Yini Liu
Assistant Professor
PhD, Finance, Alvarez College of Business, University of Texas at San Antonio (2020)
Office: SSC 4217
Phone: 519-661-2111 x88995
Email: yliu4287@uwo.ca
Dr. Yini Liu is a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the DAN Department of Management and Organizational Studies at the University of Western Ontario since 2020. Professor Liu achieved her Ph.D. degree in Finance from the University of Texas at San Antonio, United States. Professor Liu’s primary research field is empirical corporate finance with a focus on private equity offerings, seasoned equity offerings and IPOs, and entrepreneurial finance. Her other research areas include law and finance, and labor economics. She achieved UTSA Keith Fairchild Teaching Award and College of Business PhD Excellence Award in 2019. Professor Liu currently teaches MOS 3311 Advanced Corporate Finance.
DEGREES
- Ph.D. in Finance, University of Texas at San Antonio, United States
- M.A. in Finance, Fudan University, China
- B.A. in Economics, Fudan University, China
TEACHING INTERESTS
- Corporate Finance, Entrepreneurial Finance, Financial Markets, Investments
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Private Equity Offerings
- Seasoned Equity Offerings and IPOs
- Law and Economics
- Financial Intermediation
- Entrepreneurial Finance
- Labor Economics
RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS
Liu, Y., & Nguyen, C. (2023). The role of financial covenants in pricing private investments in public equity. Journal of Corporate Finance (forthcoming), 102466. (ABDC list A*) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2023.102466
Bayar, O., Liu, Y., & Mao, J. (2023). Shareholder litigation and short selling ahead to private equity placements. Financial Review (forthcoming), 1-26. (ABDC list A) https://doi.org/10.1111/fire.12347
Liu, Y. (2023). Does Innovation Success Reduce the Cost of Financing? Evidence from Private Investments in Public Equity. Finance Research Letters, 103378. (ABDC list A) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.frl.2022.103378
Bayar, O., Liu, Y., & Mao, J. (2021). How reverse merger firms raise capital in PIPEs: search costs and placement agent reputation. Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, 1-42. (ABDC list B) https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11156-020-00889-7
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