Grace Fan

Grace Fan serves as Assistant Professor of Accounting at Singapore Management University's School of Accountancy since 2020, specializing in public sector accounting regulation and its economic consequences. Her research bridges accounting, economics, and public policy with particular focus on pension systems and municipal finance.

Educational background:

• PhD in Accounting, INSEAD (Fontainebleau)
• Master of Professional Accounting, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
• Bachelor in Accounting, Sun Yat-Sen University

Research expertise encompasses:

• Real effects of accounting regulations on public sector entities
• Pension accounting transparency and fiscal sustainability
• Housing market responses to municipal bond disclosures
• Capital market implications of government financial reporting

Her multidisciplinary approach integrates economic theory with empirical accounting analysis to examine regulatory impacts on local economies and firm behavior.

Publication analysis reveals consistent focus on regulatory consequences (2018-2025), with recent work expanding into environmental accounting. Key trends include methodological sophistication in causal inference, increasing interdisciplinary collaboration, and growing emphasis on sustainability-linked financial disclosures across public and private sectors.

Scientific recognition:

• INSEAD PhD Fellowship (2015-2020)
• EAA Doctoral Colloquium Fellow (2019)
• INSEAD-Wharton Doctoral Consortium Fellow (2018)
• Macau Government Scholarship (2015-2018)
• Shanghai Jiao Tong Outstanding Graduate (2015)

Professional engagement includes Hawaii Accounting Research Conference reviewing (2018, 2020) and INSEAD-Wharton Doctoral Consortium co-organization (2017). Prior industry experience spans auditing, banking, and equity research, providing practical context for her academic work. Teaching responsibilities cover Financial Accounting and Financial Statement Analysis within the accounting curriculum.