Youngdeok Lim

Associate Professor

School of Accounting, Auditing and Taxation - BA, Seoul National University | MS and PhD, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology | CFA | CA | CPA (USA) | FRM

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Youngdeok Lim joined the School of Accounting, UNSW Australia Business School in 2009. Currently he teaches financial accounting in the undergraduate and postgraduate program. He also has an experience in teaching financial accounting in MBA program at KAIST Business School in Seoul. He was a visiting scholar at Columbia Business School in New York during his sabbatical leave in 2012.

His research interests include conflicts of interest in financial analysts, tax avoidance, shareholder activism, mandatory audit firm rotation policy and supply chain risk management. He has published articles in leading academic journals including Contemporary Accounting Research, Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory, Journal of Business, Finance and Accounting, Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance, Abacus, Journal of Banking and Finance, European Journal of Marketing. Australian Tax Forum, British Journal of Management, and Korean Accounting Review.

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How to identify and support women facing economic abuse

Financial abuse can trap women in dangerous relationships, but pro-bono tax services can help victims gain financial independence and escape domestic violence

How free tax advice can support financial wellbeing

New research reveals a crucial need for pro bono tax advice to help improve the financial wellbeing of vulnerable communities

Does paying for tax advice save money? Only if you’re wealthy

Tax advisers disproportionally help the wealthy minimise their taxes, write UNSW Business School's Youngdeok Lim, Ann Kayis-Kumar, and Chris Evans

Should there be a cap on tax advice deductions?

There is a solution to help individuals and businesses better manage the cost of tax advice – but it does not involve a cap on deductions, says UNSW Business School's Dr Ann Kayis-Kumar

Why an upbeat forecast based on customer satisfaction backfires

Investors can readily discount managerial optimism and react negatively

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