Dr Chun Yu Mak

The Department of Finance
Assistant Professor in Accounting & Finance

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University House
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
UK

Dr. Chun Yu Mak joined Birmingham Business School as Assistant Professor in Accounting & Finance since Sept 2003.  He was a visiting researcher at Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester in from Sept to Oct 2010 and in 2017. He was awarded the title of Researcher of University 21 on 1st Nov 2013 by the University of Birmingham. He was awarded Excellence in Reviewing by the International Accounting Section of American Accounting Association on 27th June 2020. He is the Co-Principal (UK Principal Researcher) of the research project: Mandatory adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards, accounting quality and investment decision for Latin American firms funded by Sao Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) since 2019. He collaborates with scholars in the UK, China and Latin America countries.

Qualifications

  • PhD in Social Science & Economics (Manchester)
  • Graduate Teaching Assistant (Manchester)
  • MSc in Accounting & Finance (Manchester)
  • Bachelor of Business Administration (Hong Kong)
  • LCCI III Accounting 

Biography

Oct 2018 – current: Departmental Academic Integrity Officer

March 2016–Sept 2018: Programme Director of MSc Investments UK programme

Mar 2016–Sept 2016: Programme Director of MSc Investments Singapore programme

Sept 2014–Feb 2016: Programme Director of MSc in International Accounting & Finance

Nov 2004-Aug 2014: Admission Tutor of MSc in International Accounting & Finance Information

Nov 2004–Present: Resources Representative for the Department of Accounting & Finance

April–Sept 2011 & April–Sept 2005: Responsibility of Reviewing MSc Accounting & Finance Programme

Oct – Dec 2006: Acting Chair of Information Resources Committee

Teaching

Current teaching activities

  • LM Financial Statement Analysis and Business Valuation (compulsory module for MSc Financial Management students).
  • LM Accounting & Finance (Finance section, for EMBA students 50% joint teaching)

 Overseas teaching activities

  • LM Financial Statement Analysis for Investors for MSc Investments SIM in Singapore since 3rd January 2022.

 Taught modules

  • LM Security Analysis and Valuation
  • Ethics, Governance and Regulation in Treasury
  • LM Marketing and Financial Management
  • Corporate Finance for BSc Engineering students.
  • Financial Accounting Theory & Policy–Capital Market research in Accounting
  • Advanced Accounting Theory & Policy–Capital Market research in Accounting
  • LC Fundamental of Accounting and Finance
  • Advanced Financial Statement Analysis
  • International Financial Statement Analysis
  • Financial Statement Analysis
  • Financial Statement Analysis
  • Special Topics in Finance
  • Managerial Finance
  • Contemporary Topics in Banking and Finance

Overseas teaching activities

  • LM Financial Management of overseas MBA programme in Guagzhou, China, from 25th to 29th June 2015.

Postgraduate supervision

Dr. Mak currently undertaking research projects about International Financial Reporting Standards in China, Latin America and Europe, corporate restructuring activities, corporate site visiting, financial analysts’ earnings forecasts and asset pricing models.  

Ph.D. applicants are very welcome, in particular if they are interested in the above topic areas and with computer programming skills.

Research

  • Capital market research in accounting
  • International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS)
  • Accounting information quality
  •  Financial analysts’ forecasts
  •  Corporate restructuring activities
  • Corporate site visiting

Other activities

Dr. Mak is member of American Accounting Association (AAA), European Accounting Association (EAA) and British Accounting and Finance Association (BAFA) and the Programme Committee of World Finance Conference. 

He is ad hoc referee for international journals: Journal of Corporate finance, Accounting and Business Research, British Accounting Review, Journal of Banking and Finance, European Journal of Finance, International Review of Financial Analysis, Journal of International Accounting Research.

Publications

Mak, C. Y. (2017). How do financial analysts interpret industrial firms’ corporate refocusing announcements?  British Accounting Review Vol. 49 (5), pp.493-511  DOI: 10.1016/j.bar.2016.10.003

Mak, C. Y. (2016). Do market predictions affect its reaction to UK listed industrial firms’ corporate refocusing announcements?  British Accounting Review Vol.48 (6), pp.464-478. DOI: 10.1016/j.bar.2014.11.002

Mak, C. Y., N. C. Strong and M. Walker. (2011) “Conditional earnings conservatism and corporate refocusing activities.”  Journal of Accounting Research, Vol.49 (4), pp.1041-1082.  DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-679X.2011.00414.x

Mak, C. Y., N. C. Strong and M. Walker (2008).  “Earnings conservatism and corporate refocusing activities” in M. Walker et al. (2008). ‘Understanding the earnings reporting practices of UK firms and their interactions with analysts’ earnings forecasts.’  Centre for Business Performance, ICAEW, London.

Conference papers:

Gao, H. & C. Y. Mak (2022). The effect of financial analysts’ revisions on acquisition outcomes.

Conferences: BAFA Joint CF&AP SIG & Northern Area Group Annual Conference 2022 and European Accounting Association Annual Conference 2022.

 

Mak, C. Y. & C. A. D. Dosamantes (2019). Effects of firm-level incentives and the mandatory adoption of IFRS on earnings management practices in Latin America.  

Conferences: British Accounting and Finance Association (BAFA) annual conference 2019. European Accounting and Finance Association (EAA) annual congress 2019.

American Accounting Association (AAA) annual meeting 2019.

 

Cao, L. & C. Y. Mak (2018). The effect of the mandatory adoption of IFRS on the association between conditional conservatism and cost of equity capital in EU.

Conferences:  BAFA annual conference 2018. EAA annual congress 2019. AAA annual meeting 2019.

 

Tortoli, J. P., M. B. C. Moraes & C. Y. Mak (2018). Earnings management during financial crisis in Latin America.

 

Mak, C. Y. & S. Mustafayev (2017). Does mandatory adoption of IFRS affect accrual and real earnings management activities of European industrial firms?

Conferences: BAFA annual conference 2017. EAA annual congress 2017

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