Steven Wu
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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


