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Yan Sun, Ph.D.

Department Chair; Professor
Gustave K. Klausner Endowed Professor of Accounting
Department of Accounting

Education

  • Ph.D. in Accounting, Washington University in St. Louis
  • M.S. in Economics, Baylor University
  • B.S. in Accounting, Nankai University (China)

Research Interests

Financial Accounting and Reporting, with a Focus on Corporate Disclosures, Accounting Quality, and Financial Statement Analysis.

Publications and Media Placements

Frankel, R., Jia, Y., & Sun, Y. 2025. WSJ Reporting of Price-to-Earnings Ratios and Attention to Earnings. Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, 49(1), Article 107279.

Hurwitz, H., & Sun, Y. 2023. Regulation Fair Disclosure and Long-horizon Management Earnings Forecasts. Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, 50(9-10), 1808-1835.

Ahmed, A., Chen, L., Duellman, S., & Sun, Y. 2023. Targets’ Accounting Conservatism and the Gains from Acquisition. Contemporary Accounting Research, 40(1), 7-40 (Lead Article).
   
Jia, Y., Seetharaman, A., Sun, Y., & Wang, X. 2023. Relative Performance Goals and Management Earnings Guidance. Journal of Business Ethics, 183, 1045-1071. 

Chemmanur, T., Qin, J., Sun, Y., Yu, Q., & Zheng, X. 2020. How Does Greater Bank Competition Affect Borrower Screening?
Evidence from a Natural Experiment Based on China’s WTO Entry. Journal of Corporate Finance, 65, Article 101776

Frankel, R., & Sun, Y. 2018. Predicting Accruals based on Cash-flow Properties. The Accounting Review, 93(5), 165-186. 
Sun, Y. 2016. Internal Control Weakness Disclosure and Firm Investment. Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance, 31(2), 277-307.

Sun, Y. 2010. Do MD&A Disclosures Help Users Interpret Disproportionate Inventory Increases? The Accounting Review, 85(4), 1411-1440. 

Frankel, R., Mayew, W., & Sun, Y. 2010. Do Pennies Matter? Investor Relations Consequences of Small Negative Earnings Surprises. Review of Accounting Studies, 15(1), 220-242. 

Honors and Awards

  • Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business Teaching Innovation Award Honorable Mention, May 2025
  • Saint Louis University Research Institute Fellow, Fall 2023 – present
  • Fr. Thomas M. Knapp, S.J. Distinguished Faculty Member Award, Spring 2023
  • Leader in the Workplace Award, YWCA Metro St. Louis, December 2022
  • Dr. NoKyoon Kwak Faculty Research Annual Award, 2018
  • Dr. NoKyoon Kwak Faculty Research Three-Year Award, 2018
  • Best Paper Award, International Association of Accounting Education and Research Conference, Frankfurt, Germany, February 2013

Professional Organizations and Associations

  • American Accounting Association (Member)
  • Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (Member)