Yun Zhu, Ph.D.

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Associate Professor
Economics and FinanceEconomics
The Peter J. Tobin College of Business
PhD, Finance, Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteBS, Management Science, Fudan University
Dr. Zhu received his Ph.D. in finance from Lally School of Business at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

His research interests are in the areas of FinTech, political economics, corporate governance, and financial institutions. His recent works are published in Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of Corporate Finance, British Accounting Review, Journal of Financial Stability, Journal of Empirical Finance, and Journal of International Money and Finance.

Dr. Zhu currently holds the Alois J. Theis Chair in Global Finance and serves as the editor of Review of Business.

Teaching Interests

FinTech, AI in Corporate Finance, Merger and Acquisition

Research Interests

FinTech, Political Economics, Corporate Governance, Business Ethics

Courses Taught

FIN
636
MERGERS ACQUISITIONS & RESTRU
FIN
639
INTRO TO FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY
FIN
3319
FIN TECH IN FINANCIAL SERVICES

Select Publications

Journal Articles

Zhu, Y., X. G., W. C., and I. H. (2026). Political network and muted insider trading. Journal of Corporate Finance. vol. 99,

Zhu, Y., X. G., I. H., and L. Z. (2026). Up the political ladder: The role of political networks. Journal of Financial Stability. vol. 84,

Zhu, Y., Francis, B., Hasan, I., Jiang, C., and Sharma, Z. (2025). Climate Risks and Debt Structure. The British Accounting Review . vol. 57,

Zhu, Y., and Moon, S. (2023). What’s in a name? CEOs’ names, compensation, and firm performance. Journal of Financial Stability. vol. 64, pp. 101096.

Zhu, Y., Ping, Y., Hill, C., and Fresneda, J. (2022). Antecedents and consequences of the key opinion leader status: an econometric and machine learning approach. Electronic Commerce Research. pp. 1.

Zhu, Y., Francis, B., and Hasan, I. (2021). The Impact of Political Uncertainty on Institutional Ownership. Journal of Financial Stability. vol. 57,

Zhu, Y., and Sharma, Z. (2020). Platform building in initial coin offering market: Empirical evidence. Pacific-Basin Finance Journal. vol. 61,

Zhu, Y., Francis, B., and Hasan, I. (2020). Manager Effect or Firm Effect: Evidence from Private Debt Market. The Financial Review. vol. 51, pp. 25-59.

Zhu, Y., Gu, X., and Hasan, I. (2019). Political Influence and Financial Flexibility Evidence from China. Journal of Banking and Finance. vol. 99, pp. 142-156.

Zhu, Y., Francis, B., Hasan, I., and Hunter, D. (2017). Do Managerial Risk-Taking Incentives Influence Firms' Exchange Rate Exposure: Evidence from CEO Compensation. Journal of Corporate Finance. vol. 46, pp. 154-169.

Zhu, Y., Sun, X., Waisman, M., and Ma, M. (2016). State Ownership and Market Liberalization: Evidence from China's Domestic M&A Market. Journal of International Money and Finance. vol. 69, pp. 205–223.

Zhu, Y., Gao, T., Gupta, A., and Gulpinar, N. (2015). Optimal Hedging Strategy for Risk Management on a Network. Journal of Financial Stability. vol. 16, pp. 31-44.

Zhu, Y., Waisman, M., and Ye, P. (2015). The effect of political uncertainty on the cost of corporate debt. Journal of Financial Stability. vol. 16, pp. 106-117.

Zhu, Y., Francis, B., and Hasan, I. (2014). Political Uncertainty and Bank Loan Contracting. Journal Of Empirical Finance. vol. 29, pp. 281-286.