Youan Wang
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Curriculum Vitae

Full CV available upon request.
wangyouan@xmu.edu.cn

Employment

Associate Professor
Jan 2026 – Present
WISE & School of Economics, Xiamen University
Assistant Professor
Sep 2022 – Dec 2025
WISE & School of Economics, Xiamen University

Education

Ph.D. in Finance
Sep 2017 – Jun 2022
The University of Hong Kong
M.Sc. in Computer Science
Sep 2015 – Jan 2017
The University of Hong Kong
B.S. in Electronic Science and Technology
Sep 2008 – Jun 2012
Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Research

Published Papers

Corporate Political Connections and Favorable Environmental Regulation
Management Science (2023)
The Role of Financial Constraints in Firm Investment under Pollution Abatement Regulation
Journal of Corporate Finance (2022)
The Power of the People: Labor Unions and Corporate Social Responsibility
Review of Finance (2024)
Political Connections, Financial Constraints, and Corporate Taxation
Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis (Online)

Working Papers

Insider Trading Reforms and Corporate Transparency: Evidence from the STOCK Act
with Amanda Heitz, Zhige Yu

Research Grants

投资者环境意识对于企业行为的影响(主持)
中央高校基本科研业务费 · 2072025LZK06 · ¥100,000 · 2025.01 – 2027.12
环境税对于企业行为的影响——基于结构估计的分析(主持)
国家自然科学基金青年项目 · 72403193 · ¥300,000 · 2025.01 – 2027.12
环境保护税与企业漂绿:基于大语言模型文本识别的微观证据(指导教师)
厦门大学本科生科研攀登计划项目 · APSR-202616 · ¥20,000 · 2026.07 – 2028.07
气候灾害冲击、生产-金融网络溢出和气候韧性提升路径研究(成员)
国家自然科学基金面上项目 · 72573142 · ¥420,000 · 2026.01 – 2029.12
上市公司避税风险与策略性并购重组:动机、路径与经济后果(成员)
教育部人文社会科学研究项目 · 25YJA790034 · ¥100,000 · 2026.01 – 2028.11
我国货币政策授权与依赖、成因、机制与经济后果研究(成员)
国家社会科学基金一般项目 · 23BYJ111 · ¥200,000 · 2023.09 – 2026.07

Presentations

Paper Presentation
2026
AMES 2026, Hanoi, Vietnam · Conference
Paper Presentation
2026
ISAFE 2026, Beijing, China · Conference
Second Conference on Contemporary Financial Development Trends and Transformations
2026
Suzhou, China · Conference
第四届中国金融学论坛
2026
Beijing, China · Conference
Accounting Perspectives Emerging Scholars Virtual Symposium
2025
Online · Conference
The 12th SIIFC International Conference & the 8th Shanghai-Edinburgh-London-Cape Town Green Finance and Accounting Conference
2024
Shanghai, China · Conference
Research Symposium on Finance and Economics
2024
Virtual · Conference
Asian Meeting of the Econometric Society in China
2024
Hangzhou, China · Conference
3rd Vietnam Symposium in Entrepreneurship, Finance, and Innovation
2024
Hanoi, Vietnam · Conference
Vietnam Symposium in Banking and Finance
2024
Hanoi, Vietnam · Conference
Massey Sustainable Finance Conference
2024
Auckland, New Zealand · Conference
New Zealand Finance Conference
2024
Auckland, New Zealand · Conference
Asian Meeting of the Econometric Society in China
2022
Online · Conference
Australasia Meeting of the Econometric Society
2022
Brisbane, Australia (Virtual) · Conference
Invited Seminar at School of Management, Xiamen University
2022
Fujian, China · Invited Seminar
China International Conference of Finance
2021
Shanghai, China · Conference
FMA Annual Meeting
2021
Denver, US · Conference
Invited Seminar at Financial Engineering Research Center, Tianjin University
2021
Tianjin, China · Invited Seminar
Invited Seminar at HKU Business School, The University of Hong Kong
2021
Hong Kong SAR, China · Invited Seminar
Invited Seminar at School of Management, University of Science and Technology of China
2021
Hefei, China · Invited Seminar
AFA PhD Poster Session
2020
San Diego, US · Conference
CAFR Virtual Annual Conference
2020
Virtual · Conference
JEEM-Edinburgh-Shanghai Climate and Development Conference
2020
Virtual · Conference
Financial Markets and Corporate Governance Conference
2019
Sydney, Australia · Conference
Asian Meeting of the Econometric Society
2019
Xiamen, China · Conference
China Meeting of the Econometric Society
2019
Guangzhou, China · Conference
WEAI Annual Conference
2019
San Francisco, US · Conference
FMA Asia/Pacific Conference
2019
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam · Conference
Vietnam Symposium in Banking and Finance
2018
Hue, Vietnam · Conference
2nd China Finance and Accounting Research Conference
2018
Xiamen, China · Conference
26th Conference on the Theories and Practices of Securities and Financial Markets
2018
Kaohsiung, China · Conference
Delhi Winter School
2018
Delhi, India · Conference

Service

Ad Hoc Referee

Journal of Corporate Finance; Journal of Business Ethics; Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions & Money; Energy; Global Finance Journal; North American Journal of Economics and Finance; Journal of Financial Research

Discussant
2026
China Banking and Corporate Finance (CBCF) Conference, Xiamen, China
Program Committee, Keynote Chair & Session Chair
2026
The 6th Greater China Area Finance Conference (GCFC 2026), Xiamen, China
Session Chair, AI and Corporate Governance
2025
首届人工智能与公司金融学术论坛
Session Chair, Monetary Policy and Bond Market
2025
首届货币政策与金融市场学术研讨会
Discussant
2023
China Banking and Corporate Finance (CBCF) Autumn Forum, Xiamen, China

Teaching

Advanced Corporate Finance (Postgraduate)
WISE, Xiamen University · 2023–2025 Spring
Corporate Finance: Theory and Practice (Postgraduate)
WISE, Xiamen University · 2026 Spring
Financial Economics and Asset Pricing (Undergraduate, Double Degree Program)
WISE, Xiamen University · 2024 Spring & Summer
Corporate Finance (Undergraduate, Double Degree Program)
WISE, Xiamen University · 2025 Fall
Artificial Intelligence and Finance (Undergraduate)
Chow Institute, Xiamen University · 2025 Fall