Faculty Profile

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Wei Ting Loh is an accomplished accounting scholar whose research on prosocial leadership, financial reporting quality, and institutional investor networks has been published in leading journals and recognized internationally.

Recognized for rigorous empirical research that bridges behavioral insights and accounting practice; contributions inform both academic understanding and policy debates on disclosure quality, governance, and market transparency; awarded for excellence in reviewing and teaching.

Focused research areas include Examines the intersection of managerial characteristics (e.g., prosocial CEOs), financial reporting practices, and capital market outcomes; explores how information flows within institutional investor networks and the implications for market efficiency and firm value.

Areas of Expertise

Corporate Reporting & DisclosureFinancial Reporting QualityEarnings Management / Manipulation - Incentives and ConsequencesVoluntary DisclosuresCorporate GovernanceAuditing & Risk ManagementBoard of Directors and Corporate DisclosureFinancial Intermediation & InformationInformation AsymmetryAnalystsAnd Cost of CapitalPrivate Information and Public DisclosureInstitutional Investors and Short Sellers

Latest Publications

Wei Ting obtained her PhD from the University of Washington in 2022. Prior to her doctoral studies, she worked in the investment banking industry where she was involved in the valuation of financial products and in Private Wealth Management. Her research interests involve information intermediaries, earnings quality, and the effect of manager characteristics on firms’ corporate policies. Her research has been published in the Review of Accounting Studies and has been featured in media outlets such as Seattle’s Morning News. She has taught accounting courses at both Singapore Management University and the University of Washington.

Education

PhD in Accounting, University of Washington, 2022
MSc in Business Administration, University of Washington, 2019
BAcc, Singapore Management University, 2012

Research Interests

Information Intermediaries
Earnings quality
Valuation

Teaching Interests

Financial statement analysis
Management accounting

Selected Recognition and Awards

Best Reviewer Award for Hawaii Accounting Research Conference, 2021
Teaching Excellence Award, Singapore Management University, 2017
SMU-MOE Overseas PhD Scholarship, 2017 - 2022
CPA Australia Award for Top Bachelor of Accountancy Graduate, Singapore Management University, 2012

Selected Appointments

Ad Hoc reviewer for Journal of Accounting and Economics, Contemporary Accounting Research, Journal of Financial Reporting

Selected Publications

“Prosocial CEOs and Accounting Manipulation”, with Mei Feng, Weili Ge, and Zhejia Ling. Contemporary Accounting Research (Forthcoming). ) (Code).

“Local Thinking Bias”, with Ed deHaan and Charles Lee. The Accounting Review (Forthcoming)

“Information Sharing within Institutional Investor Networks”, solo-authored. Journal of Accounting and Economics (2025)

“A Rating System to Evaluate Non-GAAP Exclusion Quality” , with Patricia Dechow and Annika Wang. Review of Accounting Studies (2025)

“Prosocial CEOs, Corporate Policies, and Firm Value”, with Mei Feng, Weili Ge, and Zhejia Ling. Review of Accounting Studies (2024).

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