Ph.D. - Finance
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - 2011
Professional Preparation
M.Sc. - Financial Economics
University of Oxford - 2007
University of Oxford - 2007
B.A. - Finance and Economics
Guangdong University of Foreign Studies - 2006
Guangdong University of Foreign Studies - 2006
Research Areas
Areas of Interest
- RESEARCH: Empirical and Theoretical Corporate Finance with a focus on Financial Institutions,Credit Rating Agencies, and Securitization
- TEACHING: Corporate Finance, Financial Markets and Institutions, Risk Management, andInvestments
Publications
Can Competition Improve the Information Quality of Credit Ratings? forthcoming - Publication
The Issuer-Pay Rating Model and Rating Ination: Evidence from Corporate Credit Ratings, with
G¨nter Strobl forthcoming - Publication
The Economics of Solicited and Unsolicited Credit Ratings, with Paolo Fulghieri and Gu¨nter Strobl forthcoming - Publication
Bank Monitoring and Corporate Loan Securitization, with Yihui Wang forthcoming - Publication
Appointments
Instructor
University of Texas at Dallas [2012–2018]
University of Texas at Dallas [2012–2018]
Instructor
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill [2011–2018]
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill [2011–2018]
Instructor
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill [2011–2018]
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill [2011–2018]
Research Assistant
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill [2007–2010]
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill [2007–2010]
Instructor
New Oriental School of China [2006–2018]
New Oriental School of China [2006–2018]
Additional Information
Awards and Research Grants
- Research Grants Council, Hong Kong: Competitive Earmarked Research Grant, $62,003 (with Yihu Wang and Vidhan Goyal), 2010-2012
- Best Paper Award in Corporate Finance, Midwestern Finance Association 2010 Meeting
- Graduate Student Fellowship, Kenan-Flagler Business School, UNC-Chapel Hill, 2007-present
- Dean’s List, Sa¨d Business School, University of Oxford, 2007
- Distinguished Graduate Honor, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, 2006
Teaching and Research Experiences
Instructor, UT-Dallas- Financial Markets and Institutions (Graduate), Spring 2012
- Corporate Finance (Undergraduate), Summer School 2011
- Finance (Review Sessions) (MBA First-year Core Class), Spring 2011
- Gunter Strobl, 2007-2010
- English Business Writing, January 2006 {June 2006
Professional Activites
- Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Exam Level I Passed
- Research Assistant, British Consulate-General, September 2005{December 2005
- Negotiation Representative, Chinese Foreign Trade Center, July 2005{September 2005