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Prof. QI Yaxuan (戚亞烜教授)

PhD. - Finance (Rutgers University)
MA - Finance (Renmin University of China)
BA - Investment (Central University of Finance & Economics)

Associate Professor

Contact Information

E-mail:
Address:	9-236, Lau Ming Wai Academic Building City University of Hong Kong
Phone:	+852 34429967
yaxuanqi@cityu.edu.hk
Personal Web:
https://www.cb.cityu.edu.hk/staff/yaxuanqi/
SSRN Web:
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=348114

Research Areas

Law and Finance, Corporate Finance
international corporate finance

Yaxuan Qi received her PhD at the Rutgers University in New Jersey, United States. She obtained a BA in Economics at the Central University of Finance & Economics in Beijing, and a MA in Finance at the Renmin University of China . Prior to joining the Department of Economics and Finance at the City University of Hong Kong, she was an Associate Professor at the Department of Finance, Concordia University, Canada.

Selected Publications

Journal Publications and Reviews
Bilicka, Katarzyna; Clancey-Shang, Danjue; Qi, Yaxuan / Long-Term Orientation and Tax Avoidance Regulations. March 2024; In: Journal of Risk and Financial Management. Vol. 17, No. 3 Adasi Manu, Sylvester; Qi, Yaxuan / CEO social connections and bank systemic risk: The “dark side” of social networks. November 2023; In: Journal of Banking and Finance. Vol. 156 Liang, Claire; Qi, Yaxuan; Zhang, Rengong (Alex); Zhu, Haoran / Does Sunlight Kill Germs? Stock Market Listing and Workplace Safety. June 2023; In: Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis. Vol. 58, No. 4, pp. 1645-1674 Bilicka, Katarzyna; Qi, Yaxuan; Xing, Jing / Real responses to anti-tax avoidance: Evidence from the UK Worldwide Debt Cap. October 2022; In: Journal of Public Economics. Vol. 214 Mansi, Sattar A.; Qi, Yaxuan; Wald, John K. / Bond covenants, bankruptcy risk, and the cost of debt. February 2021; In: Journal of Corporate Finance. Vol. 66 Qi, Yaxuan; Roth, Lukas; Wald, John / Creditor protection laws, debt financing, and corporate investment over the business cycle. May 2017; In: Journal of International Business Studies. Vol. 48, No. 4, pp. 477-497 PALIA, Darius; QI, Yaxuan; WU, Yangru / Heterogeneous background risks and portfolio choice: Evidence from micro-level data. December 2014; In: Journal of Money, Credit and Banking. Vol. 46, No. 8, pp. 1687-1720 Qi, Yaxuan; Roth, Lukas; Wald, John K / How legal environments affect the use of bond covenants. February 2011; In: Journal of International Business Studies. Vol. 42, No. 2, pp. 235-262 Kim, Dongcheol; Qi, Yaxuan / Accruals quality, stock returns, and macroeconomic conditions. May 2010; In: Accounting Review. Vol. 85, No. 3, pp. 937-978 Qi, Yaxuan; Roth, Lukas; Wald, John K. / Political rights and the cost of debt. February 2010; In: Journal of Financial Economics. Vol. 95, No. 2, pp. 202-226 Qi, Yaxuan; Wald, John / State laws and debt covenants. February 2008; In: Journal of Law and Economics. Vol. 51, No. 1, pp. 179-207

Journal Publications and Reviews

Bilicka, Katarzyna; Clancey-Shang, Danjue; Qi, Yaxuan / Long-Term Orientation and Tax Avoidance Regulations. March 2024; In: Journal of Risk and Financial Management. Vol. 17, No. 3
Adasi Manu, Sylvester; Qi, Yaxuan / CEO social connections and bank systemic risk: The “dark side” of social networks. November 2023; In: Journal of Banking and Finance. Vol. 156
Liang, Claire; Qi, Yaxuan; Zhang, Rengong (Alex); Zhu, Haoran / Does Sunlight Kill Germs? Stock Market Listing and Workplace Safety. June 2023; In: Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis. Vol. 58, No. 4, pp. 1645-1674
Bilicka, Katarzyna; Qi, Yaxuan; Xing, Jing / Real responses to anti-tax avoidance: Evidence from the UK Worldwide Debt Cap. October 2022; In: Journal of Public Economics. Vol. 214
Mansi, Sattar A.; Qi, Yaxuan; Wald, John K. / Bond covenants, bankruptcy risk, and the cost of debt. February 2021; In: Journal of Corporate Finance. Vol. 66
Qi, Yaxuan; Roth, Lukas; Wald, John / Creditor protection laws, debt financing, and corporate investment over the business cycle. May 2017; In: Journal of International Business Studies. Vol. 48, No. 4, pp. 477-497
PALIA, Darius; QI, Yaxuan; WU, Yangru / Heterogeneous background risks and portfolio choice: Evidence from micro-level data. December 2014; In: Journal of Money, Credit and Banking. Vol. 46, No. 8, pp. 1687-1720
Qi, Yaxuan; Roth, Lukas; Wald, John K / How legal environments affect the use of bond covenants. February 2011; In: Journal of International Business Studies. Vol. 42, No. 2, pp. 235-262
Kim, Dongcheol; Qi, Yaxuan / Accruals quality, stock returns, and macroeconomic conditions. May 2010; In: Accounting Review. Vol. 85, No. 3, pp. 937-978
Qi, Yaxuan; Roth, Lukas; Wald, John K. / Political rights and the cost of debt. February 2010; In: Journal of Financial Economics. Vol. 95, No. 2, pp. 202-226
Qi, Yaxuan; Wald, John / State laws and debt covenants. February 2008; In: Journal of Law and Economics. Vol. 51, No. 1, pp. 179-207