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Topic: "Two Essays on Mergers and Acquisitions" Committee: Ralph Walkling (chair), Jean Helwege, Karen Wruck. PUBLICATIONS "Determinants and Implications of Arbitrage Holdings in Acquisitions," with Ralph Walkling, Journal of Financial Economics 77, September 2005 [SSRN Working Paper Version]
"Insiders' Tax Preferences and Firm's Choice between Dividends and Share Repurchases," with Qinghai Wang, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis 43, March 2008 [SSRN Working Paper Version]
"Informed Trading Before Analyst Downgrades: Evidence from Short Sellers," with Stephen Christophe and Michael Ferri, Journal of Financial Economics 95, January 2010 [SSRN Working Paper Version]
"A Theory of Merger-Driven IPOs," with Evgeny Lyandres and Alexei Zhdanov, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis 46, October 2011 [SSRN Working Paper Version]
"How Informative are Analyst Recommendations and Insider Trades," with Lilian Ng and Qinghai Wang "Block Share Acquisitions and Bondholder Wealth Effects," with Dolly King "Shareholder Voting Rights in Mergers and Acquisitions," with Qinghai Wang "Determinants of the Trends in Aggregate Corporate Payout Policy," with Qinghai Wang
BOOK CHAPTERS AND NON-REFEREED PUBLICATIONS "Stock Repurchases: Theory and Evidence," with Qinghai Wang, Kolb Series in Finance: Dividends and Dividend Policy, edited by H. Kent Baker, 2009.
Corporate Finance - Restructuring Policy, Payout Policy, Insider Trading Investments - Short Sales, Analyst Forecasts and Recommendations, Fixed Income, Alternative Investments
ACADEMIC SERVICES
HONORS AND AWARDS Faculty Research Award, George Mason University, 2011 Outstanding Paper Award, NTU International Conference on Finance, 2008 Best Paper Award in Investments, Financial Management Association European Meetings, 2008 FMA Superior Faculty Advisor Award, Financial Management Association, 2005 Best Paper Award in Corporate Finance, Midwest Finance Association, 2005 Best Paper Award in Corporate Finance, Financial Management Association, 2003 CIBER International Research Award, The Ohio State University, 2002 PEGS Fellowship, The Ohio State University, Summer 2000 Max M. Fisher College of Business Travel Award, The Ohio State University, 1999, 2000 Distinguished Graduate Fellowship, The Ohio State University, 1997 Academic Assistantship, University of Rochester, 1996 Academic Achievement Award, National Chiao Tung University, 1991 The University Fellowship, National Chiao Tung University, 1990 PRESENTATIONS Invited Seminars: 2001: Manitoba, Ohio State, Queen's (Canada) 2002: Drexel, GMU, Southern Illinois, Wisconsin-Milwaukee 2004: Dartmouth (Conference for Contemporary Corporate Finance), GMU 2005: American 2006: GMU 2008: American University, Securities and Exchange Commission 2011: Securities and Exchange Commission Conference Participation: Presenter, American Finance Association Meetings, 2006, 2009 Presenter, Western Finance Association Meetings, 2008 Presenter, Financial Management Association Meetings, 2003-2011 Presenter, European Finance Association Meetings, 2008 Presenter, FMA European Meetings, 2008 Presenter, NTU International Conference on Finance, 2008, 2010 Presenter, Washington Area Finance Association Meetings, 2004 Discussant, Financial Management Association Meetings, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2007 MEDIA EXPOSURES "Tipping The Shorts," Forbes, June 2008 "The Insiders," by Nicole Bullock, SmartMoney, May 2006 "The Analysts vs. the Insiders," New York Times, September 25 2005 Google's insider trading, Bloomberg News, October 2005 "Follow the Leaders," by Paul Sturm, SmartMoney, January 2006
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