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LI Yimeng

School of Economics and Management,Tsinghua University,Department of Accounting

Assistant Professor

Shenzhen Institute of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University,Assistant Professor
Institute of Innovation Management, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Assistant Professor

office:Room 609A Information Building, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School

Mail:liyimeng@sz.tsinghua.edu.cn 或 liym@sem.tsinghua.edu.cn

Educational Background

Tulane University, A. B. Freeman School of Business

Ph.D. in Finance and Financial Accounting 2025

Master of Finance 2018

Xiamen University, The School of Business

Master of Accounting 2017

Bachelor of Accounting 2014

Work Experience

Tsinghua University

Department of Accounting, School of Economics and Management

Institute of Innovation Management, Shenzhen International Graduate School

Assistant Professor 2025

Tulane University, A.B. Freeman School of Business

Instructor (Latest Rating: Mean 4.5/5.0, Median 5.0/5.0)

Financial Accounting (Undergraduate, 7 sections) Fall 2021 and Spring 2023, 2024, 2025

Teaching Assistant

• Accounting Analytics (Undergraduate and MACCT) Spring 2022

• Accounting for Business and Financial Risks (MACCT) Spring 2021, 2020

• Advanced Financial Management Fall 2018

• Intermediate Financial Accounting (Undergraduate) Fall 2017

Ochsner Health System New Orleans, LA

Accountant – General Accounting Department July 2018 – Nov 2018

• Reconcile sales tax with vendors and communicate with regulators regarding tax issues

Guotai Jun’an Securities Shanghai, China

Investment Bank Analyst – Investment Bank Department June 2016 – May 2017

• Conducted due diligence review and drafted prospectus for pre-IPO companies

• Examined more than 15 semi-annual reports of listed companies

Courses

Tsinghua University, Shenzhen International Graduate School

Instructor

• Business Case Methodology and Analysis Fall 2025

Research Areas

Corporate disclosures, information processing, AI, and big data

Publications

Working Papers

“Weather-Induced Mood and Information Acquisition” (Sole-authored)

• Revise and resubmit at Review of Accounting Studies

• Presented at Tsinghua University, University of Alberta, University of Lethbridge, University of

Santa Clara, University of Saskatchewan, University of Wyoming, CAAA Annual Conference

(2024), FARS (2024), AAA Annual Meeting (2023), Tulane University (2022)

“Attention to Detail: How Do Information Users Process Exhibits in Form 10-K?” with Stephanie F. Cheng

and Pengkai Lin

• Revise and resubmit at Review of Accounting Studies

• Presented at AAA Annual Meeting (2024), FARS (2024), FMA Annual Meeting (2023), University

of British Columbia (2023)*, University of Alberta (2023)*, CAAA Annual Conference (2023),

Hawaii Accounting Research Conference (2023)*, Annual Rotman Accounting Research

Conference (2022)*, Haskayne and Fox Accounting Conference (2022)*, and Tulane University

(2022)

“Consequences of the Base Erosion and Anti-Abuse Tax: Evidence from the U.S. Property and Casualty

Insurance Industry” with Gus De Franco, John R. Page, and Da Xu

• Presented at CUHK-Shenzhen Forum of Asian Accounting Scholar* (2024), FARS (2024), Rice

University* (2023), Southern Risk & Insurance Association* (2022), University of Waterloo*

(2019), Tulane University* (2019)

“The Primacy Effect in Information Acquisition: Evidence from 10-K Exhibits” with Stephanie F. Cheng

and Pengkai Lin

• Presented at FARS (2025, scheduled), AAA Annual Meeting (2024), Haskayne and Fox

Accounting Conference* (2023)

“Cross-Task Spillover Effects of PCAOB Inspections” with Gans Narayanamoorthy and Bohan Song

• Presented at Xiamen University* (2025) and Tsinghua University* (2025)

(* denotes presented by coauthors)


Conferences

Auditing Midyear Meeting (Presenter, scheduled) 2026

Review of Accounting Studies Conference (Presenter, scheduled) 2025

AAA FARS Midyear Meeting (Presenter) 2025

AAA Annual Meeting (Presenter) 2024

CAAA Annual Conference (Presenter and Discussant) 2023, 2024

CUHK-Shenzhen Forum of Asian Accounting Scholar (Presenter*) 2024

AAA FARS Midyear Meeting (Presenter and Moderator) 2024

Contemporary Accounting Research Conference 2023, 2024

CAAA Doctoral/Junior Faculty Consortium 2023

FMA Annual Meeting (Presenter) 2023

AAA Annual Meeting (Presenter and Discussant) 2023

Hawaii Accounting Research Conference (Presenter*) 2023

Annual Rotman Accounting Research Conference (Presenter*) 2022

AAA Annual Meeting (Moderator) 2022

AAA/Deloitte Foundation/J. Michael Cook Doctoral Consortium (Presenter) 2022

Haskayne and Fox Accounting Conference (Presenter*) 2022, 2023

AAA FARS Midyear Meeting 2022, 2023

AAA FARS Doctoral Consortium 2022, 2023

FMA Annual Meeting 2019, 2021

AFA Annual Meeting 2021

Tulane Mini-Accounting Research Conference 2019, 2023

(* denotes presented by coauthors)


Professional Service

Ad-hoc Reviewer for Conferences

FARS Midyear Meeting 2024

AAA Annual Meeting 2022-2024

CAAA Annual Meeting 2023

Southwest Region Meeting 2023

University of North Texas Accounting Research Conference 2023

Honors

FARS Excellence in Reviewing Award (Midyear Meeting) 2025

2024 SSHRC Insight Development Grant (Collaborator) 2024

Yimeng Li | Curriculum Vitae 2 | 3October 2025

Yimeng Li | Curriculum Vitae 3 | 3

AAA/Deloitte/J. Michael Cook Doctoral Consortium Fellow 2022

A.B. Freeman Scholarship & Assistantship 2019-2024

Beta Gamma Sigma 2019

Excellent Graduate Students, Xiamen University (Top 1% in Department) 2017

Excellent Merit Student of Xiamen University (Top 1% in Department) 2016, 2014

Ge Jiashu Scholarship of Xiamen University 2014

Fu Yao Scholarship of Xiamen University 2015, 2013

Xiamen University First Prize Scholarship (Top 5% in Department)

2013

Xiamen University Freshman Prize Scholarship 2010


Certificate

Candidate of California Board of Accountancy CPA (Passed all sections in September 2018)

Chinese Certified Public Accountant (2017-present, inactive)

Hong Kong Certified Public Accountant Candidate (2017-present, eligible to apply for ACCA membership)