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Dr. Jiaman Xu is a Lecturer in Finance at Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University, a position she has held since 2024. Previously, she served as an Assistant Professor in Finance at University College Dublin (2022-2024) following completion of her PhD at the University of Edinburgh.
Her academic credentials include:
- PhD in Finance, University of Edinburgh, 2022
- MSc in Finance (Distinction), University of Edinburgh, 2018
- BSc in Accounting, Huazhong Agricultural University, 2013
Dr. Xu's research centers on empirical corporate finance with specialized focus on private markets dynamics, including established private companies' interactions with public markets and VC/PE-backed firms. Her work explores cultural transmission in finance through inherited trust mechanisms, pension finance complexities, and behavioral aspects of risk-taking in banking institutions. She also investigates blockchain applications for transforming corporate governance structures.
Her publication portfolio reveals consistent contributions across corporate governance, private equity, behavioral finance, and pension economics. Recent work examines institutional ownership effects in private firms, cultural determinants of informal finance, and international spillover effects from corporate scandals, demonstrating methodological rigor in empirical finance research.
Dr. Xu actively supervises postgraduate students and teaches Corporate Financial Management at Cardiff University. Previously at UCD, she instructed Foundations of Finance (UG), Empirical Corporate Finance, Financial Analysis, and Corporate Finance (PG) courses across multiple academic years.
