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Ziwen Bu is an Associate Professor in Finance at the Department of Finance, Birmingham Business School, University of Birmingham. His academic work bridges asset pricing with corporate finance and financial markets, contributing significantly to empirical finance literature.
Education
- PhD in Finance
- MSc in Finance
- BSc (Hons) in Economics
His research interests center on asset pricing, with specialized focus on market illiquidity, R&D investment, earnings management, financial inclusion, and factor models. His work integrates corporate finance dynamics with broader financial market behaviors, often employing rigorous econometric methods to explore anomalies and risk-return relationships.
His recent publications reflect a strong trend in empirical asset pricing and corporate finance, particularly examining how macro-level factors like political freedom and micro-level firm decisions such as R&D and compensation policies influence stock returns and financial risk. His research is published in top-tier journals including the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis and Review of Asset Pricing Studies.
Dr. Bu teaches courses in Financial Econometrics and Numeracy, Statistical Analysis & Financial Literacy, indicating a strong commitment to quantitative methods in finance education.
