Ruishen Zhang

Assistant Professor of Accounting
The University of Hong Kong

Publications

Metering Problems and Resource Allocation
with Ionela Andreicovici, Valeri Nikolaev, and Laurence van Lent · The Accounting Review, forthcoming
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Firm-Level Climate Change Exposure
with Zacharias Sautner, Laurence van Lent, and Grigory Vilkov · Journal of Finance, 2023, 78(3): 1449–1498
  • #1 most cited article in the Journal of Finance over the last five years (AFA)
  • Finalist, ADIA Lab Best Paper Award on Climate Science (2025)
  • Cited in the SEC’s final rules on mandatory climate risk disclosures (2024)
  • PwC 3535 Best Paper Award, top 10 (2023)
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Pricing Climate Change Exposure
with Zacharias Sautner, Laurence van Lent, and Grigory Vilkov · Management Science, 2023, 69(12): 7540–7561
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Language Commonality and Sell-Side Information Production
Management Science, 2022, 68(6): 4435–4453 · doctoral dissertation
  • PwC 3535 Nomination Award, top 35 (2023)

Working Papers

Technology Exposure and Jobs
with Laurence van Lent, Ahmed Tahoun, and Menghan Zhu
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Unpacking Social Exposure
with Mingyang Liu, Zacharias Sautner, and Laurence van Lent
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Values Discovery
with Zacharias Sautner, Laurence van Lent, and Grigory Vilkov
  • CICF Xiyue Best Paper Award (2024)
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Duration-driven Carbon Premium
with Yongqi He and Jiangyuan Li
  • Best Paper Award, Conference of Sustainable Finance, Third Edition (2025)
Anti-Pledging Policy, CEO Compensation, and Investment
with Jihun Bae and Brian Cadman