Welcome! I am an Assistant Professor of Accounting at HKU Business School, The University of Hong Kong.
My research centers on sustainability, which I view as a broader question than ESG: I study how to measure firms’ exposure to climate change and social issues, how markets price these risks, and how preferences shape the production of sustainability information. I also study corporate resilience — how organizational design shapes firms’ adaptation to technological and political shocks — and the formal and informal institutions behind these issues, especially in China.
ruishen@hku.hk
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Curriculum Vitae
HKU Business School, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR
News
- 2026
- “Metering Problems and Resource Allocation” is forthcoming at The Accounting Review.
- 2025
- “Duration-driven Carbon Premium” received the Best Paper Award at the Conference of Sustainable Finance, Third Edition.
- 2025
- “Firm-level Climate Change Exposure” was a finalist for the ADIA Lab Best Paper Award on Climate Science.
- 2024
- “Values Discovery” received the CICF Xiyue Best Paper Award.
- 2024
- “Firm-level Climate Change Exposure” was cited in the SEC’s final rules on mandatory climate risk disclosures.