I am a fifth-year Ph.D. student at the School of Accountancy, Singapore Management University (SMU). From January to May 2026, I visited Frankfurt School of Finance & Management. I will be on the will be on the 2026-2027 job market.
My research focuses on how political forces (both inside and outside the firms) shape firms’ decisions.
My recent work studies how populism affect the CEO compensation: CEO pay decreases by 5%, and pay structure also changes.
I hold a B.Sc (2020) in Mathematics from Zhejiang University, China. I joined SMU in 2022 and received the Presidential Doctoral Fellowship in 2025.
Email: yanduo.chen.2022@phdacc.smu.edu.sg
News / Update:
I will present Paying the Elite in an Anti-Elite Era at HKAAA Rookie Camp on October 3, Hong Kong
I will present Paying the Elite in an Anti-Elite Era at Asia-Pacific Corporate Finance Online Workshop Octobter 6, online. Join us!
I will present The Geoeconomics of Corporate Supply Chains at SFS Cavalcade Asia-Pacific on December 7-9, Hong Kong
I will present The Geoeconomics of Corporate Supply Chains at Journal of Corporate Finance Conference on December 11–12, Beijing
I will present The Geoeconomics of Corporate Supply Chains at EUROFIDAI-ESSEC Paris December Finance Meeting on December 16-18, Paris
Get in touch if you want to grab a coffee!