KE Bin 柯 滨

Professor | Provost’s Chair

Accounting Department, Business School

Accounting, Business School

National University of Singapore

 (65) 6601 3133  bizk@nus.edu.sg  NUS Website  Curriculum Vitae

Education

  • PhD, Michigan State University, 1999
  • M.S, Pennsylvania State University, 1994
  • B.A, The Institute of International Relations, China, 1989

Working Experience

  • Professor, National University of Singapore, 06/2015 - Present
  • Professor, Nanyang Technological University, 06/2010 - 05/2015
  • Professor, Penn State University, 07/2009 - 05/2010
  • Associate Professor, Penn State University, 07/2003 - 06/2009
  • Assistant Professor, Penn State University, 07/1999 - 06/2003
  • Teaching and Research Assistant, Michigan State University, 08/1995 - 06/1999
  • Teaching and Research Assistant, Purdue University, 08/1994 - 06/1995
  • Research Assistant, Penn State University, 08/1992 - 06/1994
  • Manager Assistant, Sony Corporation China Representative Office, 1991 - 1992
  • Staff, China International Public Relations Association, 1991
  • Staff, Chinese Universities Overseas Alumni Association, 1989 - 1991

Research Interests

I am interested in using both traditional approaches and interdisciplinary approaches to tackle today’s complex business problems. The primary geographic focus of my current research is China, Hong Kong, and Singapore, but I am also interested in other Asian countries including India, Japan, Korea, ASEAN countries, especially within the context of China’s economy. Below is a more detailed description of my current research interests:

  • Financial reporting and disclosure
  • Corporate governance and investor protection
  • Entrepreneurship and family firms
  • R&D and Innovation
  • Venture capital
  • SOEs
  • Social media and big data
  • Taxes and business strategy

Recognitions, Awards, & Professional Services

Recognitions and Awards


  • Best paper award, the Chinese Accounting Professors Association of North America (CAPANA) Annual Conference - 2019
  • MIT Asia Conference in Accounting best discussant award - 2017
  • Honorary advisor to Newford Research Institute of Advanced Technology (温州波普大数据实验室及温州中津先进科技研究院荣誉顾问) - 2016
  • Shanghai Qianren (上海千人计划) awarded by the Shanghai Municipal Government - 2013
  • Academic advisor to the Collaborative Innovation Centre for State-owned Assets Administration (国有资产管理协同创新中心) at the Beijing Technology and Business University funded by the Beijing Municipal Government - 2013-2016
  • Best Paper Award, Chinese Accounting Professors Association of North America (CAPANA) Annual Conference - 2011
  • Chang Jiang Scholar (长江学者) awarded by China’s Ministry of Education and the Li Ka Shing Foundation - 2010
  • Best paper Award, 2007 Asian Finance Association Annual Meeting - 2007
  • Best paper Award, 5th China International Empirical Accounting Research Conference - 2006
  • Andersen Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship - 1998
  • Doctoral Scholarship Award, Department of Accounting, Michigan State University -1998
  • First Place, The First Graduate Student Research Recognition Competition, Business/Social Science Section, Michigan State University - 1998
  • Big Ten Doctoral Consortium Fellow - 1998

Professional Services


  • Member, 《会计与经济研究》编委会, 2019 - Present
  • Accounting-General Senior Track Editor, China Accounting and Finance Review (CAFR), 2019 - Present
  • Member, 《新制度会计学研讨会》组委会
  • Program Director (Accounting), Asian Bureau of Finance and Economic Research Annual Conference, 2015 - Present
  • Member, The 2014 AAA Outstanding International Accounting Dissertation Award Committee, 2014
  • Editor, The Accounting Review, June 2011 - May 2014
  • Consulting Editor, China Journal of Accounting Research, 2007 - 2008
  • Editorial Board Member, Journal of American Taxation Association, 2002 - 2005
  • Editorial Board Member, The Accounting Review, 2004 - Present
  • Editorial Board Member, The International Journal of Accounting, 2008 - Present
  • Advisory Board Member, China Journal of Accounting Studies (formerly Accounting Research in China) published by the Accounting Society of China, 2009 - 2012
  • Editorial Board Member, China Journal of Accounting Studies (formerly Accounting Research in China) published by the Accounting Society of China, 2013 - Present
  • Committee Member, Program Committee for the MIT Asia Conference in Accounting, 2013, 2014
  • Committee Member, The Program Committee for the Journal of International Accounting Research Conference, 2011, 2014
  • Invited Faculty Panelist, The AAA New Faculty Consortium, 2009 and 2010
  • Committee Member, AAA Distinguished Contributions to Accounting Literature Award Selection Committee, 2010 - 2011
  • Co-Chair, The conference committee of the Inaugural Chinese Accounting Professors’ Association of North America research conference (Shanghai), 2008
  • Chair, The junior faculty mentoring program, the Chinese Accounting Professors’ Association of North America, 2008, 2009
  • Board Director, Chinese Accounting Professors’ Association of North America, 2010 - 2014
  • President, Chinese Accounting Professors’ Association of North America, 2008 - 2009
  • President-Elect, Chinese Accounting Professors’ Association of North America, 2007 - 2008
  • Committee Member, The Competitive PhD Dissertation Award Committee, the International Symposium onChinese firm management, National Taiwan University, 2007
  • Vice President, Chinese Accounting Professors’ Association of North America, 2006 - 2007
  • Chair, The Competitive PhD Dissertation Award Committee, the 2nd International Symposium on Chinese Accounting, Finance and Management,Cardiff University, 2006
  • Committee Member, American Taxation Association Research Resources and Methodologies Committee, 2003 - 2004
  • Committee Member, The Journal of American Taxation Association Conference Committee, 2003
  • Committee Member, The 2002 American Taxation Association Doctoral Dissertation Award Committee, 2002
  • Ad Hoc Reviewer, Hong Kong Government’s Research Grant Council, American Accounting Association,Financial Accounting and Reporting Section Mid-Year Meeting, Contemporary Accounting Research, International Journal of Accounting, Various years
  • Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance, Journal of Accounting and Economics, Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, Journal of Accounting Research, Journal of American Taxation Association, Journal of Finance, Journal of Risk and Insurance, Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Quarterly Journal of Business and Economics, Review of Accounting Studies, The Accounting Review, European Financial Management, Various Years