Zhiyao (Nicholas) Chen 

Associate Professor of Finance

Department of Economics and Finance 

College of Business

City University of Hong Kong

Email: zchen737@cityu.edu.hk 

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I received my PhD in Finance from the Foster School of Business, University of Washington (Seattle). My research interests mainly focus on corporate finance in connection with asset pricing, particularly in dynamic models of capital structure/credit risk, agency conflicts, mergers and acquisitions, and stock and bond returns. I have presented my research papers extensively at major conferences, such as the annual meetings of American Finance Association, Western Finance Association, European Finance Association, and SFS Cavalcade North America. My research papers have been published at the leading finance journals, including Review of Financial Studies, Journal of Financial Economics, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis and Management Science.  

Research interests

Corporate finance, in connection with asset pricing