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Prof. QI Yaxuan (戚亞烜教授)

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

Associate Professor

Prof. QI Yaxuan (戚亞烜教授)

Contact Information

Address: 9-236, Lau Ming Wai Academic Building
City University of Hong Kong
Phone: +852 34429967
E-mail:
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

  • Corporate Finance
  • Political Economy
  • Law and Finance
  • Sustainability

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

Award Title Institution
College of Business Teaching Excellent Award 2023 City University of Hong Kong
Petro-Canada Young Innovator Award 2012 Concordia University
Dean’s Award for Distinguished Junior Scholar 2010 Concordia University
Mirae Asset Securities Co., Ltd Outstanding Paper Award 2009 International Conference in Asia-Pacific Financial Markets
The Best Paper in International Finance 2008 Financial Management Association International
First Place, the Best Dissertation Proposal Award 2006 Financial Management Association International

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),
  • 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

Selected Publications

Journal Publications and Reviews
Conference Papers
Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary Works