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Leon Wong

Lecturer

School of Accounting - BEc (Hons 1) LLB Sydney, PhD UNSW

About Leon

Leon joined the School of Accounting in July 2006. Prior to joining the School, Leon worked in Singapore, as a tax consultant for an international accounting firm, a securities market regulator and listings promoter at the Singapore stock exchange, and in equity corporate finance at an investment bank.

Journal Articles

Ng HY;Tronnes PC;Wong L, 2018, 'Audit seasonality and pricing of audit services: Theory and evidence from a meta-analysis', Journal of Accounting Literature, vol. 40, pp. 16 - 28, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.acclit.2017.11.003
Haga J;Ittonen K;Tronnes PC;Wong L, 2018, 'Is earnings management sensitive to discount rates?', Journal of Accounting Literature, vol. 41, pp. 75 - 88, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.acclit.2018.03.001
He W;Tan HC;Wong L, 2018, 'Return windows and the value relevance of earnings', Accounting and Finance, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/acfi.12392
Ittonen K;Tronnes PC;Wong L, 2017, 'Substantial doubt and the entropy of auditors’ going concern modifications', Journal of Contemporary Accounting and Economics, vol. 13, pp. 134 - 147, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcae.2017.05.005
Wan Y;Wong L, 2015, 'Ownership, related party transactions and performance in China', Accounting Research Journal, vol. 28, pp. 143 - 159, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ARJ-08-2013-0053
Taylor S;Wong L, 2012, 'Robust anomalies? A close look at accrual-based trading strategy returns', Accounting and Finance, vol. 52, pp. 573 - 603, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-629X.2011.00408.x
Taylor S;Wong L, 2012, 'Robust anomalies? A close look at accrual-based trading strategy returns', ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE, vol. 52, pp. 573 - 603, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-629X.2011.00408.x

Conference Papers

Tronnes PC;Wong L;Ng HY, 2016, 'Audit Pricing and Price Discrimination by the Big 4 Auditors: A Quantile Regression Approach', in Audit Pricing and Price Discrimination by the Big 4 Auditors: A Quantile Regression Approach, American Accounting Association Annual Meeting, New York, presented at American Accounting Association Annual Meeting, New York, 06 - 10 August 2016
Carson E;Partadinata F;Tronnes PC;Wong L, 2014, 'Audit quality in initial audit engagements: A quantile regression approach', in AFAANZ (ed.), Proceedings of the Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ) Conference, Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ 2014) Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, presented at Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ 2014) Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, 06 - 08 July 2014, http://www.rieb.kobe-u.ac.jp/academic/ra/seminar/2014/seminar-details/201409171530.pdf
Tan HC;Wong L, 2013, 'The Value Relevance of Timely Earnings Information', in American Accounting Association Annual Meeting - Brilliantly disguised opportunities, American Accounting Association Annual Meeting - Brilliantly disguised opportunities, Anaheim, USA, presented at American Accounting Association Annual Meeting - Brilliantly disguised opportunities, Anaheim, USA, 03 - 07 August 2013, https://aaahq.org/AM2013/program.cfm
Wong LK;Tan HC, 2013, 'The Value Relevance of Timely Earnings Information', in European Accounting Association 2013 Annual Congress, European Accounting Association 2013 Annual Congress, Paris, France, presented at European Accounting Association 2013 Annual Congress, Paris, France, 06 - 08 May 2013
Wong LK;Balatbat M;Khoo LM, 2013, 'Value Relevance of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Disclosures on Stock Market Performance: an International Study', in European Accounting Association (ed.), European Accounting Association 2013 Annual Congress, European Accounting Association 2013 Annual Congress, Paris, France, presented at European Accounting Association 2013 Annual Congress, Paris, France, 06 - 08 May 2013, http://www.eaa2013.org/r/default.asp?sCode=LOGIN&item=CF&association_id=2
Wong LK;Balatbat M;Khoo LM, 2013, 'Value Relevance of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Disclosures on Stock Market Performance: an International Study', in European Accounting Association (ed.), European Accounting Association 2013 Annual Congress, European Accounting Association 2013 Annual Congress, Paris, France, presented at European Accounting Association 2013 Annual Congress, Paris, France, 06 - 08 May 2013, http://www.eaa2013.org/r/default.asp?sCode=LOGIN&item=CF&association_id=2
Carson EA;Luc A;Wong L, 2012, 'The Relative Effects of Audit Partner Tenure and Audit Firm Tenure on Audit Quality', in Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand Programme & Proceedings, Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand, Melbourne, Australia, presented at Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 01 - 03 July 2012
Wong L, 2011, 'The Latent Factors of Earnings Quality', in International Symposium on Audit Research (ISAR) Conference 2011 Program & Proceedings, International Symposium on Audit Research (ISAR) Conference 2011, Beijing, PRC, presented at International Symposium on Audit Research (ISAR) Conference 2011, Beijing, PRC, 17 - 19 October 2011
Wong L;Taylor S, 2010, 'The Accruals Anomaly in Australia: A Closer Look at Trading Strategy Returns', in 22nd Asia-Pacific Conference on International Accounting Issues 2010, 22nd Asia-Pacific Conference on International Accounting Issues 2010, Gold Coast, QLD, pp. 1 - 38, presented at 22nd Asia-Pacific Conference on International Accounting Issues 2010, Gold Coast, QLD, 08 - 10 October 2010
Wong L;Li Y;Stokes DJ;Taylor S, 2009, 'Audit Quality, Accounting Attributes and the Cost of Equity Capital', in Programme & Proceedings of International Symposium on Auditing Research 2009, International Symposium on Auditing Research 2009, Maastricht, Netherlands, presented at International Symposium on Auditing Research 2009, Maastricht, Netherlands, 01 June 2009
Li Y;Wong LK;Stokes DJ;Taylor S, 2009, 'Audit Quality, earnings quality and the cost of equity capital.', in Audit Quality, earnings quality and the cost of equity capital., Accounting at a Tipping Point - 2009 Annual Meeting & Conference on Teaching & Learning in Accounting, New York, USA, presented at Accounting at a Tipping Point - 2009 Annual Meeting & Conference on Teaching & Learning in Accounting, New York, USA, 01 - 05 August 2009
Wong LK, 2009, 'The Pricing of Earning Quality in Australia', in The Pricing of Earning Quality in Australia, Asian-Pacific Conference on International Accounting Issues 2009, Las Vegas, USA, presented at Asian-Pacific Conference on International Accounting Issues 2009, Las Vegas, USA, 22 - 25 November 2009
Wong LK, 2008, 'Earnings quality and the cost of equity.', in Program & Proceedings - Accounting & Finance Association of Australia Conference 2008, AFAANZ 2008 Accounting and Finance Association of Australia Conference, Sydney, presented at AFAANZ 2008 Accounting and Finance Association of Australia Conference, Sydney, 06 - 08 July 2008

Other Academic Work

Wong LK, 2009, The Pricing or Mispricing of Earnings Quality in Australia

Leon Wong

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