Education
- PhD in Finance, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China, Sep 2017 - Jul 2022
- MSc in Computer Science, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China, Sep 2015 - Jan 2017
- B.S. in Electronic Science and Technology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China, Sep 2008 - Jun 2012
Intro
- Youan Wang is a Ph.D. student in finance at the University of Hong Kong. He graduated from Shanghai Jiao Tong University with a BSc in Electronic Science and Technology, and from the University of Hong Kong with an MSc in Computer Science.
- His research interests are in empirical corporate finance, especially in two areas corporate social responsibility (CSR) and political economy.
Research Papers
Publications
“Corporate Political Connections and Favorable Environmental Regulation” (with Amanda Heitz and Zigan Wang), Forthcoming at Management Science.
“The Role of Financial Constraints in Firm Investment under Pollution Abatement Regulation” (Co-worked with Tri Vi Dang and Zigan Wang) Forthcoming at Journal of Corporate Finance.
Working Papers
“The Power of the People: Labor Unions and Corporate Social Responsibility” (Co-worked with Amanda Heitz and Zigan Wang)
“Political Connections, Financial Constraints, and Corporate Taxation” (Co-worked with Ke Na, Terry J. Shevlin, and Zigan Wang)
Presentations
Conference Presentations
Vietnam Symposium in Banking and Finance (VSBF), 2018, Hue city, Vietnam
2nd China Finance and Accounting Research Conference (CFAR), 2018, Xiamen, China
26th Conference on the Theories and Practices of Securities and Financial Markets (SFM), 2018, Kaohsiung, China
Delhi Winter School, 2018, Delhi, India
Financial Markets and Corporate Governance Conference (FMCG), 2019, Sydney, Australia
Asian Meeting of Econometrics Society, 2019, Xiamen, China
China Meeting of Econometrics Society, 2019, Guangzhou, China
94TH WEAI Annual Conference, 2019, San Francisco, US
FMA Asia/Pacific Conference, 2019, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
2020 AFA PhD Poster Session, 2020, San Diego, US
CAFR 2020 Virtual Annual Conference
JEEM-Edinburgh-Shanghai Climate and Development Conference, 2020
China International Conference of Finance, 2021, Shanghai, China
FMA Annual Meeting, 2021, Denver, US
Asian Meeting of the Econometric Society in China, 2022, Online
2022 Australasia Meeting, Brisbane, Australia, Virtual
Invited Seminar
Financial Engineering Research Center (FERC), Tianjin University, 2021, Tianjin, China
HKU Business School, The University of Hong Kong, 2021, Hong Kong SAR, China
The School of Management, University of Science and Technology of China, 2021, Hefei, China
Academic Services
Discussant
2nd China Finance and Accounting Research Conference (CFAR), 2018, Xiamen, China
26th Conference on the Theories and Practices of Securities and Financial Markets (SFM), 2018, Kaohsiung, China
94th WEAI Annual Conference, 2019, San Francisco, US
FMA Asia/Pacific Conference, 2019, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
CAFR 2020 Virtual Annual Conference
JEEM-Edinburgh-Shanghai Climate and Development Conference, 2020
Session Chair
Delhi Winter School, 2018, Delhi, India
Professional
- Research Assistant, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China, Aug 2016 - Aug 2017
- System Test Engineer, TP-Link, Shenzhen, China, Jul 2012 - Jul 2015 (Full-time)
Skills
Coding
Python, Stata , Fortran , Bash , Matlab , C++ , VBA , HTML/CSSTechnical
Statistics, Web Crawler, Textual Analysis, Machine LearningLanguages
Chinese (Native), English (Fluent),Honors
Awards
Bureau van Dijk prize in Corporate Finance, UNSW Australian Banking and Finance Conference, 2021
FBE PhD Research Excellence Award 2020-21
Postgraduate Scholarship (PGS), HKU, 2017-2021
3rd Prize Scholarship for excellent academic achievement, awarded by SJTU in 2010
2nd Prize Scholarship for excellent academic achievement, awarded by SJTU in 2009