I am a fourth-year Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Accounting at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

My research primarily examines the conflict of interests between local governments and members of the business community.

I am interested in the role of transparency in enabling accountability.

I will be on the job market in the coming academic year. Prior to joining the HKUST Ph.D. program, I attained a M.Sc. in Accoutning from the HKUST and a B.Sc. in Business Administration and Management from Bocconi University.

Research Areas:

  • Corporate Governance
  • Political Economy
Professional portrait

Doctorate

2022 - 2027 (Expected)

Accounting

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Master of Science

2021 - 2022

Accounting

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Bachelor of Science

2018 - 2021

Business Administration and Management

Bocconi University

The Impact of Politicians' Personal Financial Disclosures on Connected Firms’ Voluntary Disclosure

Solo Authored

Job Market Paper

The Impact of Municipal-Auditor Appointments on Auditors' Private-Sector Audit Engagements

with Zhihong Chen and Qingkai Dong

Revise and Resubmit at the Journal of Accoutning Research

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Principles of Accounting I

Teaching Evaluation 4.5/5.0

Download my most recent CV

📄 Antonino Costa CV (PDF)