Prof. Chen Yanyang

Education

Ph.D. in Finance, University of Melbourne (2011)
Master of Commerce in Finance, University of Melbourne (2006)
Master of Applied Commerce in Accounting, University of Melbourne (2005)
Bachelor of Economics, Beijing Technology and Business University (2003)

Awards

Best paper award of the Asian Finance Association Annual Meeting, Tokyo. (2018)
PolyU Business School Fellow Award in Research at Hong Kong Polytechnic University (2017)
PolyU Business School Award for Outstanding Performance/ Achievement in Research and Scholarly Activities at Hong Kong Polytechnic University (2017)
School of Accounting and Finance Research Award at Hong Kong Polytechnic University (2017)
Commendation of the Dean’s Award for Excellence in Research by an Early Career Researcher at Monash University (2014)
Best paper award of the MIT Asia Conference in Accounting, Shanghai. (2013)

Media Coverage

"Emotions and managerial judgement: Evidence from sunshine exposure"
- Covered by an article in Forbes on June 7, 2021. Link:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/josephbrazel/2021/06/07/does-exposure-to-mo...

" Corporate financing of investment opportunities in a world of institutional crossownership "
- Covered by an article in Columbia Law School Blue Sky Blog on June 27, 2018.
Link: http://clsbluesky.law.columbia.edu/2018/06/27/how-institutional-crossown...

"Be nice to your innovators: Employee treatment and corporate innovation performance"
- Covered by an article in Harvard Business Review on November 3, 2015. Link:
https://hbr.org/2015/11/when-treating-workers-well-leads-to-more-innovation
- Covered by an article in Strategy+Business on December 1, 2016. Link:
http://www.strategy-business.com/blog/Want-an-Innovative-Culture-Be-Kind...

"In the mood for creativity: Weather-induced mood, inventor productivity, and
firm value"
- Covered by an article in The Australian on September 17, 2016. Link:
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/careers/interviews-social-index-tool-eva...

"The monitoring role of the media: Evidence from earnings management”
- Covered by an article in Columbia Law School Blue Sky Blog on May 26, 2017.
Link: http://clsbluesky.law.columbia.edu/2017/05/26/the-monitoring- role-ofthe-media-evidence-from-earnings-management/