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Dr Yao Chen
Lecturer in Finance
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Yao Chen is a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Finance at the University of Exeter Business School. After a PhD in Finance from Warwick Business School, he joined Cardiff University in September 2017 before moving to Exeter.
Yao’s research interests are in behavioural finance, empirical asset pricing, and corporate social responsibility.
He has published in the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis. His work has been presented at leading international conferences such as the China International Conference in Finance, Global Research Alliance for Sustainable Finance Conference, and annual meetings of the Financial Management Association and European Financial Management Association.
Qualifications
- PhD (Warwick)
- MSc (Lancaster)
- BSc (Lancaster)
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Research interests
- Behavioral Finance
- Empirical Asset Pricing
- Sustainable Finance
- Mutual Funds
Research projects
- Dynamic ESG Preferences and Asset Prices (with Alok Kumar and Chendi Zhang)
- Firm-Level ESG News and Active Fund Management (with Linquan Chen, Alok Kumar, and Woon Sau Leung)
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Awards and Honours
- 2020: Exeter Above and Beyond Award
- 2019: Exeter Above and Beyond Award
- 2016: FMA Annual Meeting Best Paper Award Semi-Finalist
- 2012-2016: ESRC Doctoral Scholarship
- 2008-2011: Lancaster University Management School Scholarship
- Corporate Finance