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Stephen Lin
Associate Professor
Knight Ridder Center Research Professor
School of Accounting
College of Business Administration
Florida International University
11200 SW 8 Street, RB 237 B
Miami, FL 33199
Phone: 305-348-3253
Email: lins@fiu.edu

EDUCATION

PhD, University of Manchester, England
MA, Lancaster University, England
BAA, Soochow University, Taiwan

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  • Income measurement
  • Reporting and financial performance
  • Accounting anomaly
  • International accounting and financial reporting
  • corporate governance
  • Share repurchases

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

He is an ad hoc reviewer for the Journal of Business Finance and Accounting and British Accounting Review. Dr. Lin’s research has been published in the Review of Accounting Studies, Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, Issues in Accounting Education, Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, Accounting and Business Research, British Accounting Review, European Financial Management, and Journal of Corporate Finance. Before joining Florida International University, Dr. Lin was a senior lecturer of Accountancy at the Manchester Business School in England.

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Lin, Stephen W., N. Strong, "Accounting Conservatism and the Cost of Equity Capital: UK Evidence," Managerial Finance, 35.4 (Spring 2009): 325-345.

Dedman, Elisabeth, S. Wen-jen. Lin, A. Prakash, C. Chang, "Voluntary Disclosure and Its Impact on Share Prices: Evidence from the UK Biotechnology Sector," Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, 27.3 (May/June 2008): 195-216.

Lee, Edward, S. Wen-jen. Lin, "Corporate Sell Offs in the UK: Use of Proceeds, Financial Distress, and Long Run Impact on Shareholder Wealth," European Financial Management, 14.2 (March 2008): 222-242.

Choi, Y S., S. Wen-jen. Lin, M. Walker, S. Young, "Disagreement Over the Persistence of Earnings Components: Evidence on the Properties of Management-Specific Adjustments to GAAP Earnings," Review of Accounting Studies, 12.4 (December 2007): 595-623.

Henry, Elaine, S. Wen-jen. Lin, Y. Yang, "Weak Signal: Evidence of IFRS and U.S. GAAP Convergence from Nokia's 20-F Reconciliations," Issues in Accounting Education, 22.4 (November 2007): 709-720.

Chen, , J. Liang, S. Wen-jen. Lin, "Unexpected Earnings, Abnormal Accruals, and Changes in CEO Bonuses," International Journal of Accounting Studies (2006): 25-50.

Lin, Stephen W., "Testing the Information Set Perspective of UK Financial Reporting Standard No. 3: Reporting Financial Performance," Journal of Business, Finance and Accounting (September-October 2006): 1110-1141.

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