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Wen Yu

Associate Professor

  • Education

  • BE, Accounting, Central University of Finance and Economics
    MS, Accounting, Case Western Reserve University - Weatherhead School of Management
    PhD, Accounting, Case Western Reserve University - Weatherhead School of Management

  • Research Interests
  • Accounting education

Wen Yu is an associate professor in the Accounting Department at the University of St. Thomas Opus College of Business.

Yu's work is motivated by the desire to better understand the role of corporate disclosure and managerial finance decisions in the allocation of resources in a capital market economy. Her research articles have been published in the Journal of Financial Economics, the Journal of Financial Markets, Financial Management and Financial Markets and Portfolio Management. She teaches Introduction to Financial Accounting and Intermediate Accounting. She also conducts research in accounting education.

  • Chan, K., Nayar, N., Singh, A., & Yu, W. (2018). Information content of offer-date revelations: A fresh look at seasoned equity offerings. Financial Management, (47)(3), pp. 519-552
  • Lin, J. C., Singh, A. K., Sun, S., & Yu, W. (2014). Price delay premium and liquidity risk. Journal of Financial Markets, (17), pp. 150-173
  • Matson, D. M., & Yu, W. (2011). Dr. Sterling's disability insurance claim: A case study. Journal of Forensic and Investigative Accounting, (3)(2), pp. 417-439
  • Nayar, N., Singh, A., & Yu, W. (2011). Unraveling a puzzle: The case of value line timeliness rank upgrades. Financial Markets and Portfolio Management, (25)(4), pp. 379-409
  • Fogarty, T. J., & Yu, W. (2010). The sustainability of success: Distinguishing the lucky from the good in the stacked deck of academic accounting. Accounting Educators' Journal, (20), pp. 63-89
  • Lin, J. C., Singh, A., & Yu, W. (2009). Stock splits, trading continuity, and the cost of equity capital. Journal of Financial Economics, (93)(3), pp. 474-489
  • Yu, W. (2015). Managerial opportunism and earnings surprises: An investigation of insider trading and perceived market valuation divergence. Scholar's Press, OmniScriptum GmbH & Co
  • Matson, D. M., & Yu, W. (2013). Case Studies in Forensic Accounting and Fraud Auditing. In D. Larry Crumbley, Wilson A. LaGraize, and Christopher E. Peters (Ed.), Dr. Sterling's disability insurance claim - Case Study 6 (pp. 39-52). Chicago, IL: Wolters Kluwer CCH
  • Outstanding Research Paper Award, National Taiwan University International Conference on Finance, 2008
  • TFA Outstanding Paper Award, KFA & TFA Joint Conference in Finance, Seoul, South Korea, 2012
  • Weatherhead School of Management, 2002
  • Presentations
  • "Information content of offer-date revelations: A fresh look at seasoned equity offerings" World Finance Conference, Buenos Aires, Argentina, July 01, 2015
  • "Market reaction, revised proceeds, and the classification of seasoned equity offerings" New York Accounting and Finance Forum (NYAFF), New York, New York, September 01, 2013
  • "Market reaction, revised proceeds, and the classification of seasoned equity offerings" Financial Management Association (FMA) European Conference, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, June 01, 2013
  • "Market reaction, revised proceeds, and the classification of seasoned equity offerings" OCB Faculty Research Symposium, Minneapolis, Minnesota, April 01, 2013
  • "Market reaction, revised proceeds, and the classification of seasoned equity offerings" FMA - Financial Management Association, Atlanta, Georgia, October 01, 2012
  • "Market reaction, revised proceeds, and the classification of seasoned equity offerings" KFA - Korean Finance Association and TFA - Taiwan Finance Association Joint Conference, Seoul, South Korea, September 01, 2012
  • "Market reaction, revised proceeds, and the classification of seasoned equity offerings" World Finance Conference, Rio, Brazil, July 01, 2012
  • "Market reaction, revised proceeds, and the classification of seasoned equity offerings" AFA - American Finance Association, Chicago, IL, January 01, 2012
  • "Investor recognition, price delay, and liquidity risk" College of Business, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China, July 01, 2011
  • "Investor recognition, price delay, and liquidity risk" FMA - Financial Management Association, New York, NY, October 01, 2010
  • "Dr. Sterling's disability insurance claim: A case study" Forensic and Investigative Accounting Conference, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, May 01, 2010
  • "The sustainability of success: Distinguishing the Lucky from the good in the stacked deck of academic accounting" AAA - American Accounting Association, New York, New York, August 01, 2009
  • "Investor recognition, price delay, and liquidity risk" Taiwan Finance Association Annual Meeting, Taiwan, June 01, 2009
  • "Stock splits, trading continuity, and the cost of equity capital" NTU International Conference, Taiwan, December 01, 2008
  • "Unraveling a puzzle: The case of value line timeliness rank upgrades" FMA - Financial Management Association, Dallas, TX, October 01, 2008
  • "Stock splits, trading continuity, and the cost of equity capital" FMA - Financial Management Association, Dallas, TX, October 01, 2008
  • "Stock splits, trading continuity, and the cost of equity capital" Asian Finance & Nippon Finance Association, Japan, July 01, 2008
  • "Unraveling a puzzle: The case of value line timeliness rank upgrades" EFMA - European Financial Management Association, Czech Republic, June 01, 2008
  • "Earnings valuation and insider trading" AAA - American Accounting Association Midwest Regional, Detroit, Michigan, January 01, 2008
  • "Stock splits, trading continuity, and the cost of equity capital" Theories and Practices of Securities and Financial Markets Conference, Taiwan, December 01, 2007
  • "Stock splits, trading continuity, and the cost of equity capital" Theories and Practices of Securities and Financial Markets Conference, Taiwan, December 01, 2007
  • "Managerial opportunism and earnings surprises: An investigation of insider trading and perceived market valuation divergence" AAA - American Accounting Association Midwest Regional, Columbus, Ohio, May 01, 2007
  • "Dual-class splits and stock liquidity" International Conference on Finance, Singapore, January 01, 2007
  • "Managerial opportunism and earnings surprises: An investigation of insider trading and perceived market valuation divergence" Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, November 01, 2006
  • "Managerial opportunism and earnings surprises: An investigation of insider trading and perceived market valuation divergence" University of St. Thomas, Saint Paul, MN, November 01, 2006
  • "Managerial opportunism and earnings surprises: An investigation of insider trading and perceived market valuation divergence" University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire, WI, November 01, 2006
  • "Managerial opportunism and earnings surprises: An investigation of insider trading and perceived market valuation divergence" University of MN, Duluth, MN, November 01, 2006
  • "Missing the target: Managerial opportunism and bad earnings news" Case Western University, Cleveland, Ohio, November 01, 2004
  • "Incremental value-relevance of firm-specific earnings quality in security valuation" AAA - American Accounting Association Midwest Regional, North Dublin,, Ohio, May 01, 2003
  • Associate Professor, University of St. Thomas, St Paul / Mpls (2013 - present)
  • Assistant Professor, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul / Mpls (2007 - 2013)
  • Professional Memberships
  • AAA - American Accounting Association
  • AFA - American Finance Association
  • FARS - Financial Accounting & Reporting Section
  • Honorary Member of Beta Gamma Sigma