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) 

Working Papers

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   

Accepted, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice

• Semifinalist for the FMA Best Paper in Financial Institutions & Markets Awards, 2019

• Media: Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance

• Boca Corporate Finance and Governance 2020, AFA Poster Session 2019, KWC Conference on Entrepreneurial Finance 2019, FMA 2019, China International Conference in Finance 2019,  Midwest Finance Association 2019, Philly Five Conference 2018, Eastern Finance Association 2021, Paris December 2020 Finance Meeting, Northern Finance Association 2021, Indian Finance Association 2021, ASSA 2022

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 

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 

•  FMA 2022, IFC 2022, Digital, Innovation, Financing and Entrepreneurship 2023, European Finance Association 2023, ASSA 2024

• Young Researcher Best Paper Award, DIFE 2023