Dr. Siew Teoh

Biography

Siew Hong Teoh joined the UCLA Anderson faculty as a professor of accounting in 2021. His primary research occurs at the intersection of accounting, finance, and economics in the area of information in capital markets. Teoh studies how the content, form, presentation, and timing of disclosures of accounting information affect firm values, manager behavior, and investor behavior, impacting economic welfare. His current work introduces the visual attention hypothesis, indicating that visuals in firm earnings announcements increase investor attention. His research has documented how visuals attract investor attention to earnings announcements on Twitter, affecting the perceived value of the firm. Teoh has highlighted the double-edged nature of visuals, where they may cause initial overvaluation followed by a reversal. He has also explored how the facial impressions of analysts influence perceptions of trustworthiness and earnings forecast accuracy, revealing significant gender differences in how these impressions are perceived. Teoh has received accolades, including the Moskowitz Prize for socially responsible investing papers and has published over 50 articles in leading journals. He has previously worked at the University of Michigan and Ohio State University, and he was a Dean's Professor of Accounting at UCI Paul Merage School of Business.

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