal of Accounting and Economics
Issue:67
2019
Pages: 496-520
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Capital Markets’ Assessment of the Economic Impact of the Dodd-Frank Act on Systemically Important Financial Firms
With Yu Gao and Xue Wang
Journal of Banking and Finance
Issue: 86
2018
Pages: 204-223
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Outside Blockholders' Monitoring of Management and Debt Financing
Contemporary Accounting Research
Issue:32
2015
Pages: 1373-1404
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
Research and Teaching Interests
Economic Consequences of Financial Reporting Quality, Debt Market and Agency Problems, Banking Regulations
Honors and Awards
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2009-2017
Excellence in Teaching Award, Univeristy of Toronto
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2013
Dean's Award for Excellence in Research, University of Toronto
Academic / Professional Service
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2019-
Ad Hoc Editor, Contemporary Accounting Research
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2016-
Co-Editor, International Journal of Accounting
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2015-
Editorial Board, Journal of Financial Reporting
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2014-
Editorial Board, The Accounting Review
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2013-
Editorial Board, Contemporary Accounting Research