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Associate Professor, Secretary-general of PHBS Think Tank
Wei Cen
Ph.D. in Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University
Research Interests: Corporate Finance, Corporate Governance
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Biography
Research Fields:

Corporate Finance, Corporate Governance
 

Education:

Ph.D., Applied Economics and Management, CORNELL UNIVERSITY,  NY, USA 2011  
M.S., Food and Business Economics, RUTGERS UNIVERSITY, NJ, USA, 2006
M.A., Economics, XI’AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY, Xi’an, P. R. China, 2003
B.E., Material Science and Engineering, XI’AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY, Xi’an, P. R. China, 2000 

Employment:

Teaching Associate Professor of Finance, Peking University, HSBC School of Business (2020-present)
Assistant Professor of Finance, Peking University, HSBC School of Business (2011-2020)
Teaching Assistant, Cornell University, School of Applied Economics and Management (2007-2009)
Research Assistant, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Center for Chinese Agricultural Policy (2003-2004)

Publications:
Cen W, Doukas J A. CEO personal investment decisions and firm risk[J]. European Financial Management, 2017, 23(5): 920-950.
Cen W, Tong N, Sun Y. Tax avoidance and cost of debt: evidence from a natural experiment in China[J]. Accounting & Finance, 2017, 57(5): 1517-1556.

Working papers:
Wei Cen(2019),"Short Selling and Cost of Equity Capital: Evidence from a Quasi-Natural Experiment in China", Working paper, Peking University.
Wei Cen(2019),"Political Connection and Financial Flexibility:Evidence from a natural experiment of China", Working paper, Peking University.
Wei Cen(2018),"Financially Distressed Large Shareholder and Firm Credit Risk: Evidence from China", Working paper, Peking University.

MBA Level Course:

Financial Markets    (2011-)
Managerial Finance (2011-)
Corporate Finance  (2012-)