This page provides links to published and current working papers including select related data files.

Current Working Papers

1.  "Analysts' perspective on climate change: an examination of analyst reports" (solo-authored)

   • Most recent draft available here: SSRN 

   • Data on each climate-related report and the LLM-based classifications into subtopical areas is available here:  Read Me   Data File 

   • Data on firm-year summary statistics of climate-related discussion and subtopical classifications is available here:  Read Me  Data File 

     • Please consider citing this study if you use either of these datasets

2. "Energy Investment Tax Credits and environmental outcomes: Evidence from electric utilities" with Darci Fischer (University of Kentucky)

   • Most recent draft available here: SSRN 

3. "Do women face a higher bar for promotion on Wall Street? Evidence from outcome-based tests of associate analysts" with Yong Yu (University of Texas at Austin) and Wuyang Zhao (McGill University)

4. "Societal norms and auditor-client interactions: Evidence from #MeToo" with Ryan Ballestero (Kent State University)

   • Most recent draft available here: SSRN 

5. "Protected weekend policies and analysts" with Stephannie Larocque (University of Notre Dame) and Madeline Thompson (University of Notre Dame)

   • Most recent draft available here: SSRN 

6. "Greenhushing: Unintended consequences of mandatory conditional disclosures" with Mandy T. Lester (Texas State University)

7.  "Community engagement and information intermediation: Evidence from online vehicle auctions" with Leting Liu (Boston University) and Rachel Yoon (Boston University)

Published Papers 

1. Chan, J., Lin, S., Yu, Y., & Zhao, W. 2018. Analysts' stock ownership and stock recommendations. Journal of Accounting and Economics, 66(2-3), 476-498.

2. Gao, S., Meng, Q., Chan, J.Y., & Chan, K.C. 2018. Cognitive reference points, institutional investors' bid prices, and IPO pricing: Evidence from IPO auctions in China. Journal of Financial Markets, 38, 124-140. 

3. Chan, J.Y., Chan, K.C., Tong, J.Y., & Zhang, F. 2016. Using Google Scholar citations to rank accounting programs: A global perspective. Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, 47(1), 29-55.