
Contact Information
Name: Xiangyu Zhang
Email: zhangxiangyu@cufe.edu.cn; axzhang3@gmail.com
Address: School of Finance, Central University of Finance and Economics, Shahe Advanced Education Park, Changping District, Beijing, 102206
Education
2019.08-2025.05, Ph.D. in Economics, Arizona State University,
2017.09-2019.05, M.A. in Economics, Simon Fraser University
2014.09-2017.06, M.A. in Quantitative Economics, Xiamen University
2010.09-2014.07, B.S. in Information Management & Information Systems, Jilin University
Work Experience
2025.07-now Assistant Professor, School of Finance, Central University of Finance and Economics
2023.05-2024.06 Instructor, W.P.Carey School of Business, Arizona State University
2020.08-2024.05 Teaching Assistant for Ph.D.-Level Econometrics Courses, W.P.Carey School of Business, Arizona State University
Research Interests
High-dimensional Factor Models, Machine Learning Methods, Financial Econometrics, Economic Forecasting, Asset Pricing, Empirical Finance
Working Paper
[1] Model Selection for General Multi-Level Group Factor Models with Global, Regional, and Local Factors, with Seung C. Ahn
[2] Panel Data Models with Cross-Sectionally Heteroskedastic Data, with Seung C. Ahn
[3] Economic Links and Cross-Sectional Returns: Conditional Factor Pricing Models with Network Augmentation
Publication
“Short-term Exchange Rate Predictability,” Finance Research Letters, 2019(28), 148-152, with Yu Ren, Qin Wang
Referee Service
International Review of Finance
Presentations and Discussions
CEA, MEG, WEAI etc.