Yajing (Stella) WANG (王雅婧)

Education:

Ph.D. in Finance, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, August 2022 - present

• • Supervisor: Jie CAO, Professor, Hong Kong Polytechnic University School of Accounting & Finance

  • Co-Supervisor: Xintong ZHAN, Li-Dasan Chair Professor, Fudan University School of Management

M.S. in Finance, University of International Business and Economics, September 2017 - June 2020 

• Supervisor: Weixing WU, President, Captial University of Economics and Business 

• Co-Supervisor: Zhuo HUANG, Deputy Dean, Peking University National School of Development 

BEc in Finance, Shandong University, September 2013 - July 2017

Working Papers:

• Opioid Crisis and Firm Downside Risks: Evidence from the Options Market (with Jie Cao, Amit Goyal, Xintong Zhan, and Weiming Zhang)

-- AFA (2025) poster, Finance Down Under (2025)

• The Salience of Climate Change and Green Patents Review: Evidence from Climatic Disasters (with Jie Cao, Tao Shu, Xuan Tian,  and Xintong Zhan)

-- AEA (2025) poster, Best Paper in ESG and Sustainability (AFBC 2024)

• Bitcoin Option and Stock Return Predictability  (with Jie Cao, Gang Li,  and Xintong Zhan)

Teaching Experience:

Tutorial Instructor (School of Accounting and Finance, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)

• AF3313 (Undergraduate): Business Finance, Fall 2023

• AF4513 (Undergraduate): Corporate Social Responsibility, Fall 2024

Teaching Assistant (School of Accounting and Finance, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)

• AF5373 (Master): ESG Investment and Green Finance, Spring 2023

• AF6305 (Ph.D.): Asset Pricing and Investment Research, Fall 2023, Fall 2024