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PhD in Finance (Queen’s University, 2011).
My research interests are in empirical corporate finance and investment.
Funded Research
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Insight Grant, 2019-2022, principal applicant, with Hongping Tan (co-applicant) and Li Yao (co-applicant), $94,126.
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Insight Development Grant, 2017-2019, co-applicant, with Li Yao (principal applicant), $47,788.
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Insight Development Grant, 2014-2016, co-applicant, with Kai Li (co-applicant) and Jiaping Qiu (principal applicant), $70,508.
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Insight Development Grant, 2012-2014, principal applicant, with Kee-Hong Bae (co-applicant) and Jun-Koo Kang (collaborator), $53,626.
- Canadian Securities Institute Research Foundation Scholarship, 2010-11, $25,000.
"Inter-firm Inventor Collaboration and Path-breaking Innovation: Evidence from Inventor Teams Post-merger," joint with Kai Li (University of Britsh Columbia), Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, forthcoming.
“Technology Conglomeration, Strategic Alliances, and Corporate Innovation,” joint work with Kai Li (University of British Columbia) and Jiaping Qiu (McMaster University), Management Science November 2019 (vol. 60): 4951-5448.
“Does Increased Competition Affect Credit Ratings? A Reexamination of the Effect of Fitch’s Market Share on Credit Ratings in the Corporate Bond Market,” joint work with Kee-Hong Bae (York University) and Jun-Koo Kang (Nanyang Technological University), Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis October 2015 (vol. 50): 1011-1035.
“Do Firms' Relationships with Principal Customers/Suppliers Affect Shareholders' Income?,” Journal of Corporate Finance September 2012 (vol. 18): 860 – 878.
“Employee Treatment and Firm Leverage: A Test of the Stakeholder Theory of Capital Structure,” joint work with Kee-Hong Bae (York University) and Jun-Koo Kang (Nanyang Technological University), Journal of Financial Economics April 2011 (vol. 100): 130 – 153.
Contact Info:
E: jwang@wlu.ca
F: 519.884.0201
Office location: LH4047
Office hours: By appointment.
Languages spoken: English, Mandarin