Yang Yang

Assistant Professor
Finance & Economics

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My research interests are Corporate Finance, Corporate Governance, Tax Avoidance, and State Ownership. Specifically, I analyze the interactions between tax avoidance, corporate policies, and corporate governance. My teaching interests are Corporate Finance, FinTech Theory and Practice (Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, and Machine Learning for financial prediction), and Investments.

Accreditations

IBM Machine Learning Professional Certificate
IBM Data Science Professional Certificate
IBM Full Stack Software Developer Professional Certificate

Educational History

West Virginia University, Ph.D. Finance, Dissertation: Tax Avoidance, Corporate Governance, and Corporate Policies, 2022

Publications

"Corporate Governance and Tax Avoidance: Evidence from US Cross-listing". The Accounting Review (2022). (with Chen, R., El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., and Wang, H.)
"Corporate Governance and Cash Holdings: Evidence from Worldwide Board Reforms". Journal of Corporate Finance (2020). (with Chen, R., Guedhami, O., and Zaynutdinova, G)
Tax Avoidance and Equity Pricing: The Importance of Countries’ Legal Institutions and Disclosure Regulations. Contemporary Accounting Research (R&R). (with Chen, R., El Ghoul, S., Guedhami, O., and Pittman, J.)