Research Expertise and Interest
determinants and consequences of voluntary disclosure, corporate governance, insider trading, accounting information and capital markets, capital markets, incentives, corporate social responsibility, sustainability, climate change
Research Description
Shawn Kim is an assistant professor at Berkeley Haas. His expertise and research interests are in:
- Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) disclosure
- Disclosure and the role of information in the capital markets
- Corporate governance and incentives
- Insider trading
- Sustainability
Featured in the Media
Many companies set emissions targets with great fanfare—and never meet them, says research by Shirley Lu and colleagues, including Shawn Kim, assistant professor at the Haas School of Business. But what if investors held businesses accountable for achieving their climate plans?
Wharton account professor Wayne Guay, speaks with Wharton Business Daily about what firms are doing to prevent insider trading. “Insider trading often gets a bad rap,” said Guay, who co-authored "Determinants of Insider Trading Windows" with Shawn Kim and David Tsui.