Bo Guan

Dr. Bo Guan is a Lecturer in Accounting and Finance at Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University. His academic career spans both financial research and public health analysis, with significant contributions to empirical asset pricing, volatility spillovers across financial markets, exchange-traded funds, and forecasting methodologies.

Dr. Guan earned his PhD in Business Management (Accounting and Finance) from Cardiff Business School in 2021, following an MSc in Social Science Research Methods from Cardiff University and an MSc in Accounting and Finance from the London School of Economics and Political Science. His undergraduate degree is a Bachelor's in Accounting and Finance (First Class Honours) from Cardiff University.

His primary research interests focus on financial econometrics, particularly in volatility spillovers between different asset classes, forecasting methodologies for tourism demand and agricultural commodities, and financing patterns in high-tech enterprises. Additionally, he has made significant contributions to public health research through the National Violence Surveillance Network, analyzing violence patterns in England and Wales using emergency department data. His work demonstrates strong interdisciplinary capabilities, bridging finance, economics, and public health surveillance.

Dr. Guan's research has been published in high-impact journals including Annals of Tourism Research (ABS 4), Energy Economics (ABS 3), and Journal of Forecasting, with his 2020 paper being recognized as the top-cited paper in the Journal of Forecasting for 2020/2021. He serves as a reviewer for numerous prestigious finance journals including Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money and European Journal of Finance.

As an educator, Dr. Guan has taught across multiple undergraduate and postgraduate modules at Cardiff Business School, including Financial Derivatives, Quantitative Methods in Finance, and Big Data Analytics in Finance. His leadership of the BST950 Accounting and Finance in Context module in 2024/25 achieved 94.15% positive student feedback. He supervises PhD students and serves on the School Research Ethics Committees.

Dr. Guan is an active member of several research groups at Cardiff University, including the Cardiff Sustainable Finance Research Group, Cardiff Corporate Governance Research Group, and the National Violence Surveillance Network. His research on violence patterns has received media coverage from BBC News and was featured in the Office for Statistics Regulation report.