Ivy Profile

Academic History

• Ph.D., Accounting, University of Kansas, 2018

• Master of Science, Applied Economics, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, 2013

• MAcc, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, 2012

• Bachelor, Financial Management, Nanjing University, 2010

• Visiting Student, American University, 2008

Expertise

• Auditing (e.g., audit partner, audit risk)

• Financial Accounting (e.g., labor economics, insider trading, ESG)

• Information Systems (e.g., cyber risks, ERP)

• Empirical Corporate Finance (e.g. Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate governance)

Awards

Selected Publications

• Eaton, Gregory, Guo, Feng, Liu, Tingting, & Tu, Danni (forthcoming) "The Cost of Equity: Evidence from Investment Banking Valuations. ", Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Link to Paper

• Guo, F., Liu, T., & Tu, D. (2023) "Neglected Peers in Merger Valuations", Review of Financial Studies, 36 (8):3257-3310. Link to Paper

• Gao, B., Guo, F., Lisic, L. L., & Omer, T. C. (2023) "Enforcement of Non-Compete Agreements, Outside Employment Opportunities, and Insider Trading", Contemporary Accounting Research, 40 (2):1250-1279. Link to Paper

• Guo, F., Li, Y., Maruping, L. M., & Masli, A. (2023) "Complementarity between investment in information technology (IT) and IT human resources: Implications for different types of firm innovation", Information Systems Research, 34 (3):811-1319. Link to Paper

• Guo, F., Liu, Y., Wang, M., & Zhang, Y. (2022) "When the Presidential Candidate Comes to Town: The Impact of Donald J. Trump’s Campaign Rallies on Local Firms’ Environmental and Social Performance", Journal of Business Ethics, :1-22. Link to Paper

• Guo, F., Lisic, L. L., Pittman, J., Seidel, T. A., Zhou, M., & Zhou, Y. (2022) "Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me: The long-term impact of Arthur Andersen’s demise on partners’ audit quality", Contemporary Accounting Research, 39 (3):1986-2022. Link to Paper

• Guo, F., Luo, X., Wheeler, P. R., Yang, L., Zhao, X., & Zhang, Y. (2021) "Enterprise Resource Planning Systems and XBRL Reporting Quality", Journal of Information Systems, ForthcomingLink to Paper

• Eaton, G. W., Guo, F., Liu, T., & Officer, M. S. (2022) "Peer Selection and Valuation in Mergers and Acquisitions", Journal of Financial Economics, 146 (1):230-255. Link to Paper

• Guo, F., Masli, A., Xu, Y., & Zhang, J. H. (2021) "Corporate Innovation and the Auditor's Assessment of Going Concern", Accounting Horizons, ForthcomingLink to Paper

• Guo, F., Lin, C., Masli, A., & Wilkins, M. S. (2020) "Auditor Responses to Shareholder Activism", Contemporary Accounting Research, ForthcomingLink to Paper

• Guo, F., Walton, S., Wheeler, P. R., & Zhang, Y. (2020) "Early Disruptors: Examining the Determinants and Consequences of Blockchain Early Adoption", Journal of Information Systems, ForthcomingLink to Paper

• Abernathy, J. L., Guo, F., Kubick, T. R., & Masli, A. (2019) "Financial Statement Footnote Readability and Corporate Audit Outcomes", Auditing, 38 (2):1-26. Link to Paper

• Ettredge, M., Guo, F., & Li, Y. (2018) "Trade Secrets and Cybersecurity Breaches.", Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, 37 (6):564-585. Link to Paper

• Guo, F., Kubick, T. R., & Masli, A. (2018) "The Effects of Restatements for Misreporting on Auditor Scrutiny of Peer Firms.", Accounting Horizons, 32 (1):65-85. Link to Paper

• Ettredge, M., Fuerherm, E. E., Guo, F., & Li, C. (2017) "Client pressure and auditor independence: Evidence from the "Great Recession" of 2007-2009.", Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, 36 (4):262-283. Link to Paper