Jay Li
Biography
Jay is an Associate Professor of Finance at UNC Greensboro. He obtained his PhD degree in Finance from University of Texas at Dallas and was a faculty member at City University of Hong Kong before joining UNCG in 2018. Jay’s research is in the areas of corporate finance, financial intermediation, product market, and climate finance. He has published in premier journals such as Journal of Financial Economics, Journal of Corporate Finance, and Journal of Banking and Finance. Jay teaches undergraduate Business Finance and Data Technologies in Finance. In his spare time, he enjoys spy novels, swimming, cooking, and travelling.
Education
Ph.D. in Finance, University of Texas at Dallas
M.S. in Economics, Suffolk University.
Research/Publications
“Product market competition with CDS,” (2022). Li J. Y., & Tang D. Y. Journal of Corporate Finance, 73, 102185.
“He who lends knows,” (2022). Jiang S., & Li J. Y. Journal of Banking and Finance 138, 106412
“The effect of oil supply shocks on industry returns,” (2021). Huang, D., Li, J. Y., & Wu, K. Journal of Commodity Markets 24, 100172
“The value of access to finance: Evidence from M&A,” (2019). Cornaggia, J., & Li, J. Y. Journal of Financial Economics 131, 232-250
“Financing uncertain growth,” (2016). Mauer D., & Li, J. Y. Journal of Corporate Finance 41, 241-261
“The leverage externalities of credit default swaps,” (2016). Li J. Y., & Tang D. Y. Journal of Financial Economics 120, 491-513.
Conference and Other Presentations
“Can environmental regulation enhance firm performance? Evidence from a natural experiment”, with H. An, R. Li, & X. Zhou. Presented at Asian Finance Association 2023 Meeting (Summer 2023).
“Partners with wine: Entertainment and credit ratings”, with J. Cornaggia, F. Jiang, C. Shan, and D. Tang. Presented at China Financial Research Conference (Summer 2022).