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Professor Steven Wu,
Professor in Finance

Information about Professor Steven Wu at the University of Bradford.

School of Management
(Faculty of Mgmt, Law & Social Sciences)
Email:
y.wu20@bradford.ac.uk
Telephone:
+44 1274 232199
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Biography

Yuliang (Steven) joined the University of Bradford in 2015. He previously held a lectureship at Queens University Belfast. His research interests include asset pricing, corporate finance, and SME finance. His research has been recognized by funding bodies and prestigious academic journals. In particular, he has been awarded research grants by the Qatar National Research Fund and the Bankingand Payment Federation Ireland. He has published research papers in the Journal of Corporate Finance, Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of Future Markets, British Accounting Review, Financial Review, among others. He welcomes potential PhD students, who have research interests in the areas of asset pricing or corporate finance.

1. Jin, H, Mazouz,K., Wu, Y., and Xu, B. 2023, Can star analysts make superior coverage decisionsin poor information environment? Journalof Banking and Finance, 146, 106650

2. Mazouz, K., Wu, Y., Ebrahim, R. and Sharma, A., 2023, Dividend policy, systematic liquidity risk, and the cost of equity capital, Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, forthcoming

3. Harrison, R., Li, Y., Vigne, S., and Wu, Y., 2022, Why dosmall businesses have difficulty in accessing bank financing? International Review of Financial Analysis,84, 10352

4. K. Mazouz and Y. Wu, 2022, Why do firm fundamentals predict stock returns? Evidence from short selling, International Review of Financial Analysis, 79, p.101974

5. H.J. Tsai, Y. Wu and B. Xu, 2021, Does capital market drive corporate investment efficiency? Evidence from equity lending supply, Journal of Corporate Finance, 102042

6. Q.Ye, Y. Wu and J. Liu, 2019, Institutional preferences, demand shocks, and thedistress anomaly, British AccountingReview, 51, 72-91

7. D. Zhang, Y. Wu, Q. Ye and J. Liu, 2019, Doseasoned offerings improve the performance of issuing firms? Evidence fromChina, International Review of FinancialAnalysis, 64, 104-123

8. T.Hsieh, Y. Li, D. McKillop and Y. Wu, 2018, Liquidity skewness in the LondonStock Exchange, International Review ofFinancial Analysis, 56, 11-18

9. J. Liu, Y. Wu and M. Uddin, 2018, Capital marketand corporate misbehaviour, China FinanceReview International, 8 (2), 118-121

10. Y.Wu and K. Mazouz, 2016, Long-term industry reversals, Journal of Banking and Finance, 68, 236-250

11. D.French, Y. Wu and Y. Li, 2016, Identifying the relative importance of stockcharacteristics in the UK market, Journalof Multinational Financial Management, 34, 80-91

12. K.Mazouz., Y. Wu. and S. Yin, 2015 Trading activity in options and stocks aroundprice sensitive news announcements, Journalof Futures Markets, 35(12),1173-1194

13. Y.Wu and M. Bowe, 2012, Information disclosure and depositor discipline in theChinese banking sector, Journal ofInternational Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, 855-878

14. Y. Wu, Y. Li and P. Hamill, 2012, Do low-pricedstocks drive long-term contrarian performance on the London Stock Exchange, Financial Review 501-530

15. Y. Wu and Y. Li, 2011, Long-Term ReturnReversals -Value and Growth or Tax? UK Evidence, Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions, and Money,347-368

16. Y. Wu and M. Bowe, 2010, Information Disclosure,Market Discipline and the Management of Bank Capital: Evidence from the ChineseFinancial Sector, Journal of Financial Services Research, 38, 159-186

Research

Yuliangs main research interests are market efficiency, Chinese stock markets and banking risk management.

Teaching

Details on teaching interests, highlights and modules are available for Professor Steven Wu as follows:

Teaching interests

Corporate Finance, Financial Markets, and Investment, and Mergers and Acquisitions.