Biography
Wei Wang is an Associate Professor of Accounting and Director of the Master of Accountancy program at Temple University’s Fox School of Business. His research examines financial institutions, debt contracting, capital markets, and sustainability accounting, with a particular focus on how institutional arrangements—such as standard setting, regulation, private contracting, and the market for corporate control—shape financial and non-financial reporting practices. His work has appeared in leading academic journals, including The Accounting Review, Review of Accounting Studies, Journal of Accounting and Economics, Journal of Accounting Research, Contemporary Accounting Research, and Management Science. He was a recipient of the inaugural 2023 AAA-AACSB-RRBM Award for Research Impacting Societal Challenges. Wei holds a Ph.D. in Accounting from the University of Missouri-Columbia, an M.S.A. from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, and a B.A. from Lake Forest College.
Research Interests
- Financial institutions
- Credit loss accounting
- Debt contracting and negotiation
- Corporate governance
- Mergers and acquisitions
Courses Taught
Number | Name | Level |
|---|---|---|
ACCT 3526 | Accounting Information Systems | Undergraduate |
ACCT 9002 | Seminar in Financial Accounting Theory | Graduate |
Selected Publications
Recent
Wang, W. (2022). Accounting Restatements and Bank Liquidity Creation. The Accounting Review, 97(6), 445-473. American Accounting Association. doi: 10.2308/tar-2018-0037.
Basu, S., Vitanza, J., Wang, W., & Zhu, X.R. (2022). Walking the walk? Bank ESG disclosures and home mortgage lending. Review of Accounting Studies, 27(3), 779-821. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. doi: 10.1007/s11142-022-09691-3.
Francis, J.R. & Wang, W. (2021). Common Auditors and Private Bank Loans*. Contemporary Accounting Research, 38(1), 793-832. Wiley. doi: 10.1111/1911-3846.12617.
Basu, S., Vitanza, J., & Wang, W. (2020). Asymmetric loan loss provision models. Journal of Accounting and Economics, 70(2-3). doi: 10.1016/j.jacceco.2020.101359.