Sangwan Kim

Sangwan Kim is an Associate Professor in the Department of Accounting & Finance at the University of Massachusetts Boston, specializing in financial accounting, equity valuation, and information asymmetry in capital markets.

• Ph.D. in Business Administration (Accounting) from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• B.B.A. and B.A. in Economics (Applied Statistics) from Yonsei University

His research examines how financial reporting quality, corporate disclosures, and external information intermediaries (e.g., analysts, media) influence capital market efficiency and investor behavior. Recent work explores trading silence before earnings announcements, cryptocurrency adoption, and the role of corporate spin-offs in financing.

Key awards include the Deloitte Scholarly Award (2020), Dean’s Excellence in Research Award (2020, 2017), and multiple American Accounting Association recognitions.