CV

General Information

Full Name Xingjian Wang
Email wxj_finance@outlook.com
Languages English, Mandarin

Education

  • 2019 - 2023
    Ph.D. in Financial Engineering
    Renmin University of China
  • 2017 - 2020
    M.A. in Finance
    Renmin University of China
  • 2013 - 2017
    B.S. in Applied Mathematics and B.S. in Finance
    Central University of Finance and Economics

Academic Positions

  • 2023 - Present
    Assistant Professor
    College of Business Administration, Capital University of Economics and Business
  • 2023 - Present
    Research Associate
    Institute of International M&As and Investment, Renmin University of China

Research Interests

  • Corporate Finance
  • Sustainable Finance
  • Political Economy

Publications

  • 2022
    Pandemic effect on corporate financial asset holdings: Precautionary or return-chasing? (with Gao, Haoyu and Wen, Huiyu)
    • Research in International Business and Finance, 62, 101750.
  • 2023
    Monetary policy uncertainty and corporate cash holdings: Evidence from China (with Han, Haozhe)
    • Journal of Financial Stability, 67, 101138.
  • 2023
    监管强度预期与上市公司盈余管理——基于证监会随机抽查威慑作用的研究 Perceived Regulation Intensity and Earnings Management of Listed Firms——A research on the deterrent effect of the random spot check program by CSRC (with Wang, Changyun and Li, Yunhong and Tian, Rui)
    • 审计研究 Auditing Research, 233(03), 123-135.
  • 2025
    Dialect Diversity, Uncertainty and Corporate Investment Efficiency (with Bu, Lingtian and Miao, Meng)
    • International Review of Finance, 25 (4), e70043.

Working Papers

  • 公募基金持股与企业绿色创新——来自中证800/1000指数断点回归的证据 (with Xu, Zelin and Lin, Yuchen and Ren, Xingzi)
  • The Political Economy of ESG: How Government Procurement Shapes Corporate Sustainability in China (with Tang, Huoqing and Zhu, Guangshun)
  • How Monetary Policy Uncertainty Shapes Trade Credit Strategies: Evidence from China (with Han, Haozhe and Yao, Chi)
  • Digital Transformation and the Market Value of Cash: Evidence from China (with Xuan, Yubing and Zhong, Teng)

Work in Progress

  • Housing Price Expectations and Community Participation: Evidence from Urban China (with Miao, Meng)
  • Grassroot Election and Democratic Attitude: Evidence based on China Homeowner Association (with Miao, Meng)
  • Voting for Value: The Impact of Grassroots Democracy on Housing Prices in Urban China (with Bu, Lingtian and Miao, Meng)
  • Do Local Human Capital Policies Affect Venture Capital Investments? Evidence from Search Engines in China (with Xu, Zelin and Zhong, Teng)
  • The Horizontal Agency Conflicts and Corporate Cash Holdings: Evidence from Share Pledges in China (with Wang, Changyun and Zeng, Jianyu)
  • Manager Sentiment and Corporate Capital Allocation (with Liu, Xiaoming and Wang, Changyun)

Conference Presentations (selected)

  • 2025
    The 22nd Chinese Finance Annual Meeting (CFAM)
    • Nanjing, China (scheduled)
  • 2025
    American Political Science Assosiation (APSA) Annual Meeting
    • Vancouver, Canada
  • 2025
    Financial Markets and Policies Conference
    • Beijing, China
  • 2024
    China International Conference in Finance (CICF)
    • Beijing, China
  • 2024
    CFRN Young Financial Scholars Annual Conference
    • Beijing, China
  • 2024
    12th China Annual Conference on Investment Studies
    • Shanghai, China

Teaching

  • 2024, 2025
    The Theory and Practice of ESG
    • Undergraduate level
  • 2024, 2025
    Management
    • Undergraduate level
  • 2024, 2025
    Investments
    • MBA level

Skills

  • Programming: Stata, Python, R, Matlab
  • Languages: English (fluent), Mandarin (native)

Other Interests

  • Hobbies: Badminton, Music, Chinese Tea, etc.