Li, K., F. Mai, R. Shen, and X. Yan. "Measuring Corporate Culture Using Machine Learning," Review of Financial Studies forthcoming (ssrn) (internet appendix) (Python code) (corporate culture data available upon request) 

·   Semi-finalist at FMA 2018

Xu, L., Yan, X., Yang, H., and Zhang, W., 2025. Prosocial CEOs and Tax Avoidance. Journal of Business Ethics. Forthcoming. (FT50)

Ahern, K., Kong, L., and Yan, X., 2025. The Conglomerate Network. Review of Finance, Accepted. (FT50)

·       WFA, CICF, CFEA, Semi-finalist for Best Paper Award at FMA 2021

Kong, L. and Yan, X., 2025. Inter-state Trade Network and Merger Propagation. Financial Review. Accepted. (ABDC A).

·       Best Paper Award at The Fourth EFEG Summer Research Boot Camp

Tang, T., Xu, L., Yan, X., and Yang, H., 2022. Simultaneous Holding of Equity and Debt and Tax Avoidance. Journal of Corporate Finance, 72, p.102154. (ABDC A*)

Shen, D., Chen, C., Yan, X., and Yi, Z., 2022. Do Credit Market Accessibility and Legal Protection Shape Corporate Innovation?. Journal of Financial Research, 45(3), 719-754. (ABDC A)

Luo, S., Yan, X., and Yang, H., 2021. Let’s Take a Smooth Break: Stock Return Predictability Revisited. International Review of Economics and Finance, 75, 300-314. (ABDC A)

Fu, X., Kong, L., Tang, T., and Yan, X., 2020. Shareholder Investment Horizons and Insider Trading. Journal of Corporate Finance, 62: 101508. (ABDC A*)

·   Best Paper Award in Corporate Finance at SFA 2018

Fu, X., Tang, T., and Yan, X., 2019. Why Do Institutions Like Corporate Social Responsibility Investments? Evidence from Horizon Heterogeneity. Journal of Empirical Finance, 51, 44-63. (ABDC A)

"Escaping from the Shadow of Government Debt: Evidence from M&A in China" (with Micah Officer, Herman Yang, and Xiaofang Zhao) 

"Risk Factors in Mergers and Acquisitions" (with Feng Guo, Tingting Liu, and Tao Shu)

"Resolving the Conflicts of Interest in Tax Avoidance" (with Tian Tang, Liang Xu, and Haoyi Yang)

“Inter-state Trade Network and Merger Propagation” (with Lei Kong)

·       Best Paper Award at The Fourth EFEG Summer Research Boot Camp

·       Seminar presentation at Central University of Finance and Economics and University of Dayton

“Horizon to Sustainability: CEO Compensation Duration and Corporate Social Responsibility” (with Xudong Fu, Rui Shen, and Tian Tang)

·       MFA 2020 (scheduled) and EFA 2020 (scheduled)

·       Seminar presentation at Shanghai International Studies University* and Sun Yat-sen University*

“Serial Acquirers and Advisor Detachment” (with Shawn Mobbs)

·       FMA Europe 2015*, FMA Asian 2015, FMA 2015, SFA 2015, and MFA 2016

·       Seminar presentation at University of Alabama and University of Dayton

“Institutional Environment and Corporate Innovation: Evidence from China” (with Carl Chen, Danlin Shen, and Zhihong Yi)

·       SFA 2018

·       Seminar presentation at Hunan University* and Beijing Jiaotong University*