Education

2006 – 2008 Post-doctoral Student, University of North Carolina

2006 Ph.D., Accounting, Guanghua School of Management, Peking University 

1999 Master, Economics, Central University of Finance and Economics

1996 Bachelor, Economics, Central University of Finance and Economics

Working Experiences

Research Philosophy:

Professor Ye emphasizes on the role of accounting in firms' value creation, and examines how managers' cognitive capabilities shape the development of accounting.

Teaching Philosophy:

Education is to help students to fill the gap between "what they have" and "what they desire" .

The Role of Accounting in Firm Value Creation, Labor and Accounting

Management Accounting, Accounting Research Methodology

Papers

1.Agnes Cheng, Weihang Sun, Kangtao Ye, and Ning Zhang, “The Effect of Auditing on Promoting Exports: Evidence from Private Firms in Emerging Markets”, Management Science, 2020, 66(4): 1692-1716.

2.Shanshan Zhang, Kangtao Ye, Yijing Cui, and Wenjiao Zang, “Large Shareholder Incentives and Auditor Choice”, Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory, 2019, 38(3): 203-222.

3. Oliver Li, Hang Liu, Chenkai Ni, Kangtao Ye, Individual Investors’ Dividend Tax and Corporate Payout Policies, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, 2017, 52(3): 963-990.

4. Michael Welker, Kangtao Ye, Ning Zhang, (Un)intended Consequences of a Mandatory Dividend Payout Regulation for Earnings Management: Evidence from a Natural Experiment, Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance, 2017, 32(4): 510-535.

5. Jigao Zhu, Kangtao Ye, Jennifer Tucker, Johnny Chan, Board Hierarchy, Independent Directors and Firm Value: Evidence from China, Journal of Corporate Finance, 2016, 41: 262-279.

6. Kangtao Ye, Independent Director Cash Compensation and Earnings Management, Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, 2014, 33: 391-400.

7. Xue Wang, Feng Cao, Kangtao Ye, Mandatory CSR Disclosure and Financial Reporting Quality: Evidence from a Quasi-natural Experiment, Journal of Business Ethics, 2016, 152(1): 253-274.

8. Rongli Yuan, Yingli Cheng, Kangtao Ye, Auditor Industry Specialization and Discretionary Accruals: The Role of Client Strategy, The International Journal of Accounting, 2016, 51(2): 217-239.

9. Jiwei Wang, Kangtao Ye, Media Coverage and Firm Valuation, Journal of Business Ethics，2014, 127: 501-511.

10. Jiwei Wang, Kangtao Ye, Managerial Agency Costs of Socialistic Internal Capital Markets: Empirical Evidence from China, Journal of International Financial Management and Accounting, 2014, 25(1): 1-37.

11. Kangtao Ye, Ran Zhang, Do Lenders Value Corporate Social Responsibility? Evidence from China, Journal of Business Ethics, 2011, 104: 197-206.

Book

2011   Related Party Transactions and Agency Issues

2017   Corporate Governance and Competitive Strategy

Key community services

2019– Management Accounting Advisors, the Ministry of Finance;

2016– Member, the Accounting Standards Advisory Committee of the Ministry of Finance;

2015– Member of the Accounting Theory Committee, Accounting Society of China;

2013– Associate Editor, China Journal of Accounting Studies, A Proceeding of the Accounting Society of China.

Honors and Awards

Awards:

2018 Best Teacher of the MBA Program, Renmin Business School, Renmin University of China

2016 National Leading Accounting Scholars

2014 The Second Prize of National Teaching Award of Higher Education, the Ministry of Education

2014 The Second Prize of the 13th Outstanding Research Award in Philosophy and Social Sciences in Beijing

2014 The Second Prize of Annual Outstanding Accounting Papers, the Accounting Society of China;

2011 The First Prize of Outstanding Papers, the Ministry of Finance;

2011 Best Teacher of the Postgraduate Program, Renmin Business School, Renmin University of China.

Media Coverage, Speech at Business Forum :

2017 The Second Business School Forum Roundtable, Xinhuanet;

2015 Roundtable on Inclusive Financial Summit;

2012 Interviewed by Los Angeles Times on restructuring of four major accounting firms.