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Steven Wu

Steven-Wu

Formal Name: Hai Wu

Preferred Name: Steven

Personal Title: Mr

Position: Associate Lecturer

Organisational Unit: Department of Accounting and Finance

Qualifications: BAppFin(Hons), BCom-Accg with BAppFin

Telephone: (+61-2) 9850-7295

Fax: (+61-2) 9850-8497

Email: steven.wu@mq.edu.au

Location: E4A 212

Research Interests

  • The valuation of loss-making companies
  • Analysts’ interpretation of financial information
  • The impact of accrual accounting on the usefulness of financial reports
  • Accounting for research and development expenditures
  • Accounting for exploration expenditures

PhD Project

  • “Equity Valuation of Currently Unprofitable Australian Companies” Supervised by Prof. Neil Fargher (ANU) and Assoc. Prof. Sue Wright (Macquarie)

Current Teaching

  • ACCG101 – Accounting 1B
  • ACCG105 – Introductory Financial Accounting
  • ACCG350 – Financial Statement Analysis

Community Outreach

I am a current member of the following associations:
  • Accounting & Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand
  • CPA Australia

Publications

  • Wu, H., N. Fargher. and S. Wright., 2010. “Accounting for investment and the relevance of loss to firm value.” The International Journal of Accounting, forthcoming
  • Wu, H., and N. Fargher., 2007. “Components of Accruals, Losses and Future Profitability.” Accounting Research Journal, Vol 20 Number 2, pp.97-111