Dr Senyu Wang
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Email
senyu.wang@essex.ac.uk -
Telephone
+44 (0) 1206 873206
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Location
EBS.2.64A, Colchester Campus
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Academic support hours
16 Jan - 24 March: Monday 9 - 11am; Tuesday 9 - 10am; You can find details of Academic Support hours on the EBS UG and PG information page on Moodle or by calling EBS Student Services on 01206873911
Profile
Biography
Dr. William Senyu Wang is a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Finance at Essex Business School. Prior to joining the EBS, he was a PhD student major in Finance at the University of Glasgow. He also holds a MSc in Statistics from Columbia University in the US, and a BSc in Applied Mathematics from Hunan University in China. His research interests broadly lie in the area of Capital Structure, Corporate Governance, Mergers and Acquisitions, and Banking. In addition to his academic experiences, he also previously had industry experience in alternative investment firms.
Qualifications
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BSc Hunan University,
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MSc Columbia University,
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PhD University of Glasgow,
Research and professional activities
Research interests
Capital Structure
Corporate Governance
Mergers and Acquisitions
Banking
Conferences and presentations
2022 Financial Management Association (FMA) Annual Meeting
Invited presentation, Atlanta, United States, 20/10/2022
European Financial Management Association (EFMA) 2022 Annual Meeting
Invited presentation, Rome, Italy, 1/7/2022
2018 FMA Annual Meeting
Invited presentation, San Diego, United States, 12/10/2018
International Finance and Banking Society (IFABS) Oxford Conference
Invited presentation, Oxford, United Kingdom, 16/7/2017
International Finance and Banking Society (IFABS) Conference
Invited presentation, Barcelona, Spain, 2016
SYRTO Conference on Systemic Risk
Invited presentation, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2015
Teaching and supervision
Current teaching responsibilities
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Introduction to Finance (BE304)
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Portfolio Analysis (BE313)
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Financial Intermediaries, Instruments and Markets (BE317)
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Portfolio Management (BE354)
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Professional and Academic Development (Finance) (BE908)
Current supervision
Publications
Journal articles (2)
Wang, WS., (2022). Does subsidiary bank failure affect parents’ capital decisions? Evidence from US bank holding companies. Journal of Empirical Finance. 69, 208-223
Hung, C-HD., Jiang, Y., Liu, FH., Tu, H. and Wang, S., (2017). Bank political connections and performance in China. Journal of Financial Stability. 32, 57-69
Contact
Academic support hours:
16 Jan - 24 March: Monday 9 - 11am; Tuesday 9 - 10am; You can find details of Academic Support hours on the EBS UG and PG information page on Moodle or by calling EBS Student Services on 01206873911