Contact Information

School of Finance, Central University of Finance and Economics, 39 College South Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100081

Email: yywang@cufe.edu.cn

Research Area/Interests

Empirical Corporate Finance, Empirical Asset Pricing

Current Academic Position

Nov. 2014-Present Assistant Professor. School of Finance, Central University of Finance and Economics

Teaching

Investment Banking (Undergraduate, Postgraduate, International Students), Corporate Finance (Undergraduate, Postgraduate, International Students), Mergers and Acquisitions (Undergraduate), Finance Theory in Corporate Finance (Postgraduate), Frontier Topics in Finance Research (Postgraduate)

Education

Jul. 2007- Jul.2013

Ph.D. in Finance, Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University Supervisor: Prof. Chuan-Yang Hwang

Sep. 2003- Jun.2007

Bachelor in Finance, School of Finance and Statistics, University of Science and Technology of China

Working Papers

The Momentum of News. (With Xiaoneng Zhu and Bohui Zhang)

Financial Management Association (FMA) Annual Meeting, San Diego, 2018

China International Conference in Finance (CICF), Tianjin, 2018

American Finance Association (AFA) Annual Meeting, Chicago, 2017

Chinese Finance Annual Meeting, Dalian, 2016 (Winner of Best Paper Awards)

Investor Tastes, Corporate Behavior and Stock Returns: An Analysis of Corporate Social Responsibility. (With Chuan-Yang Hwang and Sheridan Titman)

American Finance Association (AFA) Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, 2018

China International Conference in Finance (CICF), Chongqing, 2013

Ph.D. Forum and Main Session of Australasian Banking and Finance Conference, Sydney, 2012

Who Hate and Who Love the Leveling of Playing Field? (With Chuan-Yang Hwang and Caiji Pang)

Financial Management Association (FMA) Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, 2016 (Semi-Finalist for Best Paper Awards)

Australasian Banking and Finance Conference, Sydney, 2012

Stock Pledge, Risk of Losing Control and Corporate Innovation (With Caiji Pang)

Chinese Finance Annual Meeting, Guangzhou, 2018

Research Projects

2018-2020, participated in the project “Backdoor Listing, Firm Quality and Investors’ Rationality” hosted by Associate Prof. Caiji Pang, funded by China National Science Foundation Youth Project.

Certificate

Certified FRM.

CFA Level 3 Candidate.

Academic Activities

American Finance Association

Financial Management Association