Lijuan Zhang

Dr. Lijuan Zhang is a Research Fellow at the Research School of Accounting, Australian National University. She holds a PhD from ANU and specializes in financial reporting quality, capital markets, and macroeconomic linkages. Her work bridges accounting practices with broader economic indicators like GDP growth and market efficiency.

Her research interests include management voluntary disclosures, executive compensation structures, and analyst forecast behaviors. She has published in top journals including Contemporary Accounting Research and Accounting and Finance.

Recent publications examine topics like CEO political alignment impacts on CSR, equity-based compensation effects on cash flow forecasts, and SEC regulatory actions on executive pay. Her work demonstrates strong focus on corporate governance and market efficiency dynamics.

Zhang supervises postgraduate research and has led projects on analyst cash flow forecast accuracy and management earnings guidance effects. She collaborates with institutions like the ANU Research School of Accounting, contributing to both theoretical and applied accounting research.