Department of Study: Business Administration
Year Entered Into Program: Fall 2019
Faculty Supervisor: Dr. Zhenyu Wu
Overview: My research focuses on the intersection of managerial traits, analyst behavior, and corporate finance, with the aim of understanding how the individual characteristics of corporate leaders influence firm decisions and how these decisions are perceived and interpreted by external market participants. In parallel, my research also explores the corporate social responsibility (CSR), environmental, social, and governance (ESG) disclosure, and their implications for financial markets and corporate behavior.
Research Areas of Interest: Managerial traits; Entrepreneurship; Sustainability; Analyst behavior; Corporate finance
Graduate Degrees: Ph.D. in Neuroscience from McGill University, Master of Medicine from Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
Conference Presentations: 2024 Conference of Contemporary Topics on Financial Markets. The Eight (2021) Volatility Institute at NYU Shanghai (VINS) Conference.
Publications:
- Kong, D., Mo, J., Rong, Z., and Yu, L., 2025. Technological Diversification and Resilience to Systematic Risks: Evidence from Listed Firms in China. International Review of Economics & Finance
Ge, W., Qi, Z., Wu, Z., and Yu, L., 2024. Abnormal Temperatures, Climate Risk Disclosures and Bank Loan Pricing: International Evidence. British Journal of Management
Rong, Z., Weng, S., and Yu, L., 2024. Does Analyst Coverage Influence the Effect of Institutions’ Site Visits on Corporate Innovation: From the Perspective of Information Exploration. Pacific-Basin Finance Journal
Kong, G, Kong, T.D. Qin, N. and Yu, L., 2023. Ethnic Diversity, Trust and Corporate Social Responsibility: The Moderating Effects of Language and Marketization. Journal of Business Ethics. Vol 187 (3): 449-471
Rong, Z., Xu, N., and Yu, L., 2023. Credit Cards and Commercial Insurance Participation: Evidence from Urban Households in China. Accounting & Finance. Vol. 64 (1): 1159-1182
Hui, W., Ho, K.C., Gao, J. and Yu, L., 2022. The Fundamental Effects of ESG Disclosure Quality in Boosting the Growth and the Influence of ESG Investing, Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions & Money
Huang, H., Yu, L., and Zhang, J., 2022. Mandatory CSR Disclosure and Pay Gap: Evidence from China. Emerging Markets Finance and Trade. Vol 58 (13): 1-32
Li, J., Yu, L., Mei, X., and Feng, X., 2022. Do Social Media Constrain or Promote Company Violations? Accounting & Finance. Vol. 62 (1): 31-70
Wu, Z and Yu, L., 2022. Corporate Finance and Family Firms. Review of Corporate Finance. Vol 2 (4): 663-677
Email Address: yul1@myumanitoba.ca