Biography

Xiaojing Meng joined New York University Stern School of Business as an Assistant Professor of Accounting in July 2011.

Professor Meng’s research interests include financial reporting, corporate governance and debt covenants. She is particularly interested in how different parties strategically communicate their information, and how accounting information is used in firms’ and investors’ decision-making processes. Her current work examines how analysts’ reputational concerns affect their incentives to acquire information.

Professor Meng received a B.A. in Economics from the Central University of Finance and Economics, and an M.A. in Accounting from Beijing University. She expects to receive a Ph.D. in Accounting from Columbia Business School.

Research Interests

• Corporate governance
• Debt contracting
• Strategic information transmission

Academic Background

Ph.D., Accounting, 2012
Columbia Business School

M.A., Accounting, 2003
Beijing University, China

B.A., Economics, 2001
Central University of Finance and Economics, China