Amy X. Sun

University of Houston

Assistant Professor

Bauer College of Business

334 Melcher Hall, 390H

Houston, TX 77204

United States

  • University of Houston

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Conservatism, Analyst Ability, and Forecast Error: Evidence on Financial Statement Users' Ability to Account for Conservatism

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 23 Nov 2007 Last Revised: 23 Oct 2014
Henock Louis, Thomas Z. Lys and Amy X. Sun
Pennsylvania State University - Smeal College of Business, Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management and University of Houston
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Accounting conservatism, analyst forecast error

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Earnings Management and Firm Performance Following Open-Market Repurchases

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Earnings Management and Firm Performance Following Open-Market Repurchases

Number of pages: 59 Posted: 10 Nov 2006
Guojin Gong, Henock Louis and Amy X. Sun
University of Connecticut, Pennsylvania State University - Smeal College of Business and University of Houston
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Share repurchase, Earnings management, Operating performance, Stock performance

Earnings Management and Firm Performance Following Open-Market Repurchases

Journal of Finance, Forthcoming
Posted: 14 Feb 2007
Guojin Gong, Henock Louis and Amy X. Sun
University of Connecticut, Pennsylvania State University - Smeal College of Business and University of Houston

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Share repurchase, Earnings management, Operating performance, Stock performance

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Value of Cash Holdings and Accounting Conservatism

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Value of Cash Holdings and Accounting Conservatism

AAA 2010 Financial Accounting and Reporting Section (FARS) Paper
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 11 Jun 2009 Last Revised: 25 Aug 2011
Henock Louis, Amy X. Sun and Oktay Urcan
Pennsylvania State University - Smeal College of Business, University of Houston and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Cash holdings, Accounting conservatism, Agency costs

Value of Cash Holdings and Accounting Conservatism

Contemporary Accounting Research, Forthcoming
Posted: 23 Aug 2011 Last Revised: 25 Aug 2015
Henock Louis, Amy X. Sun and Oktay Urcan
Pennsylvania State University - Smeal College of Business, University of Houston and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Cash holdings, Accounting conservatism, Agency costs

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Earnings Management and the Post-Earnings Announcement Drift

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Earnings Management and the Post-Earnings Announcement Drift

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 10 Jan 2008 Last Revised: 13 Mar 2011
Henock Louis and Amy X. Sun
Pennsylvania State University - Smeal College of Business and University of Houston
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Market anomalies, post-earnings-announcement drift, (abnormal) accrual anomaly, earnings management, earnings smoothing

Earnings management and the Post-Earnings Announcement Drift

Financial Management, Forthcoming
Posted: 19 Nov 2010 Last Revised: 01 Dec 2010
Henock Louis and Amy X. Sun
Pennsylvania State University - Smeal College of Business and University of Houston

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Market anomalies, post-earnings-announcement drift, (abnormal) accrual anomaly, earnings management, earnings smoothing

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The Effects of the Extant Clauses Limiting Auditor Liability on Audit Fees and Overall Reporting Quality

Journal of Empirical Legal Studies (Forthcoming)
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 23 Jan 2015 Last Revised: 27 Mar 2019
Henock Louis, Thomas Pearson, Dahlia Robinson, Michael Robinson and Amy X. Sun
Pennsylvania State University - Smeal College of Business, University of Hawaii, University of South Florida, University of Tampa and University of Houston
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Auditor liability; liability limiting agreement; audit quality; reporting quality

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Voluntary Disclosure and Information Asymmetry: Evidence from the 2005 Securities Offering Reform

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Citation 62

Voluntary Disclosure and Information Asymmetry: Evidence from the 2005 Securities Offering Reform

MIT Sloan Research Paper No. 4980-12
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 24 May 2011 Last Revised: 17 Nov 2013
Nemit Shroff, Amy X. Sun, Hal D. White and Weining Zhang
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Sloan School of Management, University of Houston, University of Notre Dame and Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
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Securities Offering Reform, Information Asymmetry, Voluntary Disclosure, Management Forecasts, Press Releases, Seasoned Equity Offerings, Market efficiency

Voluntary Disclosure and Information Asymmetry: Evidence from the 2005 Securities Offering Reform

Journal of Accounting Research, Vol. 51, No. 5, 2013
Posted: 28 Nov 2013
Nemit Shroff, Amy X. Sun, Hal D. White and Weining Zhang
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Sloan School of Management, University of Houston, University of Notre Dame and Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business

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Securities Offering Reform, Information Asymmetry, Voluntary Disclosure, Management Forecasts, Press Releases, Seasoned Equity Offerings, Market efficiency

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Investor Inattention and the Market Reaction to Merger Announcements

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Investor Inattention and the Market Reaction to Merger Announcements

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 10 May 2010 Last Revised: 12 Nov 2012
Henock Louis and Amy X. Sun
Pennsylvania State University - Smeal College of Business and University of Houston
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Investor inattention, merger announcement, market efficiency

Investor Inattention and the Market Reaction to Merger Announcements

Management Science, Forthcoming
Posted: 16 May 2010 Last Revised: 08 Apr 2022
Henock Louis and Amy X. Sun
Pennsylvania State University - Smeal College of Business and University of Houston

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Investor inattention, Merger, Market efficiency

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Earnings Management, Lawsuits, and Stock-for-Stock Acquirers' Market Performance

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Earnings Management, Lawsuits, and Stock-for-Stock Acquirers' Market Performance

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 18 Jan 2008 Last Revised: 14 Apr 2008
Guojin Gong, Henock Louis and Amy X. Sun
University of Connecticut, Pennsylvania State University - Smeal College of Business and University of Houston
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Stock-for-stock merger, earnings management, lawsuit, market efficiency

Earnings Management, Lawsuits, and Stock-for-Stock Acquirers' Market Performance

Journal of Accounting & Economics (JAE), Forthcoming
Posted: 15 Feb 2008 Last Revised: 20 Apr 2008
Guojin Gong, Henock Louis and Amy X. Sun
University of Connecticut, Pennsylvania State University - Smeal College of Business and University of Houston

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Stock-for-stock merger, earnings management, lawsuit, market efficiency

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Perceived Changes in Audit Quality and Firm Value: Evidence From Investors’ Reaction to the Revelation of Limiting Liability Agreements in Audit Engagement Letters

Number of pages: 56 Posted: 07 May 2019 Last Revised: 04 Mar 2020
Henock Louis, Dahlia Robinson and Amy X. Sun
Pennsylvania State University - Smeal College of Business, University of South Florida and University of Houston
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Value of external audits; Liability limiting agreement; Auditor approval

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Insider Trading After Repurchase Tender Offer Announcements: Timing versus Informed Trading

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Insider Trading After Repurchase Tender Offer Announcements: Timing versus Informed Trading

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 05 Sep 2008 Last Revised: 07 Sep 2008
Henock Louis, Amy X. Sun and Hal D. White
Pennsylvania State University - Smeal College of Business, University of Houston and University of Notre Dame
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insider trading, repurchase

Insider Trading after Repurchase Tender Offer Announcements: Timing Versus Informed Trading

Financial Management, Forthcoming
Posted: 08 Sep 2008
Henock Louis, Amy X. Sun and Hal D. White
Pennsylvania State University - Smeal College of Business, University of Houston and University of Notre Dame

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insider trading, repurchase

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Do Analysts Sacrifice Forecast Accuracy for Informativeness?

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Do Analysts Sacrifice Forecast Accuracy for Informativeness?

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 29 May 2012 Last Revised: 17 Dec 2012
Henock Louis, Amy X. Sun and Oktay Urcan
Pennsylvania State University - Smeal College of Business, University of Houston and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Analyst forecast informativeness, Forecast accuracy, Earnings management, Earnings pre-announcements

Do Analysts Sacrifice Forecast Accuracy for Informativeness?

Management Science, Forthcoming
Posted: 16 Sep 2012
Henock Louis, Amy X. Sun and Oktay Urcan
Pennsylvania State University - Smeal College of Business, University of Houston and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Analyst forecast informativeness, Forecast accuracy, Earnings management, Management forecasts

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Long-Term Growth in Housing Prices and Stock Returns

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Long-Term Growth in Housing Prices and Stock Returns

Number of pages: 62 Posted: 06 May 2009 Last Revised: 14 Jul 2011
Henock Louis and Amy X. Sun
Pennsylvania State University - Smeal College of Business and University of Houston
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Housing prices, Home bias, Stock mispricing, Trading strategy, Economic crisis

Long-Term Growth in Housing Prices and Stock Returns

Real Estate Economics, Forthcoming
Posted: 10 Jul 2011
Henock Louis and Amy X. Sun
Pennsylvania State University - Smeal College of Business and University of Houston

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Housing prices, Home bias, Stock mispricing, Trading strategy, Economic crisis

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Abnormal Accruals and Managerial Intent: Evidence from the Timing of Merger Announcements and Completions

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Abnormal Accruals and Managerial Intent: Evidence from the Timing of Merger Announcements and Completions

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 18 Jan 2014 Last Revised: 20 Dec 2014
Henock Louis and Amy X. Sun
Pennsylvania State University - Smeal College of Business and University of Houston
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Abnormal accruals, M&A, Earnings management, Managerial opportunism, Investor inattention, Long-run returns, Friday effect

Abnormal Accruals and Managerial Intent: Evidence from the Timing of Merger Announcements and Completions

Contemporary Accounting Research, Forthcoming
Posted: 18 Dec 2014
Henock Louis and Amy X. Sun
Pennsylvania State University - Smeal College of Business and University of Houston

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M&A, Abnormal accruals, Real earnings management, Managerial opportunism, Investor inattention, Long-run returns, Friday effect

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Growth in Housing Prices and Long-Term Abnormal Stock Returns

Real Estate Economics, Forthcoming
Posted: 22 Feb 2012
Henock Louis and Amy X. Sun
Pennsylvania State University - Smeal College of Business and University of Houston

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Housing prices, Home bias, Stock mispricing, Trading strategy

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Mitigating the Negative Market Reaction Associated with Acquisition Announcements by Cash-Rich Firms

Posted: 15 Feb 2008 Last Revised: 03 Dec 2012
Henock Louis and Amy X. Sun
Pennsylvania State University - Smeal College of Business and University of Houston

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excess cash holdings, mixed financing, acquisition, substitution hypothesis, signaling

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Dividend Changes and the Persistence of Past Earnings Changes

Journal of Finance, Vol. 59, pp. 2093-2116, 2004
Posted: 14 Feb 2007
Adam S. Koch and Amy X. Sun
University of Virginia - McIntire School of Commerce and University of Houston

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