Address
13-243, Lau Ming Wai Academic Building, City University of Hong Kong
Phone
+852 34427908
Fax
+852 34420349
Email
Research Areas
Disclosure, Corporate Governance, Managerial Compensation, Standard Setting and Regulation, Information Economics, Earnings Management, ESG
Qualifications
PhD - Accounting (Carnegie Mellon University)
AM - Statistics (Harvard University)
BBA, BA - Business Administration, Economics (Seoul National University)
Faculty Positions
| Period | Department - Institution | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 - Now | City University of Hong Kong | Assistant Professor of Accounting |
| 2023 - 2025 | University of Texas at Dallas | Visiting Assistant Professor of Accounting |
| 2016 - 2023 | University of Hong Kong | Assistant Professor of Accounting |
Teaching Areas
Managerial Accounting, Financial Accounting, Intermediate Accounting
Research Grants
co-PI: "Board’s Dual Role of Advising and Monitoring CEOs and CEO Retention Decisions", General Research Fund (GRF) - Research Grant Council, Hong Kong, (2020-2023), Derek Chan, Tae Wook Kim
PI: "Labor Market for Accounting Experts and Investment Efficiency", General Research Fund (GRF) - Research Grant Council, Hong Kong, (2019-2023), Tae Wook Kim, Ronghuo Zheng
PI: "Networks, Inter-firm Relationships, and Disclosure", Early Career Scheme (ECS) - Research Grant Council, Hong Kong, (2017-2021), Tae Wook Kim
Publications
Journal Publications and Reviews
Jung, Boochun; Kim, Tae Wook; Noh, Minyoung; Park, You-il (Chris) / Labor Skills and Income Smoothing. October 2025; In: Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance. Vol. 40, No. 4, pp. 1475-1504
Jung, Boochun; Kim, Tae Wook; Park, Sang Hyun; Yoon, Sung Wook / Customer Concentration and Income Smoothing Activities. April 2025; In: Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance. Vol. 40, No. 2, pp. 421-455
Corona, Carlos; Kim, Tae Wook / Contract Disclosure under External Scrutiny. March 2024; In: The Accounting Review. Vol. 99, No. 2, pp. 169-194
Kim, Tae Wook; Pae, Suil / Disclosure of Disaggregated Information in the Presence of Reputational Concerns. September 2023; In: Management Science. Vol. 69, No. 9, pp. 5668-5690
Kim, Tae Wook; Li, Jing; Pae, Suil / Career Concerns, Investment, and Management Forecasts. January 2023; In: Accounting Review. Vol. 98, No. 1, pp. 337-363