Dr Yang Zhao (赵阳)
I am an Associate Professor of Finance at the Central University of Finance and Economics. I received my PhD in Quantitative Finance from the Adam Smith Business School at the University of Glasgow. My main research interests are broadly in quantitative finance, risk management, ESG, and FinTech. My research has been published in many ABS 4* and 3* journals, including the Journal of Corporate Finance, Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Journal of Empirical Finance, Journal of International Money and Finance, British Journal of Management, International Journal of Forecasting, Journal of Futures Markets, and Energy Economics, etc. I am also currently serving as the Associate Editor of the Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies.
Current position:
Associate Professor of Finance (Tenured)
Chinese Academy of Finance and Development (CAFD)
Central University of Finance and Economics (CUFE)
Email: yangzhao@cufe.edu.cn
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7833-1657
Professional activities:
2024 - present Associate Editor, Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies
2024 - present Associate Editor (Digital Finance), Journal of Digital Economy
2022 - 2024 Associate Editor, Journal of Forecasting
2025 - present Guest Editor, Pacific-Basin Finance Journal
2022 - 2024 Guest Editor, Economic Modelling
Education:
PhD in Quantitative Finance, 2011 Sep - 2016 June;
Department of Economics, Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow, UK;
MSc in Finance, 2009 Sep - 2010 Sep, University of Essex, UK;
Bachelor in Statistics, 2005 Sep - 2009 Sep, JUFE, China;
Other experience:
Assistant Professor in Finance, CUFE, 2018 - 2021.
Assistant Professor in Finance, JUFE, 2016 - 2018.
Visiting Researcher in the Department of Financial Engineering, Founder Securities Co., Ltd.