Dr Nan Hu

  • Lecturer (Accounting & Finance)

Biography

Nan joined the Adam Smith Business School in 2017 as a Lecturer in Finance. Having gained a BA in Business and Finance from Durham University, Nan went on to obtain a master degree from London School of Economics and Political Science. She also holds a PhD in Accounting and Finance from Durham University. 

Research interests

Nan has several research interests; her main focus is on Behavioral Finance and Corporate Finance.

Areas of expertise:

  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • Capital structure and market timing
  • Asset pricing and momentum
  • Media attention and stock return

Publications

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Jump to: 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016
Number of items: 7.

2021

Li, J., Guo, J. M., Hu, N. and Tang, K. (2021) Do corporate managers believe in luck? Evidence of the Chinese zodiac effect. International Review of Financial Analysis, 77, 101861. (doi: 10.1016/j.irfa.2021.101861)

2020

Hu, N. , Li, L., Li, H. and Wang, X. (2020) Do mega-mergers create value? The acquisition experience and mega-deal outcomes. Journal of Empirical Finance, 55, pp. 119-142. (doi: 10.1016/j.jempfin.2019.11.004)

2019

Guo, J. (M.), Li, L., Hu, N. and Wang, X. (2019) Do managers keep their word? The disclosure of merger intention at pre-merger issuance and M&A performance. Finance Research Letters, 28, pp. 20-31. (doi: 10.1016/j.frl.2018.03.007)

2018

Gang, J., Guo, J. (M.), Hu, N. and Li, X. (2018) Indexing mergers and acquisitions. Quantitative Finance, 18(6), pp. 1033-1048. (doi: 10.1080/14697688.2017.1369145)

Guo, J. (M.), Gang, J., Hu, N. and Utham, V. (2018) The role of derivatives in hedge fund activism. Quantitative Finance, 18(9), pp. 1531-1541. (doi: 10.1080/14697688.2018.1444490)

2017

Black, E. L., Guo, J., Hu, N. and Vagenas-Nanos, E. (2017) Uncertainty triggers overreaction: evidence from corporate takeovers. European Journal of Finance, 23(14), pp. 1362-1389. (doi: 10.1080/1351847X.2016.1202296)

2016

Hu, N. , Zhang, Y. and Tan, S. (2016) Determinants of Chinese cross-border M&As. Annals of Economic and Finance, 17(1), pp. 209-233.

This list was generated on Thu Sep 16 07:24:23 2021 BST.

Supervision

  • Behavioral finance
  • Corporate finance

Current supervision

Teaching

Courses taught:

  • Foundations of International Corporate Finance

Dr Nan Hu, Lecturer in Corporate Finance and Banking (Accounting & Finance), October 2017