Xinlei Li

Assistant Professor Xinlei Li is affiliated with the Graduate School of Management at the University of California, Davis. Previously, she served as a faculty member at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Her research bridges accounting information systems, corporate disclosure, and debt contracting mechanisms.

• Education:
  • Ph.D. in Accounting, Columbia University
  • M.Phil. in Accounting, Columbia University
  • B.S. in Economics and Finance, Tsinghua University

Li's work investigates how information environments affect financial relationships, including personal lending dynamics, ESG policy impacts, and mutual fund transparency. Her studies demonstrate that repeated lender-manager interactions reduce debt costs and that ESG commitments improve capital access.

Recent publications explore supply chain lending, syndicated loan relationships, and regulatory effects on share repurchases. Her research appears in The Accounting Review, Review of Accounting Studies, and Contemporary Accounting Research.