Alex G. Kim

University of Chicago | Ph.D. Candidate in Accounting

👋 Hi! I'm Alex Kim.

I'm a Ph.D. candidate in accounting at the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business. I received a Master's degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting and a dual Bachelor's degree in Economics and Business Administration, Summa Cum Laude, from Seoul National University. I passed all four subjects of the Korean CPA exams in 2018.

My research mainly examines the information processing of investors in the capital market. Recently I have been interested in studying how large language models and artificial intelligence (AI) can assist investors' information processing and economic decision-making. My research has been featured in major media outlets such as Financial Times, Bloomberg, Fortune, and Forbes, and funded by Ernest R. Wish Ph.D. Research Fellowship and Fama-Miller Center for Finance Research. This article from Chicago Booth Review collectively discusses my works in generative LLMs, AI, and financial accounting.

Contact: alex.kim@chicagobooth.edu
Academic Profile: SSRN, arXiv, Google Scholar

Updates

06 July 2024. Our paper "From Transcripts to Insights: Uncovering Corporate Risks Using Generative AI" received the 2024 FMA Asia-Pacific Conference Best Paper Award in Corporate Finance.
17 June 2024. Our paper "From Transcripts to Insights: Uncovering Corporate Risks Using Generative AI" received the 2024 FMA Applied Finance Conference Best Paper Award.
08 May 2024. Our paper "Bloated Disclosures: Can ChatGPT Help Investors Process Information" received the 2024 FARS Midyear Best Paper Award.

20 May 2024. [New Paper] "Financial Statement Analysis with Large Language Models" is now available on SSRN.
15 May 2024. [New Paper] Our paper "DEBATE: Devil's Advocate Based Assessment and Text Evaluation" has been accepted for publication at the 2024 ACL. The paper is now available on SSRN, arXiv, and ACL Anthology.
20 May 2024. [Companion App] Financial Statement Analyzer using GPTs by OpenAI is now available. See the Data tab for details.
22 Jan 2024. [New Paper] "Audit Adjustments Around Financial Benchmarks" is now available on SSRN.
27 Nov 2023. [New Paper] "Economic Footprints of Tax Audits: A Generative AI-Driven Approach" is now available on SSRN.
27 Nov 2023. [Project Website] CompanyInsight.AI is now public. See the Data tab for details.
05 Oct 2023. [New Paper] "From Transcripts to Insights: Uncovering Corporate Risks Using Generative AI" is now available on SSRN and arXiv.
25 May 2023. [New Paper] "Profitability Context and the Cross-Section of Stock Returns" is now available on SSRN.
21 Apr 2023. [New Paper] "Bloated Disclosures: Does ChatGPT Help Investors Process Financial Information?" is now available on SSRN and arXiv.
23 Mar 2023. [New Paper] "Managers' Vocal Delivery and Real-Time Market Reactions in Earnings Calls" is now available on SSRN.
03 Jan 2023. [New Paper] "Context-Based Interpretation of Financial Information" is now available on SSRN.