Full CV

Ph.D (Finance), Washington University in St. Louis , 2006

B.S. (Finance), Tsinghua University , 1998

Academic Position Held

Current Appointment:

Assistant Professor, Singapore Management University (2007- Present)

Previous Appointment:

Assistant Professor, College of William and Mary, 2006 – 2007

Honors & Awards

Scholarship, Washington University 2000-2005

Courses Taught in SMU

Finance

Research Areas

Empirical Corporate Finance

Current Projects

Earnings Asymmetric Timeliness and Shareholder Distributions

Executive Incentives and Financial Constraints

Search for Optimal CEO Compensation: Theory and Empirical Evidence 

Selected Book, Journal & Other Publications

“Conflicts of Interest and Stock Recommendations – The Effects of the Global Settlement and Related Regulations” (with Ohad Kadan, Leonardo Madureira, and Tzachi Zach) , Review of Financial Studies, Forthcoming

“Corporate Financial Policy and the Value of Cash'' (with Michael Faulkender) 2006, Journal of Finance, Vol. 61, 1957-1990.