Research

Published Papers

Recent Developments in the FinTech Industry, with Thomas J. Chemmanur, Michael Imerman, and Qianqian Yu 

• Journal of Financial Management, Markets and Institutions Vol. 8, No. 1 (2020)

Innovation Success and Capital Structure (single-authored paper)

• Journal of Corporate Finance 79.C (2023) 

Trademarks and Entrepreneurial Firm Success: Theory and Evidence from Private Firm Exits and Initial Public Offerings, with Onur Bayar, Thomas J. Chemmanur, Xuan Tian, and Qianqian Yu   

• Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice

The Entrepreneurial Finance of Fintech Firms and the Effect of Investments in Fintech Startups on the Performance of Corporate Investors, with Thomas J. Chemmanur, Michael Imerman, and Qianqian Yu 

• Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis (Forthcoming)

Working Papers

How do Online Employee Ratings Affect External Firm Financing? Evidence from Glassdoor, with Thomas J. Chemmanur and Jinfei Sheng 

• Boca Corporate Finance and Governance 2020, European Finance Association 2020, Midwest Finance Association 2022, FMA 2019, Eastern Finance Association 2021

• Media: Columbia Law School Blue Sky Blog

Angels and Venture Capitalists: Complementarity Versus Substitution, Financing Sequence, and Relative Value Addition to Entrepreneurial Firms, with Thomas J. Chemmanur and Jiajie Xu

• Semi-Finalist for the FMA Best Paper Award in Financial Markets category, 2021 

• Northern Finance Association 2021, FMA 2021, EFMA 2022, 2022 CIRF , IFC 2022, Digital, Innovation, Financing and Entrepreneurship 2023 

• Media: Columbia Law School Blue Sky Blog

The Effect of Student Loans on Entrepreneurial Firm Risk-taking, Performance, and Access to Venture Capital with Implications for Biden Administration’s Student Loan Forgiveness Program, with Thomas J. Chemmanur, Karthik Krishnan, and Pinshuo Wang

• Media: Columbia Law School Blue Sky Blog

• Northern Finance Association 2023, MFA 2024, FIRS 2024 

How Does Innovation Success Affect Corporate Payout Policies  (single-authored paper)

• FMA 2022; Digital, Innovation, Financing and Entrepreneurship (DIFE) 2023; BirkBeck, University of London; University of Ottawa 

How do the Trademarks Held by Private Firms Going Public Affect the Success of their Initial Public Offerings?, with Onur Bayar, Thomas J. Chemmanur, Xuan Tian, and Qianqian Yu   

• FMA 2025