Education
- Ph.D. (2020) University of Arizona (Finance)
- M.S. (2013) University of Texas at San Antonio (Finance)
- B.S. (2011) Shandong University (Economics/Finance)
Research
Corporate Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions, Bank Debt, CEO compensation
Institutional Service
- Finance Committee, Board of Trustees Member
- School of Business Finance/Financial Engineering Brownbag Member
- Institute Junior Faculty Board Member
- Finance Ph.D. Student Dissertation Committee Chair
- BA/FE Ph.D. Committee Member
- Undergraduate Curriculum Committee - Business School Member
- Institute Graduate Curriculum Committee Member
- Strategic Planning Committee - Business School Member
- Finance PhD 1st year-paper Committee Member Member
- Finance Ph.D. Student Search Committee Member
- Finance Search Committee Chair
- Faculty ambassadors - Business School Member
- Finance PhD 2nd year paper Advisor Chair
- MFIN Program Assurance of Learning Assessment Member
- School of Business PhD harvest day organizer Member
- Finance Ph.D. Student First-Year Paper Advisor Chair
Professional Service
- Journal of International Financial Management & Accounting Journal Referee
- Emerging Markets Finance and Trade Journal Referee
- Journal of Corporate Finance Journal Referee
- Financial Management Association International Session Organizer/Paper Discussant
- Financial Innovation Journal Referee
- Managerial Finance Journal Referee
- Emerging Markets Finance and Trade Journal Referee
- Canadian Academic Accounting Association member
- International Review of Financial Analysis Journal Referee
- Journal of Accounting and Taxation Journal Referee
- Journal of Financial Research Journal Referee
- North American Journal of Economics and Finance Journal Referee
- Financial Management Association Member
- Eastern Finance Association member
Honors and Awards
2026 Harvey N. Davis Distinguished Teaching Assistant Professor Award 2026
Vice-provost for Academics Teaching Excellence commendation 2021-2025
Vice-provost for Academics Teaching Excellence commendation 2021-2025
Grants, Contracts and Funds
Eller College of Management Small Research Grant, University of Arizona, 2026
Center for Management Innovations in Healthcare (CMIH) Research Grant, University of Arizona 2019
Center for Management Innovations in Healthcare (CMIH) Research Grant, University of Arizona 2019
Selected Publications
[1] Wang, Y., and Gu, K., 2026. Who Invests, Who Gets Funded: Gender and Racial Bias in LLM-Generated Investment Advice. – Journal of Business Ethics (FT50)
[2] Ni, X., Wang, Y., and Yin, S., 2025. The market for corporate control and firm information environment: Evidence from five decades of data. – Journal of Banking & Finance (ABS3)
[3] Bonaime, A. and Wang, Y., 2024. Mergers, product prices, and innovation: Evidence from the pharmaceutical industry. – Journal of Finance (FT50; UTD24)
[4] Wang, Y. and Wu, S., 2024. Impact of mobile banking on small business lending after bank branch closures. – Journal of Corporate Finance, 87, p.102593. (ABS4)
[5] Ni, X., Wang, Y., and Yin, S., 2021. Does Modern Information Technology Attenuate Managerial Information Hoarding? Evidence from EDGAR Implementation. – Journal of Corporate Finance, 71,102100 (ABS4)
[6] Wang, Y. and Yin, S., 2021. Hiring Retirement-age CEOs. – European Financial Management, 27, 641-665 (ABS3)
[7] Wang, Y. and Yin, S., 2018. CEO Educational Background and Acquisition Target Selection. – Journal of Corporate Finance, 52, 238-259 (ABS4)
[2] Ni, X., Wang, Y., and Yin, S., 2025. The market for corporate control and firm information environment: Evidence from five decades of data. – Journal of Banking & Finance (ABS3)
[3] Bonaime, A. and Wang, Y., 2024. Mergers, product prices, and innovation: Evidence from the pharmaceutical industry. – Journal of Finance (FT50; UTD24)
[4] Wang, Y. and Wu, S., 2024. Impact of mobile banking on small business lending after bank branch closures. – Journal of Corporate Finance, 87, p.102593. (ABS4)
[5] Ni, X., Wang, Y., and Yin, S., 2021. Does Modern Information Technology Attenuate Managerial Information Hoarding? Evidence from EDGAR Implementation. – Journal of Corporate Finance, 71,102100 (ABS4)
[6] Wang, Y. and Yin, S., 2021. Hiring Retirement-age CEOs. – European Financial Management, 27, 641-665 (ABS3)
[7] Wang, Y. and Yin, S., 2018. CEO Educational Background and Acquisition Target Selection. – Journal of Corporate Finance, 52, 238-259 (ABS4)
Courses
Corporate Finance (BT 321)
Money, Banking, and Financial Institutions (BT 440)
Investment Banking (FIN 530)
Research in Management (MGT 960)
Money, Banking, and Financial Institutions (BT 440)
Investment Banking (FIN 530)
Research in Management (MGT 960)