Youwei Li

Professor Youwei Li serves as a Professor of Finance at the Hull University Business School, University of Hull, UK. Previously, he held positions at Queen's University Belfast and acted as a Visiting Professor at Dalian University of Technology. He earned dual PhDs in Financial Econometrics (Tilburg University) and Mathematics (Lanzhou University). His research focuses on asset pricing, FinTech, sustainable finance, and market microstructure, with over 80 peer-reviewed publications in journals like Management Science and Journal of Economic Dynamics & Control. He is an Associate Editor for five journals, including the European Journal of Finance, and has secured funding from the National Natural Science Foundation of China, European Commission, and others. Professor Li supervises PhD students from Chinese universities such as Beijing Normal University and Tianjin University, specializing in asset pricing, futures markets, and stochastic mortality models. His work bridges theoretical finance with practical applications, addressing climate policy uncertainty, ESG performance, and financial resilience.

• Education:
  • PhD in Financial Econometrics, Tilburg University (Netherlands)
  • PhD in Mathematics, Lanzhou University (China)
• Research Interests:
  • Asset Pricing, FinTech, Quantitative Finance
  • Sustainable Finance, ESG Performance
  • Market Microstructure, Heterogeneous Agent Models
  • Climate Policy Uncertainty, Debt and Mental Health
• Grants:
  • National Natural Science Foundation of China (multiple projects)
  • European Commission and Australia Research Council funding
• Editorial Roles: Associate Editor for European Journal of Finance, Finance Research Letters, and others.

His recent work explores climate change exposure's impact on bankruptcy risk, the nexus between overnight trends and asset prices in China, and the role of social responsibility in corporate borrowing. He actively collaborates with institutions globally, contributing to policy-relevant research on financial resilience and ESG integration.