
Contact
4070 Business Instructional Facility
515 Gregory Dr
Champaign, IL 61820
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Educational Background
- Ph.D., Accounting, University of Iowa, 2015
- Master of Accountancy, University of Iowa, 2008
- B.B.A., Accounting, National Taiwan University, 2006
Positions Held
- Associate Professor of Accountancy, Accountancy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2024 to present
- Assistant Professor of Accountancy, Accountancy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2016-2024
- Lecturer, University of Washington-Seattle, 2015-2016
Recent Publications
- Chen, C., Melessa, S., Mergenthaler, R., & Ohn, H. Forthcoming. Measuring Cash Flows: A Guide for Researchers. The Accounting Review.
- Chen, C., Heflin, F., Ryu, P., & Wang, J. Forthcoming. Right on Target: Is Public Disclosure of Non-GAAP Earnings Associated with M&A Efficiency. Contemporary Accounting Research.
- Chen, C., & Li, L. (2023). Is Hiring Fast a Good Sign? The Informativeness of Job Vacancy Duration for Future Firm Profitability. Review of Accounting Studies, 28 1316-1353.
- Chen, C., Correia, M., & Urcan, O. (2023). Accounting for Leases and Corporate Investment. The Accounting Review, 98 (3), 109-133.
Other Publications
Articles
- Chen, C. (2019). The Disciplinary Role of Financial Statements: Evidence from Mergers and Acquisitions of Privately Held Targets. Journal of Accounting Research, 57 (2), 391-430.
- Chen, C., Hepfer, B., Quinn, P., & Wilson, R. (2018). The Effect of Tax-Motivated Income Shifting on Information Asymmetry. Review of Accounting Studies, 23 958-1004.
- Chen, C., Collins, D., Kravet, T., & Mergenthaler, R. (2018). Financial Statement Comparability and the Efficiency of Acquisition Decisions. Contemporary Accounting Research, 35 (1), 164-202.
Presentations
- Chen, C., & Li, L. (2022). Is Hiring Fast a Good Sign? The Informativeness of Job Vacancy Duration for Future Firm Profitability. Review of Accounting Studies Annual Conference, Stanford Graduate School of Business.
- Chen, C., Hepfer, B., Quinn, P., & Wilson, R. (2017). The Effect of Income Shifting on the Information Environment: Evidence from Two-Stage Least Squares and SFAS 131. Review of Accounting Studies Annual Conference.
- Chen, C. (2017). The Disciplinary Role of Financial Statements: Evidence from Mergers and Acquistitions aof Privately Held Targets. Journal of Accounting Research Conference.
- Chen, C. (2015). Financial Statement Comparability and the Efficiency of Acquisition Decisions. 30th Contemporary Accounting Research Conference.
Honors and Awards
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Faculty Fellowship, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2023 to present
- List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by their Students, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Grants
- Research Support Award, Campus Research Board, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2016-2018
Teaching Interests
Financial Accounting and Financial Statement Analysis
Research Interests
Capital Markets; Financial Reporting; Corporate Investments; Merger and Acquisitions; Disclosures
Current Courses
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Advanced Financial Reporting (ACCY 410) Current authoritative accounting standards and applications to accounting practice. Topics do not represent the full range of financial reporting issues, but are selected based on relevance of the underlying business transaction, complexity of the topic, consistency of applicable standard with underlying reporting concepts, and transferability of the standard to other accounting issues.
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FSA for MBAs (ACCY 531) Gives professionals exposure to the knowledge and skills necessary to analyze, interpret, understand, and use financial information to make informed decisions. Students will use a variety of tools to break apart financial reports into meaningful units for analysis, to forecast financial statements, and to value a business entity. Content will be discussed from the perspective of investors, creditors, and other users of financial statements.
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Doctoral Research Seminar (ACCY 594) Seminars in various accounting areas designed to enhance the research abilities of doctoral students and to assist them in preparing research proposals; these include Behavioral Dimensions, Public Sector, Tax, Auditing, Managerial, and others announced in the Class Schedule.
Contact
4070 Business Instructional Facility
515 Gregory Dr
Champaign, IL 61820