Faculty Profile

Dr Jungbae Kim joined Singapore Management University after completing his PhD and MPhil in accounting at Stern School of Business, New York University. He completed his MS in Accounting and BA in Business Administration and Economics at Seoul National University. His research interests include accounting oversight, political economy, environmental reporting, and household finance. He teaches data analytics with R programming to accounting undergraduate students.

Education

PhD in Accounting, New York University, 2020
MPhill in Accounting, New York University, 2019
MS in Accounting, Seoul National University, 2015 
BA in Business Administration/Economics, Seoul National University, 2013

Research Interests

PCAOB
Political Economy
Environmental Reporting
Household Finance

Teaching Interests

Data Analytics
Financial Accounting
Auditing

Selected Recognition and Awards

Lee Kong Chian Fellowship (2024-2026)
Best Paper Award from the UTS Accounting Conference (2024)
SMU Research Capability Building Fund (2023-2024)
Most Promising Researcher (2022)
SMU Della Suantio Fellowship (2021)

Selected Appointments

SMU PhD in Accounting Committee (2025-Present)
Track Chair, AAA Annual Meeting FARS Section (2025)
SMU Workshop Coordinator (2024-Present)
Interviewer, Admission for SMU BAcc Program (2021-Present), Faculty Recruitment (2023), Accounting PhD Program (2026-Present)

Selected Publications

Political Costs and Strategic Corporate Communication, with Christine Cuny and Mihir N. Mehta, Journal of Accounting and Economics, Forthcoming

Buy Now Pay (Pain?) Later, with Ed deHaan, Ben Lourie, and Chenqi Zhu, Management Science, 2024, Volume 70, Issue 8, 5586-5598

The Effect of PCAOB Inspections on Corporate Innovation: Evidence from Deficiencies about the Valuation of Intangibles. Review of Accounting Studies, 2024, Volume 29, Issue 2, 1491-1523

Public Audit Oversight and the Originate-to-Distribute Model, with Daniel Aobdia and Yiwei Dou. Journal of Accounting and Economics, 2021, Volume 72, Issue 1, 101420

Politically Connected Governments, with Christine Cuny and Mihir N Mehta. Journal of Accounting Research, 2020, Volume 58, Issue 4, 915-952

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