Prof. QI Yaxuan (戚亞烜教授)

Professor Qi's research explores the dynamic interplay between corporate finance and various external institutional factors. Her work investigates how corporations adapt their investment and financing strategies in response to institutional changes, integrating disciplines such as law, political science, and environmental studies. Her work has been published in leading journals such as the Journal of Financial Economics, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, The Accounting Review, Journal of Public Economics, Journal of Law and Economics, and Journal of International Business Studies. Professor Qi teaches “Corporate Finance” and “Sustainable Finance” across various academic levels, from undergraduate to executive education. Before joining CitUHK, she was a tenured Associate Professor in the Department of Finance at Concordia University, Canada.

Awards

Research Grant

• PI: "Does automation make workplace safer", University of Grants Committee of Hong Kong - The General Research Fund (GRF) , Amount: HKD$484,802 (2023-2025) , Xiaoli Hu, Yaxuan Qi (PI), Rengong Zhang
• PI: "Political Relations and Global Supply Chains", University of Grants Committee of Hong Kong - The General Research Fund (GRF) , Amount: HKD$401,354 (2022-2025) , Yaxuan Qi (PI),
• co-PI: "Hong Kong Insolvency and Restructuring Law and Policy in Times of COVID-19 and Beyond", University of Grants Committee of Hong Kong - Collaborative Research Fund , Amount: 3,122,000 (2019-2021) , Wai Yee Wan, Alwin Chan, Kelvin Kwok, Linda Li, McCormack Gerad, Phyllis Mo, Yaxuan Qi
• PI: "Legal Institutions, Political Uncertainty, and Economic Stability: Empirical Studies", Standard Research Grant - Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada , Amount: CAD$123,271 (2012-2015) , Pengjie Gao, Yaxuan Qi (PI),
• PI: "An Empirical Study of Relative Utility Models and Asset Pricing", Établissement de nouveaux professeurs chercheurs - Fonds de recherché société et culture Québec , Amount: CAD$31,786 (2009-2012) , Yaxuan Qi
• PI: "Re-examining the Role of Law in Financial Development by Incorporating Political Factors and Corporate Contracts: Evidence from International Bond Markets", Research Grants-Special Call in Management, Busine - Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada , Amount: CAD$91,202 (2008-2011) , Yaxuan Qi (PI), Lukas Roth, and John Wald

Supervisory Experience

Selected Publications