Fan Yu

Dr. Fan Yu is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Applied Finance at Macquarie University. Her research focuses on empirical corporate finance, with expertise in financing policies, CEO incentives, dividend strategies, and institutional monitoring. She holds a Ph.D. in Finance from the University of Washington, Seattle, and previously served as an Assistant Professor at Fudan University.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Finance, University of Washington (UW)

Research Interests:

• Corporate governance mechanisms
• CEO contractual incentives and equity-based compensation
• Impact of technology shocks on corporate policies
• Cyber security governance in financial institutions
• Dividend policies and firm value

Key Contributions:

• Explored how idiosyncratic technology shocks influence peer effects in corporate decision-making
• Examined cyber security governance practices and their impact on shareholder wealth
• Investigated the role of institutional monitoring in value creation under free cash flow hypotheses

Awards:

• Recipient of the 2013 prize for Monitoring, Contractual Incentive Pay, and the Structure of CEO Equity-Based Compensation

Collaborations & Projects:

• Co-led the Thomson Reuters Global Ownership Database project (2015–2015)
• Active in organizing conferences like the Financial Markets and Corporate Governance Conference
• Peer-reviewed manuscripts for journals including Journal of Empirical Finance and Accounting and Finance