Brent Yi Yi Lao
Assistant Professor
Accounting
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State Farm Hall of Business - SFH 304
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Biography
Brent Lao is an Assistant Professor of Accounting at Illinois State University.
Current Courses
337.001Advanced Financial Accounting
447.001Advanced Financial Accounting
430.001Financial Accounting Theory
430.002Financial Accounting Theory
231.001Intermediate Accounting I
337.001Advanced Financial Accounting
337.002Advanced Financial Accounting
430.001Financial Accounting Theory
Teaching Interests & Areas
Financial Accounting
Research Interests & Areas
Financial Reporting, Firm Innovation, Corporate Social Responsibility
PhD Accounting
University of Texas - Austin
Other Accounting
Indiana University at Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN
Other Accounting and Finance
Indiana University at Bloomington
Bloomington, IN
RSM Faculty of the Year
RSM
2021
Outstanding Reviewer Award
AAA
2017
University of Texas McCombs School of Business Doctoral Fellowship
University of Texas at Austin
2013
Bonham Fund Grant
University of Texas at Austin
2012
University of Texas McCombs School of Business Doctoral Fellowship
University of Texas at Austin
2012
Bonham Fund Grant
University of Texas at Austin
2011
University of Texas McCombs School of Business Doctoral Fellowship
University of Texas at Austin
2011
Bonham Fund Grant
University of Texas at Austin
2010
University of Texas McCombs School of Business Doctoral Fellowship
University of Texas at Austin
2010
Bonham Fund Grant
University of Texas at Austin
2009
Journal Article
Huang, K., Lao, B., & Godsell, D. Managers’ rank & file employee coordination costs and real activities manipulation. Accounting, Organizations and Society (2023)
Lao, B., Guidry, R., & Johnston, J. Who Makes the Call on Goodwill Impairment Charges: CEOs or CFOs?. Journal of Accounting & Finance (2023)
Lao, B., & Yi, S. Financial misreporting and peer firms' operational efficiency. Accounting and Finance (2021)
Lao, B. Post-implementation analysis of Critical Audit Matters. The CPA Journal (2021)
Huang, K., Lao, B., & McPhee, G. Internal information quality and patent-related innovation. Journal Of Business Finance & Accounting (2020)
Presentations
Internal information quality and CSR performance. Management Accounting Section (MAS) Midyear Meeting. AAA. (2021)
The dynamic effects of accounting disclosure quantity on investors’ interpretation of financial disclosures. AAA Annual Meeting & Conference. AAA. (2021)
Empirical assessment of audit quality in the IPO market. AAA Annual Meeting & Conference. AAA. (2020)
Empirical assessment of auditor quality in the IPO market. Canadian Academic Accounting Association (CAAA) Conference. CAAA. (2020)
The impact of catastrophes on accounting quality in the P&C industry. Brigham Young University Research (BYU) Conference. Brigham Young University. (2020)
Financial misreporting and peer firms' operational efficiency. AAA Annual Meeting & Conference. AAA. (2019)
Internal information quality and patent-related innovation. JBFA Capital Markets Conference. Journal of Business Finance & Accounting. (2019)
Financial reporting and peer firms' operational efficiency. AAA Midwest Meeting & Conference. AAA. (2018)
Wrongful discharge laws and real earnings management. AAA Annual Meeting & Conference. AAA. (2018)
Grants & Contracts
Katie School Research Grant. Katie School of Insurance and Risk Management. Illinois State University.