Amy Zang

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology - Department of Accounting

Associate Professor

LSK Business School Building

Clear Water Bay, Kowloon

Hong Kong

http://www.AmyZang.org

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1.

Evidence on the Tradeoff Between Real Manipulation and Accrual Manipulation

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 06 Feb 2007 Last Revised: 03 Feb 2008
Amy Zang
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology - Department of Accounting
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Earnings management, real activities manipulation, accrual manipulation, litigation risk

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Evidence on the Trade-Off between Real Activities Manipulation and Accrual-Based Earnings Management

Accounting Review, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 22 Jul 2011 Last Revised: 31 Jul 2011
Amy Zang
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology - Department of Accounting
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real activities manipulation, accrual-based earnings management, trade-off

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CEO Reputation and Earnings Quality

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CEO Reputation and Earnings Quality

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 01 Dec 2004
Jennifer Francis, Allen Huang, Shivaram Rajgopal and Amy Zang
Duke University, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology - Department of Accounting, Columbia Business School and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology - Department of Accounting
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CEO Reputation and Earnings Quality

Contemporary Accounting Research, Forthcoming
Posted: 25 Jun 2007 Last Revised: 11 Nov 2007
Jennifer Francis, Allen Huang, Shivaram Rajgopal and Amy Zang
Duke University, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology - Department of Accounting, Columbia Business School and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology - Department of Accounting

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Analyst Information Discovery and Interpretation Roles: A Topic Modeling Approach

Ross School of Business Paper No. 1229
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 16 Mar 2014 Last Revised: 10 Nov 2016
Allen Huang, Reuven Lehavy, Amy Zang and Rong Zheng
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology - Department of Accounting, University of Michigan, Stephen M. Ross School of Business, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology - Department of Accounting and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology - Business School - Department of Information Systems, Business Statistics and Operations Management
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Financial Analysts; Conference Calls; Information Content; Textual Analysis; Topic Modeling

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Evidence on the Information Content of Text in Analyst Reports

Accounting Review, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 19 Jul 2011 Last Revised: 28 Aug 2014
Allen Huang, Amy Zang and Rong Zheng
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology - Department of Accounting, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology - Department of Accounting and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology - Business School - Department of Information Systems, Business Statistics and Operations Management
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analyst report, naïve Bayes, textual analysis, information content

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Earnings Forecast Performance and Financial Analyst Turnover During Mergers

Simon School Working Paper No. FR07-01
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 02 Apr 2007
Joanna S. Wu and Amy Zang
University of Rochester - Simon Business School and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology - Department of Accounting
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earnings forecast accuracy, turnover, financial analysts, merger, employee quality

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Determinants of Analyst Skill Specialization

Number of pages: 58 Posted: 13 Sep 2007 Last Revised: 15 Jan 2009
Allen Huang and Amy Zang
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology - Department of Accounting and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology - Department of Accounting
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Analyst, Earnings Forecast, Stock Recommendation, Stock Picking, Analyst Specialization, Skill Specialization

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What Determine Financial Analysts' Career Outcomes During Mergers?

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What Determine Financial Analysts' Career Outcomes During Mergers?

Simon School Working Paper No. FR08-07
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 17 Jul 2007 Last Revised: 09 Oct 2008
Joanna S. Wu and Amy Zang
University of Rochester - Simon Business School and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology - Department of Accounting
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analyst quality, earnings forecast accuracy, turnover, merger, I/B/E/S

What Determine Financial Analysts' Career Outcomes During Mergers?

Journal of Accounting and Economics, Forthcoming
Posted: 19 Nov 2008
Joanna S. Wu and Amy Zang
University of Rochester - Simon Business School and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology - Department of Accounting

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analyst quality, earnings forecast accuracy, turnover, merger, I/B/E/S

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Bold Security Analysts' Earnings Forecasts and Managers' Information Flow

AAA 2005 FARS Meeting Paper
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 07 Sep 2004
Allen Huang, Richard H. Willis and Amy Zang
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology - Department of Accounting, Vanderbilt University - Accounting and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology - Department of Accounting
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Management communication, Earnings forecasts, Security analysts

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Hardening Soft Information: Analyst Conservative Bias

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 08 Dec 2017 Last Revised: 23 Feb 2018
Kerry Xiao and Amy Zang
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Department of Accounting and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology - Department of Accounting
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Analyst, Soft Information, Textual Analysis, Tone, Forecast Bias, Underreaction

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An Unintended Benefit of the Risk Factor Mandate of 2005

Number of pages: 70 Posted: 09 Aug 2018 Last Revised: 26 May 2020
Allen Huang, Jianghua Shen and Amy Zang
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology - Department of Accounting, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST) and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology - Department of Accounting
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risk factor disclosure; safe harbor provision; forward-looking statements; voluntary disclosure; qualitative disclosure; information environment

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Cross-Industry Information Sharing and Analyst Performance

Number of pages: 64 Posted: 07 Jan 2020
Allen Huang, An-Ping Lin and Amy Zang
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology - Department of Accounting, Singapore Management University - School of Accountancy and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology - Department of Accounting
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financial analyst, information sharing, economically connected industries, forecast accuracy, recommendation profitability, social network, All-Star ranking