AJ Chen
Assistant Professor, Accounting and Information Systems Division
AJ Chen is an Assistant Professor of Accounting and Information Systems at the Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia. He is intrigued by the co-evolution of technology (including AI), capital markets, and regulatory institutions. He holds a PhD from USC and a Master’s degree from MIT, and he previously worked in commodities trading and investment banking before his academic career. He is always excited to connect and discuss research.
Selected Publications
- A. Chen, M. Phillips, R. Wittenberg-Moerman, and T. Ye, “Non-Fundamental Loan Renegotiation”. Accepted to the Journal of Accounting Research.
- A. Chen, S. Lee, and F. Zapatero, “Clinging Onto the Cliff: A Model of Financial Misconduct”. Boston Univ. School of Law Research Paper. 2026..
- A. Chen, P. Dechow, and S. Tan, “Corporate Response to the Black Lives Matter Movement: Determinants of Speaking Out in Support of Social Causes”. Review of Accounting Studies. 2026.
- A. Chen, O. Even-Tov, J.K. Kang, and R. Wittenberg-Moerman, “Digital Lending and Financial Well-Being: Through the Lens of Mobile Phone Data”. The Accounting Review. 2025.
- A. Chen and M. Ogneva, “From Micro to Macro: Aggregate Accruals, Mergers, and Returns. A Discussion of Heater, Nallareddy and Venkatachalam (2021)”. Journal of Accounting and Economics. 2021.