Dr Ying Wang

Ying is the Director of Economics Division, OBOR International @ Cambridge. She is currently the Postgraduate Research coordinator at the School of Economics, Finance and Law, ARU.

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Email: ying.wang@aru.ac.uk

Background

In July 2018, Ying co-organised the First Cambridge B&R Initiative International Conference at Cambridge. She is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and serves as the external examiner and external PhD supervisor in the other UK Higher Education Institutions.

Ying was the course leader for Accounting and Finance subjects at both UG and PG level. She also has substantial experience to lead successful curriculum review and validation for Accounting and Finance subjects.

Prior to joining Anglia Ruskin University, Ying gained substantial teaching experience at University of Northampton, Queen’s University of Belfast and had professional working experience in the UK and China.

Spoken Languages

Chinese and English

Research interests

• Economics and Finance
• Corporate Finance
• Fin-Tech
• Entrepreneurial Finance
• Mergers and Acquisition
• Banking and Finance
• Accounting and Finance
• Corporate Governance
• Law and Finance

Ying’s research interests centre on Economics and Finance, Corporate Finance, Fin-Tech, Entrepreneurial Finance, Banking and Finance, Accounting and Finance, Corporate Governance, Law and Finance. Ying has published her research with world-leading journal publisher and is an active peer reviewer for international journals and conferences. She also regularly acts as chairs and discussants at international and national conferences.

Areas of research supervision

Ying has three PhD completions to date with another two near completions. Currently, she supervises seven PhD students, one DBA student and one MPhil student. Ying has been involved with PhD examination in accounting, finance and business field. She would like to supervise doctoral candidates in her research interest areas using either quantitative or qualitative research method.

Teaching

Ying has a wider range of teaching experience on different postgraduate and undergraduate subjects, including Corporate Finance, Financial Management, Global Financial Strategy, Finance for Decision Making, Corporate Risk Management, Investment Analysis, Derivatives Market, International Money and Finance, and Research Methods in Finance. She is always passionate about her subject areas with a specialised interest to develop student subject skills and transferable skills, such as critical thinking, effective communication and creative problem solving using quantitative methods.

Qualifications

• PhD in Finance, Queen’s University Belfast
• Postgraduate Certificate in Research Degree Supervision (PgCRDS), University of Northampton
• MSc in Finance, Queen’s University Belfast
• BSc in Economics, Minzu University of China

Memberships, editorial boards

• Director of Economics Division, OBOR International @ Cambridge (Think Tank)
  
• Senior Fellow of Higher Education Academy (HEA), UK
  
• Western Finance Association, USA
• Financial Management Association, USA
• European Finance Association
• European Financial Management Association
• British Accounting and Finance Association, UK
• Journal of Financial Review
• Journal of Economics and International Finance
  
• British Academy of Management
  
• International Management Research Academy

Research grants, consultancy, knowledge exchange

• Co-investigator: Research on the effect and risk of international board of stock market, National Science China, 2018, Amount CNY610,000 (Successful)

Selected recent publications

Wang, Y. and Lahr, H., 2017. Takeover law to protect shareholders: Increasing efficiency or merely redistributing gains?, Journal of Corporate Finance 43, 288-315. (ABS 4*)

Chai, Q.F., Zhao, H.N., Wang, Y., and Chen, C.H., 2018. Sarbanes-Oxley, Capital Structure and the Choice of Payment in Mergers and Acquisitions. resubmit ABS 3*.

Wang, Y. and Lahr, H., 2016. Takeover law to protect shareholders: Increasing efficiency or merely redistributing gains?, Working paper 486, Centre for Business Research, University of Cambridge.

Wang, Y. and Lahr, H., 2015. Takeover regulation to protect shareholders: Wealth creation or wealth destruction? European Financial Management Association Abstracting Journal 24, 6.

Working papers:

Chai, Q.F, Zhao, H.N., Wang, Y. and Chen C.H., 2018. Sarbanes-Oxley, Capital Structure and the Choice of Payment in Mergers and Acquisitions. Journal of Business Finance and Accounting.

Feng, Y.Q and Wang, Y. 2018. China as Market Provider for OBOR Countries: Position and Prospect, Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance.

Kallinterakis, V. and Wang. Y., 2018. Do Investors Herd in Cryptocurrencies - and why?. Finance Research Letters.

Bariviera, A.F., Rosso, O.A. and Wang. Y., 2019. Cryptocurrency informational efficiency beyond bitcoin. Economics Letter.

Nguyen, T. and Wang, Y. 2019. Financial development, financial institutions and economic growth: new evidence from Asia. Financial Review

Wang, Y. 2019. Risk management, financial development and firm decisions. Journal of International Money and Finance.

Bhusal, R. and Wang, Y., 2019. The Impact of Perceptual Attributes on Entrepreneurs' Preferences to External Financing. International Small Business Journal.

Chai, Q.F, Zhao, H.N., Wang, Y. and Chen C.H., 2019. Accounting Conservatism and Method of Payment in Corporate Acquisitions. Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance.

Ding, Y.B. and Wang, Y. 2019. Commodity structure of trade between China and the B&R countries and its implications for RMB internationalization.

Zhang, Y.X., Feng, Y.Q, and Wang, Y., 2019. Structural Changes and Driving Forces of China as a Market Provider for the European Union(EU): An Input-Output--Based Analysis.

Recent presentations and conferences

Sep.2018 British Accounting and Finance Association Northern Area Group Annual Conference 2018, Derby, ‘Accounting Conservatism and the Choice of Method of Payment in Corporate Acquisitions’

Jul. 2018 Asia-Pacific Conference on Economics & Finance 2018 Conference, Singapore, “Sarbanes-Oxley, Capital Structure and the Choice of Payment in Mergers and Acquisitions”

Jul. 2018 Conference chair and speaker at the First Cambridge Belt-Road Initiative International Conference, Cambridge

Jun. 2018 The 7th Annual Conference of Economic Forum of Entrepreneurship & International Business, “The Impact of Perceptual Attributes on Entrepreneurs' Preferences to External Financing”

Sep.2016 British Accounting and Finance Association, Northern Area Group Annual Conference, Loughborough, “Takeover regulation to protect shareholders: Wealth creation or wealth destruction?”. Lloyds Best Paper Award.

Sep.2015 The 47th Money, Macro and Finance Research Group Annual Conference, Cardiff, “Does takeover law matter? An empirical study of takeover regulation in Europe”

Jun.2015 European Financial Management Association Annual Meeting, Amsterdam, Netherlands, “Takeover regulation to protect shareholders: Wealth creation or wealth destruction?”

Jun. 2015 The Inaugural Northampton Business School Research Conference, Northampton, ‘The Wealth Effect from the EU Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions’

Jun. 2015 Conference Organiser and Session Chair, The Inaugural Northampton Business School Research Conference, Northampton

Oct.2014 Financial Management Association Annual Meeting, Nashville, Tennessee, “Does takeover law matter? An empirical test of its economic effects on mergers and acquisitions”

Apr.2014 British Accounting and Finance Association Annual Conference, London, “Does takeover law matter? An empirical test of its economic effects on mergers and acquisitions”

Apr.2013 British Accounting and Finance Association Annual Conference, Newcastle, “Does takeover law matter and what matters in takeover law?: Evidence from cross-border acquisitions in Europe”

Apr.2012 British Accounting and Finance Association Annual Conference, Brighton, “High Technology, Investor Protection and the Post Merger Performance of UK Firms Engaged in Cross-Border Mergers”

Sep.2011 British Accounting and Finance Association, Northern Area Group Annual Conference, Salford, “High Technology, Investor Protection and the Post Merger Performance of UK Firms Engaged in Cross-Border Mergers”

Nov.2009 Economics and Financial Institutions Research Group, Queen’s University Belfast, “Wealth Effect on UK Acquirers: Evidence from the EU Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions”