Dr Kevin Li
Associate Professor
School of Accounting and Finance
College of Business and Law
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD as Principal Supervisor - email supervisor to discuss availability.
I am currently an Associate Professor/Reader at Adelaide Business School. Prior to my move to Adelaide, I had been working for UNSW Sydney since 2015 as a Lecturer (2015-2020) and Senior Lecturer (2020-2024). My teaching expertise focuses on financial accounting, business data analytics and consolidation accounting. Additionally, I hold memberships with the Chinese Institute of Certified Public Accountants (CICPA) and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). My research interests include securities regulation, stock price discovery surrounding earning announcements, credit default swaps, dividends and other topics in the empirical accounting and finance. I obtained my PhD in Accounting from The University of Melbourne in 2015.
| Date | Position | Institution name |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 - ongoing | Associate Professsor | University of Adelaide |
| 2020 - 2024 | Senior Lecturer | UNSW Sydney |
| 2015 - 2020 | Lecturer | UNSW Sydney |
| Date | Type | Title | Institution Name | Country | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Award | Abacus Top Cited Article 2020 | Abacus | Australia | - |
| 2020 | Award | AAA International Accounting Section Midyear Miami Best Paper Award | AAA | United States | - |
| 2015 | Award | Highly Commended Certificate for AFAANZ Best PhD Thesis Award | AFAANZ | Australia | - |
| Language | Competency |
|---|---|
| Chinese (Mandarin) | Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review |
| English | Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 - 2015 | University of Melbourne | Australia | PhD in Accounting |
| 2007 - 2010 | Xi'an Jiaotong University | China | MPhil in Management |
| 2003 - 2007 | Xi'an Jiaotong University | China | Bachelor in Management |
| Date | Title | Institution name | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | ACCA | Association of Chartered Certified Accountants | United Kingdom |
| — | CICPA | Chinese Institute of Certified Public Accoutants | - |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Feng, T., Jiang, X., Abdul, Q., & Li, C. (2026). Does Speed of Pro-Market Reforms Stifle Firm ESG Engagement?. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, 1-41. |
| 2025 | Li, K., He, W., & Si, Y. (2025). Is auditors' migration status associated with their performance?. European Accounting Review, 34(4), 1365-1390. Scopus1 WoS1 |
| 2025 | Coulton, J., & Li, C. (2025). Dividend imputation in Australia: Franking credits, tax changes and payout policy. Australian Tax Forum, 40(2), 193-224. |
| 2025 | Zhang, Y., Kang, H., & Li, K. (2025). Investor Perceptions of Mandatory Quarterly Interim Management Statements. Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, 54, 20 pages. |
| 2024 | Li, K., Deng, X., & De Groote, S. (2024). Dividend Signaling and Investor Protection: An International Comparison. Journal of Contemporary Accounting and Economics, 20(3), 14 pages. Scopus4 WoS5 |
| 2023 | Landsman, W. R., Li, C. K., & Donny Zhao, J. (2023). CDS Trading Initiation, Information Asymmetry, and Dividend Payout. Management Science, 69(1), 684-701. Scopus11 WoS10 |
| 2021 | Morris, R. D., Dai, L., De Groote, S., Holmes, E., Lau, L., Li, C. K., & Nguyen, P. (2021). Coping with COVID: pivoting perspectives from teaching a third-year undergraduate financial accounting course. Accounting Research Journal, 34(3), 279-289. Scopus4 |
| 2021 | Jia, Q., Li, C. K., & Si, Y. (2021). Specifying Dividend Provisions in Response to Dividend Regulation: Evidence from China. Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, 57(14), 4121-4142. Scopus1 WoS1 |
| 2021 | Li, C. K. (2021). Wealth effects of dividend regulation: Evidence from China. Australian Journal of Management, 46(2), 197-223. |
| 2021 | He, C., Li, C. K., Monroe, G. S., & Si, Y. (2021). Diversity of Signing Auditors and Audit Quality. AUDITING: A Journal of Practice & Theory, 40(3), 27-52. Scopus29 WoS23 |
| 2020 | Jackson, A. B., Li, C., & Morris, R. D. (2020). Earnings <scp>Co‐movements</scp> and the Informativeness of Earnings. Abacus, 56(3), 295-319. |
| 2020 | Li, C. K., Luo, J. -H., & Soderstrom, N. S. (2020). Air pollution and analyst information production. Journal of Corporate Finance, 60, 101536. Scopus48 WoS47 |
| 2020 | He, W., Jackson, A. B., & Li, C. K. (2020). Hierarchy and Performance of Analyst Teams. European Accounting Review, 29(5), 877-900. Scopus10 WoS10 |
| 2019 | He, W., Kim, J. -B., Li, C. K., & Si, Y. (2019). Goodwill and Stock Price Crash Risk: An International Study. |
| 2018 | He, W., & Li, C. K. (2018). The effects of a comply-or-explain dividend regulation in China. Journal of Corporate Finance, 52, 53-72. Scopus36 WoS33 |
| 2017 | Li, C. K., Luo, J. H., & Soderstrom, N. S. (2017). Market response to expected regulatory costs related to haze. Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, 36(3), 201-219. Scopus24 WoS19 |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Li, K., & De Groot, S. (2023). Why you’re probably paying more interest on your mortgage than you think. The Conversation; Yahoo; ABC; SBS. |
| 2019 | Li, C., & Soderstrom, N. (2019). Smoke haze hurts financial markets as well as the environment. The Conversation. |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Chang, Y., Jia, Q., Li, C., & wang, J. (2026). The Effect of Mandatory CSR Disclosure on Firm Environmental Violations. DOI |
| 2024 | He, W., Li, C., & Si, Y. (2024). Is auditors' migration status associated with their performance?. DOI |
| 2019 | He, W., Kim, J. -B., Li, C., & Si, Y. (2019). Goodwill and Stock Price Crash Risk: An International Study. DOI |
| 2018 | Li, C. (2018). Wealth Effects of Dividend Regulation: Evidence from China. DOI |
| 2016 | Li, C., Luo, J. -H., & Soderstrom, N. S. (2016). Market Response to Regulatory Costs Related to Haze. DOI |
Introduction to Financial Accounting
Consolidation Accounting
Current issues in Financial Accounting
Accounting Data Analytics
Empirical methodology in Accounting Research
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Program | Degree Type | Student Load | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Co-Supervisor | Impact of ESG on the stock prices of listed companies from investor sentiment perspective | Master of Philosophy | Master | Full Time | Miss Sijie Weng |
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Location | Program | Supervision Type | Student Load | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 - 2022 | Principal Supervisor | The signalling value of dividends: a cross-country analysis | UNSW Sydney | - | Honours | Full Time | Shelly Deng |
| 2021 - 2024 | Co-Supervisor | Information disclosure | UNSW Sydney | - | Postdoctorate | Full Time | Yuchen Zhang |
| 2018 - 2018 | Co-Supervisor | Earnings predictability | UNSW Sydney | - | Honours | Full Time | Kelwin Tang |
| Date | Title | Type | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 - ongoing | Deputy Editor | Editorial | Accounting and Finance | - |
| 2022 - ongoing | Editorial Board | Editorial | Journal of Accounting and Public Policy | - |
| 2015 - ongoing | Editorial Board | Editorial | Accounting and Finance | - |
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