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Lin Zhao

Associate Professor of Finance

Department: Finance

Office and address: Sankey Hall, Office 202 B 2075 Campus Box Elon, NC 27244

Phone number: (336) 278-5963

News & Notes

Education

Ph.D. in Finance                           University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX

M.A. in Economics, M.B.A.         University of Missouri-St. Louis, St. Louis, MO

B.A. in Economics                        Nankai University, Tianjin, China

Courses Taught

FIN 3430 Principles of Finance

FIN 4120 Investments

FIN 4130 Advanced Managerial Finance

FIN 4250 Global Finance

FIN 4330 Derivatives

Publications

"Assessing ESG Impact: Insights from the Hong Kong Fund Market" (Zhao, 2024). International Review of Accounting, Banking and Finance, 16(3), 1-15.

"Sustainable Attributes of China's Open-End Funds: Navigating to a Green Economy" (Zhao, 2024). The Chinese Economy, 57(6), 497-515.

"The impact of introducing nighttime trading hours: Revisiting the Chinese commodity futures market" (Zhao, 2021). The Chinese Economy, 54(2), 124-144.

"CEO media exposure, political connection and Chinese firm's stock price synchronicity" (Li, Qiao & Zhao, 2019). International Review of Economics & Finance, 63, 61-75.

"Does more trading lead to better market linkage? Evidence from the commodity futures market" (Fung, Wang & Zhao, 2018). China Finance and Economic Review, 7(1), 50-72.

"The development and challenges of China's futures markets" (Zhao, 2015). The Chinese Economy, 48(4), 279-296.

"Are stock markets in Asia related to carry trade?" (Fung, Tse, & Zhao, 2013), Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, 25, 200-216.

"A leader of the world commodity futures markets in the making? The case of China's commodity futures" (Fung, Tse, Yau, & Zhao, 2013), International Review of Financial Analysis, 27, 103-114.

"The relationship between currency carry trades and U.S. stocks" (Tse & Zhao, 2012), Journal of Futures markets, 32, 252-271.

"Commodity prices and currency rates: An intraday analysis" (Tse & Zhao, 2011), International Review of Accounting, Banking and Finance, 3(4), 25-48.