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Personal Statement
Dr Yu-Lin Hsu is a Lecturer in the Department of Accounting and Finance at the University of Strathclyde. Before joining Strathclyde in January 2018, she was an assistant professor at the National Cheng Kung University from 2016 to 2018.
She has abundant research and teaching experience, including working as a postdoctoral researcher at the National Cheng Kung University, being a research assistant at the National Taiwan University and the Abertay University, and being a tutor at the University of Strathclyde and the University of St Andrews.
Yu-Lin has a strong and diverse educational background. She received a PhD in Accounting and Finance from the University of Strathclyde. She holds a Master’s degree in Finance from the National Taiwan University. Her undergraduate degree was in Economics and Quantitative Finance (a dual degree) at the National Tsing Hua University.
Her research mainly focuses on financial reporting and non-financial reporting. She investigates how companies choose their accounting standards and methods, and explores the rationale behind these decisions and the consequences. Her current research also covers work on accounting choices of SMEs and private firms, machine learning in CSR reports, corporate governance, and carbon emissions. Her work, covering accounting, finance, and economics, has been published in peer reviewed journals such as Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, Accounting Horizons, and International Review of Financial Analysis. She also serves as a peer reviewer for international journals such as the British Accounting Review, Journal of International Accounting Research, and Journal of Accounting and Public Policy.
One of her research projects on British firms’ accounting choices for their parents’ financial statements was funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan (2016-2017). She has also been awarded EUR 32,000 from the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation, Taiwan, for a two-year research project, collaborated with scholars in the National Cheng Kung University, on “The Analysis of Adopting Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures”.
Research Interests
- Financial Reporting (corporate decision-making in accounting)
- IFRS
- Earnings Management
- Non-Financial Reporting (CSR; carbon emission)
- Corporate Governance
Teaching Interests
- Financial Accounting and Financial Accounting Theory
- Management Accounting
- Research Methods
- Behavioural Finance
- Econometrics
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Firm Characteristics and Accounting Choices Within Corporate Groups
1/08/16 → 31/07/17
Project: Research
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Firm-value effects of carbon emissions and carbon disclosures: evidence from Taiwan
Han, Y-G., Huang, H-W., Liu, W-P. & Hsu, Y-L., 1 Sept 2023, In: Accounting Horizons. p. 1-21 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Reconsideration of IFRS adoption, and audit fees: evidence from UK private firms
Hsu, Y-L. & Chen, N-Y., 26 Apr 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: The International Journal of Accounting. 65 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Datasets
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Data for "Stated preferences: Accounting costs and benefits of UK firms 2013-2014"
Hsu, Y. (Creator), Reid, G. (Creator) & Smith, J. (Creator), University of Strathclyde, 4 Mar 2021
DOI: 10.15129/51540e98-0613-4772-9f9a-fe0b908473bb
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Data for: "Stated preference approach: Accounting costs and benefits of Taiwanese firms 2013-2014"
Hsu, Y. (Creator) & Reid, G. (Creator), University of Strathclyde, 18 Mar 2021
DOI: 10.15129/fd9fbdcd-1852-4ad2-9403-23f4310ff600
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Thesis
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A stated preference approach to the choice of financial reporting regimes and techniques
Author: Hsu, Y., 29 Sept 2015Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
Prizes
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2019 Strathclyde Teaching Excellence Awards nomination
Hsu, Yu-Lin (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Other distinction
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Dissertation Fellowships, Chiang Ching-Kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange
Hsu, Yu-Lin (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
Activities
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2021 Asia Pacific Management Conference
Yu-Lin HSU (Participant)
28 Oct 2021 → 29 Oct 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organiser of major conference
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2021 FMA Virtual European Conference
Yu-Lin HSU (Participant)
15 Jun 2021 → 18 Jun 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference