Xi Li

Affiliation confirmed via AI analysis of OpenAlex, ORCID, and web sources.

Associate Professor

University of Arkansas

Also affiliated: Shanghai Jiao Tong University (2012); Peking University (2006); Temple College (2015); European Corporate Governance Institute (2013); London Business School (2010); Temple University (2015–2016); London School of Economics and Political Science (2008–2016)

Formerly Arkansas Affiliated with University of Arkansas through 2020; recent publications list University of Arkansas System.

13 h-index 25 pubs 1,976 cited

Research Areas

Biomedical Subjects

Links

ORCID Lab Website

OverviewAI-generated summary

Xi Li's research focuses on corporate finance and governance, with a particular emphasis on the impacts of competition and regulatory changes on firm behavior. Li has investigated how product market competition influences the quantity and quality of voluntary disclosures and examined the effects of board reforms on firm value across global markets. Additionally, Li has explored the contractibility and transparency of financial statement information prepared under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), especially in the context of debt contracts and mandatory adoption. The research also extends to the relationship between mandatory financial reporting and voluntary disclosure, specifically the effect of mandatory IFRS adoption on management forecasts. Li's work has been published in academic journals, and their scholarship metrics include an h-index of 13 with 25 publications and nearly 2,000 citations.

Metrics

h-index: 13
Publications: 25
Citations: 1,976

Positions

Associate Professor 2016–present

London School of Economics and Political Science Accounting ORCID
London School of Economics and Political Science publications 2008–2016

ORCID
Associate Professor publications 2007–2022

University of Arkansas at Fayetteville ORCID
Assistant Professor of Accounting 2010–2016

Temple University Accounting ORCID
Visisting Assistant Professor of Accounting 2014–2015

University of Pennsylvania Wharton School Accounting ORCID
Analyst (Part-time) 2004–2005

World Bank Beijing Office Energy and Power ORCID

Selected Publications

Weather Induced Employment Growth Surprises and the Cross-Section of Local Stock Returns (2023)

SSRN Electronic Journal DOI OpenAlex
Selecting Investment Analytic Framework for Both Top-Down and Bottom-Up Investors: Using Global Equity as the Example (2022)

The Journal of Portfolio Management 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
Does Industry Competition Influence Analyst Coverage Decisions and Career Outcomes? (2022)

Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis 18 citations DOI OpenAlex
Does own innovation or creative destruction matter more for resource reallocation in competitive industries? (2021)

SSRN Electronic Journal 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Re-Examining Board Reforms and Firm Value: Response to “How Much Should We Trust Staggered Differences-in-Differences Estimates?” by Baker, Larcker, and Wang (2021) (2021)

SSRN Electronic Journal 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
Does Industry Competition Influence Analyst Coverage Decisions and Career Outcomes? (2020)

SSRN Electronic Journal 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Product Market Competition and Analyst Coverage Decisions (2020)

SSRN Electronic Journal 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
Sell-Side Financial Analysts and the CFA® Program (2018)

Financial Analysts Journal 10 citations DOI OpenAlex
Earnings-Reducing Activities Before Management Buyouts (2017)

SSRN Electronic Journal 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Product Market Competition Shocks, Firm Performance, and Forced CEO Turnover (2017)

Review of Financial Studies 179 citations DOI OpenAlex
Post-Earnings-Announcement Drift in Global Markets: Evidence from an Information Shock (2015)

SSRN Electronic Journal 32 citations DOI OpenAlex
Board Reforms and Firm Value: Worldwide Evidence (2015)

SSRN Electronic Journal 7 citations DOI OpenAlex