Hi. My research interests are corporate governance, banking, and antitrust. I hold a PhD in Finance from Washington University in St. Louis. I studied at Peking University and The Ohio State University prior to PhD. You are welcome to check my CV.

Working Papers

1. When the Thin Bench Gets Thinner: The Effects of Investment Bank Consolidation on Municipal Finance SSRN, Slides, ProMarket
   • Recipient of Outstanding Doctoral Paper Award at EFA 2025 (Philadelphia)
2. The Welfare Benefits of Pay-As-You-Go Financing (with Paul Gertler, Brett Green, & David Sraer) SSRN, Slides
   • NBER Working Paper
3. Board Connections, Firm Profitability, and Product Market Actions (with Radha Gopalan & Alminas Žaldokas) SSRN, Slides, CLS Blue Sky Blog
   • Review & Resubmit at Journal of Financial Economics
   • Recipient of John L. Weinberg/IRRCi Research Paper Award
   • Recipient of Sudipto Bhattacharya Memorial Prize