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Dr. Yang Xu serves as a Lecturer in Accounting at the School of Business within the Faculty of Business, Economics and Law at The University of Queensland (UQ). Based at the St Lucia Campus in Room 408 of the Colin Clark Building, he maintains active research and teaching roles with contact details yang.xu@uq.edu.au and +61 7 334 68021.
His educational background includes a Doctor of Philosophy and Masters (Research) from the University of New South Wales, establishing his foundation in accounting research.
Dr. Xu's research centers on auditing practices, with primary focus on auditor reporting behavior and audit quality during economic stress periods. His work critically examines how auditors respond to regulatory changes and financial crises, particularly analyzing Australian market dynamics through empirical studies of listed companies and audit firm behaviors.
Analysis of his publications reveals consistent specialization in Australian audit markets across three major journals. His research trajectory shows progressive investigation from immediate crisis responses (2011-2013) to longitudinal market analysis (2022), demonstrating expertise in audit quality measurement, regulatory impacts, and market concentration effects within the Big Four auditor dominance framework.
Dr. Xu secured research funding from the Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand for the 2020-2021 project "Mandatory Audit Partner Retirement Policies and Implications for Audit Quality." He remains actively available for postgraduate research supervision as indicated in his official profile.
