Dr Yang Gao

About me:

Yang Gao joined the University of Exeter as a Lecturer in Finance in September 2023. Yang was awarded PhD in Finance from the University of Birmingham in 2023. Yang’s research interests include empirical corporate finance and corporate governance, with a particular focus on topics related to Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG), such as climate change, pay inequality, corporate philanthropy, as well as diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Research Interests:

• Empirical Corporate Finance
• Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)

Selected Working Papers:

1. “Inequality Grows in Silence: The Impact of Newspaper Closures on CEO-Worker Pay Disparity”, with Jie Chen and Cheng Zeng

• R&R
• On the 2024 CICF program

2. “Do Consumers Care about Pay Inequality? Evidence from Household Purchase Data”, with Konstantinos Bozos, Jie Chen, Xuan Tian, and Jiayi Yuan 

• On the 2025 CICF and 2026 AFA program