

518 W Locust
AH309
Davenport, Iowa
Office Hours
MW: 12:50 p.m. - 1:50 p.m.
TR: 1:30 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Teaches undergraduate and MBA finance courses. Areas of professional interest include Teaching: Corporate Finance, Investments, International Finance; Research: Empirical Asset Pricing, Behavioral Finance, International Finance.
His research interests are in the area of empirical asset pricing, behavioral finance, and international finance. He is a CFA and FRM charterholder.
Rutgers University
PhD in Finance
Beijing University
M.A. in Economics
Beijing University
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Professional Designations: CFA, FRM
MBA courses:
MBA675 Financial Management
MBA752 Investments: Security Analysis
Undergraduate courses:
FNCE301 Financial Valuation in the Corporation
FNCE401 Financial Planning and Decision Making
FNCE491 Topics in Corporate Finance
"Analysis of the Wealth Effect of New Product Introductions with Conditional Event Study Method" with Chengru Hu, Journal of International Business and Economics 11, 2011
"Market Opening: an Empirical Example" with Biqing Huang & Chengru Hu, Journal of International Finance and Economics 11, 2011
"Inflation Expectations, Realized Inflation, and Effectiveness of Monetary Policy: a China Perspective" with Fangping Peng, Yujun Lian & Maggie Foley, International Research Journal of Applied Finance, Vol. 2, Issue 5, 2011
"The Role of R&D in Improving Firm Growth: Evidence from High Tech Companies in China" with Yujun Lian, Maggie Foley & Jingui Lu, International Journal of Business and Economics Perspectives 6(1), 2011
"Momentum and Market States: International Evidence" with Chengru Hu, Biqing Huang & Maggie Foley, Journal of International Finance and Economics 10, 2010
"Determinants of Capital Structure in Hong Kong" with Biqing Huang & Chengru Hu, Review of Business Research 10, 2010
"Sources of International Momentum: an Empirical Study" with Chengru Hu, Journal of International Business and Economics 9, 2009
"How to Mitigate Agency Behaviors in the Mutual Fund Industry: a Theoretical Framework" with Yanli Zhang & Ruben Xing, International Journal of Business Strategy 9, 2009
CFA institute
Global Association of Risk Professinals
FMA International
Southern Finance Association
Eastern Finance Association
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