Zhennan Gao

Assistant Professor, Business School, Central University of Finance and Economics

Her main research areas include corporate finance, investor behavior, and empirical asset pricing. She has published several academic papers in prestigious journals such asFinancial Management,Journal of Portfolio Management. She was awarded theTop Paper in Financial Management. In addition, she serves as the principal investigator of a National Natural Science Foundation Youth Project and has participated in two other Youth Projects.

Email: zngao@cufe.edu.cn

Mailing Address: Business School, Central University of Finance and Economics, No. 39, Xueyuan South Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100081, China

Personal Website: www.zngao.com

Education

2012-2016: Bachelor's degree in Applied Economics, Central University of Finance and Economics

2016-2021: Ph.D. in Finance, Peking University

2019.7-2020.1: Joint Ph.D. Program, University of Southern California

Work Experience

July 2021 - Present: Assistant Professor, Business School, Central University of Finance and Economics

Courses Taught

Management, Investment (Undergraduate)

Industry Analysis, Security Investment (Graduate)

Main Research Areas

Corporate finance; Investor behavior; Empirical asset pricing

Research Projects

National Natural Science Foundation Youth Project: Research on the Impact of Global Supply Chain Restructuring on Enterprises and Their Responses

Journal Articles

Yongguang Zhou, Yiming Wang, andZhennan Gao.(2022) Effects of market liquidity on price dynamics in a heterogeneous belief model. Applied Economics,1-18.

Rui Chen,Zhennan Gaoand Xueyong Zhang. (2019). Return Predictability: Evidence from the US–China Supply Chain. Journal of Portfolio Management, 45(4), 143-151.

Rui Chen,Zhennan Gao, Xueyong Zhang and Min Zhu. (2018). Mutual fund managers’ prior work experience and their investment skill. Financial Management, 47(1), 3-24.

• Top Paper in Financial Management Award (2018)

Honors and Awards

Top Paper in Financial Management (2018)

Outstanding Graduate of Peking University (2021)

Outstanding Graduate of Beijing (2021)

Peking University President’s Scholarship (2018, 2019)

Peking University “Three Good Student” Award (2019)

National Scholarship (2017)

Peking University “Model Three Good Student” (2017)

Outstanding Graduate of Beijing (2016)

National Scholarship (2013)