About
Dr Yizhi Wang, FHEA, is a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Finance at Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University, UK. He serves as Co-Director of the Cardiff Fintech Research Group and is the Editor-in-Chief of Elsevier’s Finance Research Letters. He is also Associate Editor for International Review of Financial Analysis and Research in International Business and Finance, and Guest Editor for International Review of Economics & Finance and Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies.
Research Interests:
- Financialization and Econometrics
- Climate finance and carbon markets
- Cryptocurrency and FinTech indices
- Energy economics and risk management
- Green finance and ESG investing
- Behavioral and institutional finance
Dr Wang has published extensively in world-leading journals such as Risk Analysis, European Journal of Operational Research, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Energy Economics, and Journal of International Money and Finance. His work spans theoretical modeling, empirical econometrics, and policy-oriented studies.
Scientific Awards:
- Shanghai Institute of International Finance and Economics Best Paper Award
Teaching & Supervision:
As a Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy (FHEA), Dr Wang is module leader for undergraduate BS2514: Financial Markets and Institutions and postgraduate BST158: Big Data Analytics for Finance, earning consistently high teaching evaluations (4.8–4.9/5). He is available to supervise doctoral students in Financialization and has mentored graduates now employed at the University of Oxford, Morgan Stanley, and JPMorgan Chase.
Labs & Research Groups:
- Co-Director, Cardiff Fintech Research Group
- Member, Cardiff Sustainable Finance Research Group
- Member, Environmental, Ecological, Extinction Accounting, Governance and Economics Research Group
- Member, Cardiff Business School Research Committee
Dr Wang also curates multiple quarterly-updated indices (UCRY, ICEA, CBDCAI, NFTsAI, ACCC, FinTech Index) publicly available at https://sites.google.com/view/cryptocurrency-indices/home.
