Centre for Empirical Research in Finance and Banking (CERFIB)

Our people

Learn about our academic experts, from their research interests to their contact details.

Professor Woon Sau Leung

Professor of Finance

Research interests

  • ESG  [ESG risk; Climate risk; Stakeholder governance; Diversity],
  • Financial Markets  [Reforms/Legal changes in financial markets; Pricing of intangible assets;…
  • Supply Chains  [Shock/Risk propagation; Customer base concentration; Reshoring]

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Dr Yi Ding

Teaching Fellow in Banking and Finance

Research interests

  • Forecasting financial market volatility
  • Realised volatility
  • Value at Risk and Expected Shortfall

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Miss Yijia Gao

Research interests

  • Climate Change
  • Corporate Finance
  • Machine Learning in Finance
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Dr Yongda Liu

Lecturer in Banking and Finance

Research interests

  • Customer-supplier relationship
  • Information disclosure and  information environment
  • ESG

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Dr Yue Zhou

Lecturer B

Research interests

  • Empirical corporate finance and banking
  • Regulatory reforms
  • Risk-taking

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Dr Yun Luo

Lecturer in Finance

Research interests

  • Banking
  • Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
  • Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Dr Zenon Taoushianis

Lecturer in Finance

Research interests

  • Corporate Finance
  • Machine Learning in Finance
  • Financial Distress

Accepting applications from PhD students

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