Liyan Yang
Bio
Liyan Yang is a Professor of Finance and Peter L. Mitchelson/SIT Investment Associates Foundation Chair in Investment Strategy at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto. His research interests are in financial markets, asset pricing, and behavioral finance. He received PhD in economics from Cornell University in 2010. He is currently serving as an associate editor at Journal of Economic Theory, Journal of Finance, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, and Management Science. His research has appeared in Journal of Economic Theory, Journal of Financial Economics, Journal of Finance, and Review of Financial Studies, etc. Yang has received the 2016 JFQA William F. Sharpe Award for Scholarship in Financial Research, the 2016 Bank of Canada’s Governor’s Award, and the 2015 Roger Martin Award for Excellence in Research, among others.
Academic Positions
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2018 -
Associate Editor, Journal of Finance
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2018 -
Associate Editor, Journal of Economic Theory
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2018 -
Associate Editor, Management Science
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2016 -
Associate Editor, Journal of Financial Markets
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2015 - 2017
Associate Professor of Finance, University of Toronto, Rotman School
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2009 - 2015
Assistant Professor of Finance, University of Toronto, Rotman School
Selected Publications - Papers
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Itay Goldstein and Liyan Yang
Journal of Financial Economics
Issue:131(1)
2019
Pages: 118-138
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Ling Cen, John Wei and Liyan Yang
Management Science
Issue:63(4)
2017
Pages: 1214-1231
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Francesco Bova and Liyan Yang
Journal of Financial Economics
Issue:126(2)
2017
Pages: 342-363
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Itay Goldstein and Liyan Yang
Annual Reviews of Financial Economics
Issue:9
2017
Pages: 101-125
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Liyan Yang and Haoxiang Zhu
Journal of Finance
Issue:72(6)
2017
Pages: 2759-2772
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David Easley, Maureen O'Hara and Liyan Yang
Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis
Issue:51(4)
2016
Pages: 1071-1110
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Bing Han, Ya Tang, and Liyan Yang
Journal of Economic Theory
Issue:163(5)
2016
Pages: 604-643
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Francesco Bova and Liyan Yang
Contemporary Accounting Research, Forthcoming
2016
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Itay Goldstein, Liyan Yang
Journal of Finance
Issue:70(4)
2015
Pages: 1723-1765
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David Easley and Liyan Yang
Journal of Economic Theory
Issue:160(12)
2015
Pages: 494 – 516
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David Easley, Maureen O'Hara and Liyan Yang
Review of Financial Studies
Issue:27(4)
2014
Pages: 1190-1237
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Raffi Indjejikian, Hai Lu and Liyan Yang
Management Science
Issue:60(11)
2014
Pages: 2762-2775
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Itay Goldstein, Yan Li and Liyan Yang
Review of Financial Studies
Issue:27(3)
2014
Pages: 881-922
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Bing Han and Liyan Yang
Management Science
Issue:59(6)
2013
Pages: 1444-1457
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Ling Cen, Hai Lu and Liyan Yang
Management Science
Issue:59(5)
2013
Pages: 1076-1091
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Yan Li and Liyan Yang
Journal of Financial Economics
Issue:107(3)
2013
Pages: 972-992
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Yan Li and Liyan Yang
Management Science
Issue:59(9)
2013
Pages: 2036-2055
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Jayant Ganguli and Liyan Yang
Journal of the European Economic Association
Issue:7(1)
2009
Pages: 90-115
Research and Teaching Interests
Financial markets, asset pricing, and behavioral finance.
Honors and Awards
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2016
De la Vega Prize, Special Mention, Federation of European Securities Exchanges
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2016
William F. Sharpe Award for Scholarship in Financial Research, JFQA
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2016
Governor's Award, Bank of Canada
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2015
Roger Martin Excellence in Research Award, Rotman, University of Toronto
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2015
RFS Distinguished Referee Award, Society for Financial Studies
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2015
MIT Asia Conference in Accounting Best Paper Award (Runner-Up), MIT
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2013
Best Paper on on Corporate Finance, The Chinese Finance Association (TCFA) Conference
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2012
Best Paper on Capital Markets, NFA Conference
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2011
Best Paper on Capital Markets, NFA Conference
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2011
Best Paper on Global Financial Markets, The Chinese Finance Association (TCFA) Conference
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2009
Best Paper Award, FMA Conference
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2013
Connaught New Researcher Award, University of Toronto
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2018
Development Grant, SSHRC
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2013
CIGI/INET Grant Award,
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2012, 2013, 2016
Insight Grant, SSHRC
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2011
Standard Research Grant, SSHRC
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2011, 2013, 2015
Excellence in Teaching Award, Rotman
Professional Affiliations/Memberships
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Western Finance Association
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Finance Theory Group
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European Finance Association
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American Finance Association
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American Economics Association
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American Accounting Association