Project Description
Alex Sili ZHOU
Full-time Staff
| Title |
Associate Professor of Economics and Finance
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| Website | https://siliz.weebly.com/ |
| silizhou@um.edu.mo |
Academic Qualifications
- Singapore Management University, Ph.D. in Business, 2017
- Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, M.A. in Economics, 2013
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology, B.S. in Computer Science, 2011
- Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, B.A. in Economics, 2011
Research Interests
- International Finance
- Chinese Financial Markets
Working Experiences
- Assistant Professor, Fudan International School of Finance & School of Economics, Fudan University (Aug. 2017- Aug. 2022)
Selected Publications
- Who Leads and Who Follows? The Cross-Border Peer Effect in Investment by Chinese and U.S. Firms, with Warren Bailey, Xiaping Cao and Zhenyi Yang, Journal of International Economics, 2024 Jan 1;147:103875.
- Modern Pandemics: Recession and Recovery, with Chang Ma and John Rogers, Journal of the European Economic Association, 2023 Oct;21(5):2098-130. [Covid Economics] [Econ browser] [Fed]
- Soft Activism and Corporate Dividend Policy: Evidence from Institutional Investors Site Visits, with Jerry Cao and Hanyang Wang, 2022, Journal of Corporate Finance, 102221.
- Anti-Corruption Campaigns and Corporate Information Release in China, with Jerry Cao and Yuchen Wang, 2018, Journal of Corporate Finance, 49: 186-203.
Other Publications
- Li, Z., Lin, W. and Zhou, S., 2024. The effect of mandatory CSR disclosure on stock liquidity. China Economic Review, p.102232.
- Lin, W., Cao, J., Zhou, S. and Li, Y., 2024. Political affinity, multilateralism, and foreign direct investment worldwide. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, 94, p.102024.
- Wang, Y., Cao, X., Wang, X. and Zhou, S., 2023. Does price limit improve price discovery? Evidence from IPO market in a quasi-natural experiment. Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, 82, p.102160.
- IPO Underpricing and Mutual Fund Allocation: New Evidence from Registration System, with Feifan Sun, Chen Yin and Zijin Zhu, International Review of Financial Analysis, 2022, 84: 102405.
- Political Favoritism Towards Resource Allocation, with Zihua Liu, 2021, Emerging Markets Review, 100866.
- The Effect of Sovereign Wealth Funds on Corporations: Evidence of Cash Policies in Singapore, with Chenxi Liu, Nelson Yap, Chen Yin, 2021, Research in International Business and Finance, 56, 101354.
- State Ownership and Corporate Innovative Efficiency, with Jerry Cao and Douglas Cumming, 2020, Emerging Markets Review, 100699.
- Trade Credit, Ownership and Informal Financing in China, with Xiaoming Wang, Weijun Wu, Chen Yin, 2019, Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, 57:101177.
- Policy Uncertainty Sensitivity and Market Value: Evidence from China, with Zhenyi Yang, Yiwei Yu and Yubing Zhang, 2019, Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, 57: 101178.
- Does FDI Drive Economic Growth? Evidence from City Data in China, with Weijun Wu, Ling Yuan, Xiaoming Wang, Xiaping Cao, 2019, Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, 1-14; Lead Article.
- Multinational Firms and Cash Holdings: Evidence from China, with Weijun Wu and Yang Yang, 2017, Finance Research Letters, 20:184-191.
