Word-of-Mouth Communication, Noise-driven Volatility, and Public Disclosure

Hao Xue is an Associate Professor of Accounting. Prior to joining Fuqua, Professor Xue was an Assistant Professor at New York University, Stern School of Business. Professor Xue's research applies analytical models to accounting practices and institutions that conventional thinkings may have difficulties explaining. In a recent work, he studies the effect of investors' private word-of-mouth communications on firms' information environment and how firms adjust their disclosures in response. Profe