Prof. Qiang Wu

Co-Director (Economic Sustainability)
Professor of Accounting
School of Accounting and Finance
Professor Qiang Wu is a full professor at the School of Accounting and Finance, Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU). Professor Wu holds a Ph.D. degree from the Lally School of Management at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), a Master’s degree from Johns Hopkins University (JHU), and a Bachelor’s degree from Wuhan University of Technology (WUT). Before joining PolyU, Professor Wu was an A.C. Lawrence Faculty Fellow and an associate professor at RPI, and an assistant professor at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). Professor Wu has a broad research interest in accounting and finance. His research topics include tax avoidance, earnings quality, corporate governance, corporate finance, behavioral economics, financial analysts, corporate social responsibility, social capital, gender, and ethical issues. His research works have appeared in several premier journals, including Journal of Accounting Research, The Accounting Review, Journal of Financial Economics, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Contemporary Accounting Research, and Journal of Business Ethics. Professor Wu’s works have also been widely cited by major business media including Bloomberg, CNBC, WAMC, Reuters, Dow Jones Newswires, AICPA, Accounting Today, AAA, CFO Magazine, Catalyst, Bankrate. Professor Wu is an editor of China Accounting and Finance Review, an associate editor of Advances in Accounting, and an associate editor of Journal of Financial Stability.