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Overview
I am a Research Associate (post-doctoral) within the Accounting and Finance Section at Cardiff Business School. My research focus on public sector accounting, management, and public finance (fiscal studies). Previously, I completed my PhD at CARBS on fiscal decentralisation and healthcare service performance in China. Also, I did research on Welsh fiscal sustainbility at the Wales Governance Centre, funded by Cardiff University (School of Law and Politics) and the Welsh Government. I have published in leading peer-reviewed journals including Public Administration and Local Government Studies. Currently, I am working on projects about auditing and commercialisation activities in the higher education and children care sectors of the UK.
Prior to my PhD, I earned distinction degrees in MSc Accounting and Finance and MSc Social Science Research Methods at Cardiff University, and a Bachelor of Economics in Public Finance from Zhongnan University of Economics and Law (Wuhan, PRC).
Publication
2025
- Sun, S., De Widt, D. and Andrews, R. 2025. Knowledge commercialization and university audit fees: A UK-based study. Financial Accountability & Management: in Governments, Public Services and Charities (10.1111/faam.12434)
2023
- Sun, S. and Andrews, R. 2023. Intra-provincial fiscal decentralisation, relative wealth and healthcare efficiency: empirical evidence from China. Public Administration 101(3), pp. 973-992. (10.1111/padm.12832)
- Sun, S. 2023. Intra-provincial fiscal decentralisation and healthcare service performance: evidence from China. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.
2020
- Sun, S. and Andrews, R. 2020. The determinants of fiscal transparency in Chinese city-level governments. Local Government Studies 46, pp. 44-67. (10.1080/03003930.2019.1608828)
Articles
- Sun, S., De Widt, D. and Andrews, R. 2025. Knowledge commercialization and university audit fees: A UK-based study. Financial Accountability & Management: in Governments, Public Services and Charities (10.1111/faam.12434)
- Sun, S. and Andrews, R. 2023. Intra-provincial fiscal decentralisation, relative wealth and healthcare efficiency: empirical evidence from China. Public Administration 101(3), pp. 973-992. (10.1111/padm.12832)
- Sun, S. and Andrews, R. 2020. The determinants of fiscal transparency in Chinese city-level governments. Local Government Studies 46, pp. 44-67. (10.1080/03003930.2019.1608828)
Thesis
- Sun, S. 2023. Intra-provincial fiscal decentralisation and healthcare service performance: evidence from China. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.
- Sun, S. and Andrews, R. 2023. Intra-provincial fiscal decentralisation, relative wealth and healthcare efficiency: empirical evidence from China. Public Administration 101(3), pp. 973-992. (10.1111/padm.12832)
- Sun, S. and Andrews, R. 2020. The determinants of fiscal transparency in Chinese city-level governments. Local Government Studies 46, pp. 44-67. (10.1080/03003930.2019.1608828)
Research
- Public finance and accounting
- Public sector management
- Fiscal studies
Teaching
I taughted and tutored BS2517 Performance and Financial Management (BSc Business and Finance Year 2; BSc Business Economics Year 2; BSc Economics and Management Studies Year 2)
Also, I tutored BST153 Research Methods (MSc Accounting and Finance)
Biography
Qualifications
- PhD in Business Studies, Cardiff University (2023)
- MSc Social Science Research Methods, Cardiff University (2018)
- MSc Accounting and Finance, Cardiff University (2017)
- BSc Public Finance, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, China (2016)
Professional memberships
Higher Education Academy
British Accounting and Finance Association, member of the Public Services of Charities SIG
Academic positions
- Research Associate, Cardiff Business School, 2024 -
- Research Assistant, Wales Governance Centre, Cardiff University, April 2023 - Dec 2023
Committees and reviewing
Reviewer of the International Public Management Journal (ABS3)