• Corporate Finance
• Market Microstructure
• Empirical Asset Pricing Models
• Investments
• Asian Financial Markets

“Rank and Sign Momentum Strategies” (co-authored with Tsung-Yu Chen, Pin-Huang Chou, Kuan-Cheng Ko) forthcoming in Journal of Empirical Finance.

“Conditional Extreme Risk, Black Swan Hedging, and Asset Prices” (co-authored with Feng Wu) forthcoming in Journal of Empirical Finance. 

“Do Low Search Frictions Facilitate Like-buys-Like Mergers? Evidence From Common Bank Networks” (co-authored with Jiakai Chen and Joon-Ho Kim) forthcoming in Journal of Financial Economics. 

“Navigating through Economic Policy Uncertainty: The Role of Corporate Cash Holdings” (co-authored with Huu Nhan Duong, Justin Hung Nguyen, and My Nguyen) forthcoming in Journal of Corporate Finance. 

“Nominal Stock Price Anchors: A Global Phenomenon?” (co-authored with Kee-Hong Bae, Utpal Bhattacharya, and Jisok Kang), 2019, Journal of Financial Markets 44, 31-41. 

“Residual Momentum and Investor Underreaction in Japan” (co-authored with Rosita P. Chang, Shinji Nakano, and Kuan-Cheng Ko), 2018, Journal of Empirical Finance 45, 283-299. 

“CEO Inside Debt and Convertible Bonds” (co-authored with Carl Shen and Wei-Hsien Li), 2018, Journal of Business Finance & Accounting 45, 232-249. 

“Trade-Based Manipulation in IPOs: Beyond the Prosecuted Cases,” (co-authored with Suman Neupane and Madhu Veeraraghavan), 2017, Journal of Corporate Finance 42, 115-130. 

“Do Progressive Social Norms Affect Economic Outcomes? Evidence from Corporate Takeovers” (co-authored with Yangyang Chen, Edward J. Podolski, and Madhu Veeraraghavan), 2017, Journal of Empirical Finance 41, 76-95. 

“Religious Beliefs and Local Government Financing, Investment, and Cash Holding Decisions” (co-authored with Yangyang Chen, Zoltan Murgulov, and Madhu Veeraraghavan), 2016, Journal of Empirical Finance 38, 258-271. 

"Stock Liquidity and Managerial Short-Termism" (co-authored with Yangyang Chen, Madhu Veeraraghavan, and Leon Zolotoy), 2015, Journal of Banking and Finance 60. 44-59. 

“National Culture and Cash Holdings in International Markets” (co-authored with Yangyang Chen, Cameron Truong, and Madhu Veeraraghavan), 2015, Journal of Banking and Finance 50, 1-18. 

“Local Gambling Preferences and Corporate Innovative Success” (co-authored with Yangyang Chen, Edward J. Podolski, and Madhu Veeraraghavan), 2014, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis 49(1), 77-106.

 “Conditional Extreme Risk, Black Swan Hedging, and Asset Prices” (co-authored with Feng Wu) forthcoming in Journal of Empirical Finance. 

“Do Low Search Frictions Facilitate Like-buys-Like Mergers? Evidence From Common Bank Networks” (co-authored with Jiakai Chen and Joon-Ho Kim) forthcoming in Journal of Financial Economics. 

“Navigating through Economic Policy Uncertainty: The Role of Corporate Cash Holdings” (co-authored with Huu Nhan Duong, Justin Hung Nguyen, and My Nguyen) forthcoming in Journal of Corporate Finance. 

“Nominal Stock Price Anchors: A Global Phenomenon?” (co-authored with Kee-Hong Bae, Utpal Bhattacharya, and Jisok Kang), 2019, Journal of Financial Markets 44, 31-41. 

“Residual Momentum and Investor Underreaction in Japan” (co-authored with Rosita P. Chang, Shinji Nakano, and Kuan-Cheng Ko), 2018, Journal of Empirical Finance 45, 283-299. 

“CEO Inside Debt and Convertible Bonds” (co-authored with Carl Shen and Wei-Hsien Li), 2018, Journal of Business Finance & Accounting 45, 232-249. 

“Trade-Based Manipulation in IPOs: Beyond the Prosecuted Cases,” (co-authored with Suman Neupane and Madhu Veeraraghavan), 2017, Journal of Corporate Finance 42, 115-130. 

“Do Progressive Social Norms Affect Economic Outcomes? Evidence from Corporate Takeovers” (co-authored with Yangyang Chen, Edward J. Podolski, and Madhu Veeraraghavan), 2017, Journal of Empirical Finance 41, 76-95. 

“Religious Beliefs and Local Government Financing, Investment, and Cash Holding Decisions” (co-authored with Yangyang Chen, Zoltan Murgulov, and Madhu Veeraraghavan), 2016, Journal of Empirical Finance 38, 258-271. 

"Stock Liquidity and Managerial Short-Termism" (co-authored with Yangyang Chen, Madhu Veeraraghavan, and Leon Zolotoy), 2015, Journal of Banking and Finance 60. 44-59. 

“National Culture and Cash Holdings in International Markets” (co-authored with Yangyang Chen, Cameron Truong, and Madhu Veeraraghavan), 2015, Journal of Banking and Finance 50, 1-18. 

“Local Gambling Preferences and Corporate Innovative Success” (co-authored with Yangyang Chen, Edward J. Podolski, and Madhu Veeraraghavan), 2014, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis 49(1), 77-106.

2020 Taiwan Finance Association Best Paper Award on “National Cultures and the Asset Growth Effect” (co-authored with Robin K. Chou and Kuan-Cheng Ko).

2020 China International Risk Forum (CIRF) Lifetime Achievement Award, August 22, 2020.

2019 Robert Hansen Corporate Finance Paper Award at the Dilip K. Shome Conference, Pamplin College of Business, Virginia Polytechnic University for “Does Better Corporate Governance Encourage Payout? Idiosyncratic Risk, Agency Problem, and Dividend Policy” (co-authored with Debarati Bhattacharya and Wei-Hsien Li).

2017 Asian Finance Association Best Paper Award on “Economic Policy Uncertainty and Corporate Cash Holdings” (co-authored with Huu Duong, Justin Nguyen, and My Nguyen”, Seoul, Korea, July 6-8, 2017.

2013 Financial News-Korean American Finance Association Eminent Scholar Award, Chicago, October 18, 2013.

The Mega Financial Holdings Best Paper Award on “Institutional Investors and Short-Term Return Reversals” (co-authored with Qianqiu Liu and Hong Vo) at the 2012 Asian Finance Association Annual Meeting, Taipei, Taiwan, July 6-9, 2012.

2012 Shirley M. Lee Research Award of the Shidler College of Business on May 4, 2012.

A best paper award on “The Impact of Short Sales on the Speed of Price Adjustment: Evidence from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange” (co-authored with Crystal Xiaopei Chen), at the 19th Annual Meeting of the Asian Finance Association in Hong Kong on July 4-6, 2007.

The University of Catania (Sicily) and Erasmus University (Netherlands)’s Archimedes Award, March 2001