Position

Assistant Professor

Contact

E-mail: slu@hksyu.edu
Office Hour

Academic and Professional Qualifications

  • PhD., Finance, Sun Yat-sen University, China
  • MSc, Finance, Durham University, U.K.
  • BMgt, Financial Management, Sun Yat-sen University, China

Research Interests

  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Corporate Governance
  • Governance of State-Owned Enterprises
  • ESG and Sustainable Finance
  • Industrial Policy and Supply Chains
  • Machine Learning and Text Analytics in Finance

Courses Taught

  • Introduction to Economics
  • Quantitative Methods for Economics and Finance

Publications

Published Papers

  • "Imprinted for Impact: The Role of Directors' Environmental Expertise in Shaping Green Transformation" (with S. Shahab and B. Lin), Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, 2026.
  • "Loud Voices or Reliable Voices? Analyst Influence on Takeover Decisions in China" (with Y. Chen, Y. Shahab and Y. Zhu), Research in International Business and Finance, 2026, 81, 103213.
  • "Managerial Autonomy in Action: ESG Transformations in Chinese SOEs through SCIOC Reforms" (with Y. Chen, H. Xu and Y. Shahab), Accounting & Finance, 2025.
  • "State-Led Supply Chains and ESG Outcomes: Evidence from China's Industrial Policy" (with Y. Chen and Y. Shahab), Applied Economics, 2025.
  • "State-Owned Flagship Shenzhen Investment Holdings: Can It Lead Eternal Asia Forward with Mission as Sail?" (with Y. Chen), China Management Case-Sharing Centre 中國管理案例共享中心, 2025, Case No. FAM-1467. (in Chinese)
  • "How Do Mergers and Acquisitions Promote High-Quality Development of State-Owned Enterprises?" (with Y. Chen and F. Teng), Quarterly Journal of Finance 《金融學季刊》, 2024, 18(2). (in Chinese) — Recipient of the journal's Annual Outstanding Paper Award