Amy Sun

Assistant Professor of Accounting
Department: Accounting
Office: 375 Business Building
Phone: 814-863-7071
Fax: 814-863-8393
E-mail: aus17@psu.edu
Member of Faculty Since: 2005

Introduction

Professor Sun's research focuses on the effect of financial disclosure on capital markets and the role of accounting information in investment decisions. Her teaching interests include financial accounting and corporate financial reporting.

Expertise

Financial disclosure and corporate financial reporting, Earnings management, Analyst earnings forecasts, Market anomalies

Publication List

with H. Louis and O. Urcan, "Value of cash holdings and accounting conservatism", Contemporary Accounting Research, forthcoming, pp..

with H. Louis, "Long-term growth in housing prices and stock returns", Real Estate Economics, forthcoming, pp..

with H. Louis, "Earnings management and the post-earnings announcement drift", Financial Management, 40(3), 591-621.

with H. Louis, "Investor Inattention and the Market Reaction to Merger Announcements", Management Science, 56 (10), 1781-1793.

with H. Louis, and H. White, "Insider trading after repurchase tender offer announcements: Timing versus informed trading", Financial Management, 39(1), 301-322.

with G. Gong, and H. Louis, "Earnings management, lawsuits, and stock-for-stock acquirers market performance", Journal of Accounting and Economics, 46(1), 62-77 .

with G. Gong, and H. Louis, "Earnings management and firm performance following open-market repurchases", Journal of Finance, 63(2), 947-986.

with A. Koch, "Dividend changes and the persistence of past earnings changes", Journal of Finance, October 2004, 59(5), 2093-2116.

Education

Ph.D., Accounting, Carnegie Mellon University,   

Courses

ACCTG 472, Intermediate Accounting II
ACCTG 597, Advanced Empirical Research in Accounting