Wenjiao Cao

Dr. Wenjiao Cao is an Assistant Professor of Accounting at the Erasmus School of Economics (ESE), Erasmus University Rotterdam since September 2018. She holds a Ph.D. in Accounting from Frankfurt School of Finance and Management (2018) and was a Visiting PhD Research Scholar at the University of Melbourne (2017). Her research focuses on earnings management, litigation/enforcement mechanisms, corporate governance, and executive compensation using empirical-archival methods. She actively coordinates research seminars addressing topics like AI in financial reporting, tax incentives, and European football transfer markets. Her work bridges accounting practices with legal/regulatory outcomes, emphasizing real-world impacts of financial reporting standards.

• Affiliations: Member of ERIM (Erasmus Research Institute of Management)
• Key Events: Organized 29+ research seminars since 2021 on topics ranging from investor disclosures to board discretion in equity grants

Her research explores how regulatory frameworks influence corporate behavior, with recent focus on SEC enforcement lessons and cross-country language effects on financial reporting. She contributes to both theoretical advancements and practical regulatory considerations in global accounting practices.