Faculty & Research
Faculty & Research
Faculty Profiles
Yu, Fang
Professor of Finance;
Gotofreight.com Chair in Finance;
Associate Dean;
Director of Finance MBA (FMBA) Programme, CEIBS
Dr. Fang Yu is Professor of Finance, Gotofreight.com Chair in Finance, Associate Dean and Director of Finance MBA (FMBA) Programme at CEIBS. Dr. Yu received his Ph.D. degree in finance from the University of Chicago and was a faculty member at the University of Minnesota from 2005 to 2007. Prior to joining CEIBS, he was a quantitative research analyst with Barclays Global Investors from 2007 to 2009.
Dr. Yu’s main research interests focus on empirical corporate finance and behavioural finance. His publications have appeared in the Journal of Financial Economics, Journal of Corporate Finance, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Journal of Consumer Research, and Journal of Behavioral Decision Making. He has won the 2020 Financial Management Association (FMA) Annual Conference Best Paper Award, the 2013 CICF Best Paper Award, the 2013 TCFA Best Paper Award, the 2010 CEIBS Teaching Excellence Award, the 2014 and the 2018 CEIBS Research Excellence Award, and the Beijing News’ Young Economist Award.
He is currently teaching Corporate Finance and Investment for the CEIBS MBA programme.
- 2005, Ph.D., in Finance, University of Chicago, Graduate School of Business, Chicago, IL
- 2005, M.B.A., University of Chicago, Graduate School of Business, Chicago, IL
- 2000, M.A. in Economics, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
- 1997, B.S. in Economics, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
- Empirical corporate finance
- Behavioural finance
- Social finance
- Corporate finance
- Investment
