Contact
4041 Business Instructional Facility
515 Gregory Dr
Champaign, IL 61820
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Educational Background
- Ph.D., Finance, Boston College, 2009
- M.A., Finance (by research), Xiamen University, 2003
- B.Econ., Honors, International Finance, Xiamen University, 2000
Positions Held
- Ph.D Director of Finance, Finance, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2023 to present
- Professor of Finance, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2022 to present
- Associate Professor of Finance, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2018-2022
- Assistant Professor of Finance, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2013-2018
- Assistant Professor of Finance, National University of Singapore, 2009-2013
Recent Publications
- Huang, J., & Gao, M. (2025). Informed Voting. Review of Financial Studies, 38 (4), 1167–1210. link >
- Huang, J. (2023). Thy Neighbor’s Vote: Peer Effects in Proxy Voting. Management Science, Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS), 69 (7), 4169-4189. link >
Other Publications
Articles
- Dimmock, S., Huang, J., & Weisbenner, S. (2022). Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor, Your High-Skilled Labor: H-1B Lottery Outcomes and Entrepreneurial Success. Management Science, 68 (9), 6355-7064. link >
- Brown, J., & Huang, J. (2020). All the President's Friends: Political Access and Firm Value. Journal of Financial Economics, 138 (2), 415–431. link >
- Brown, J., & Huang, J. (2020). All the president's friends: Political access and firm value. Journal of Financial Economics, Elsevier BV, 138 (2), 415-431. link >
- Huang, J., Xu, N., & Yu, H. (2020). Pollution and Performance: Do Investors Make Worse Trades on Hazy Days? Management Science, Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS), 66 (10), 4455-4476. link >
- Gao, M., & Huang, J. (2020). Informing the Market: The Effect of Modern Information Technologies on Information Production. Review of Financial Studies, 33 (4), 1367–1411. link >
- Gao, M., & Huang, J. (2020). Informing the Market: The Effect of Modern Information Technologies on Information Production. The Review of Financial Studies, Oxford University Press (OUP), 33 (4), 1367-1411. link >
- He, J., Huang, J., & Zhao, S. (2019). Internalizing governance externalities: The role of institutional cross-ownership. Journal of Financial Economics, Elsevier BV, 134 (2), 400-418. link >
- Huang, J. (2018). The customer knows best: The investment value of consumer opinions. Journal of Financial Economics, Elsevier BV, 128 (1), 164-182. link >
- He, J., & Huang, J. (2017). Product Market Competition in a World of Cross-Ownership: Evidence from Institutional Blockholdings. The Review of Financial Studies, Oxford University Press (OUP), 30 (8), 2674-2718. link >
- Gao, M., & Huang, J. (2016). Capitalizing on Capitol Hill: Informed Trading by Hedge Fund Managers. Journal of Financial Economics, 121 (3), 521-545. link >
- Gao, M., & Huang, J. (2016). Capitalizing on Capitol Hill: Informed trading by hedge fund managers. Journal of Financial Economics, Elsevier BV, 121 (3), 521-545. link >
- Chemmanur, T., Hu, G., & Huang, J. (2015). Institutional Investors and the Information Production Theory of Stock Splits. Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, 50 (3), 413-445. link >
- Huang, J., & Kisgen, D. (2013). Gender and corporate finance: Are male executives overconfident relative to female executives? Journal of Financial Economics, Elsevier BV, 108 (3), 822-839. link >
- Chemmanur, T., Hu, G., & Huang, J. (2010). The Role of Institutional Investors in Initial Public Offerings. Review of Financial Studies, Oxford University Press (OUP), 23 (12), 4496-4540. link >
Presentations
- Gao, M., & Huang, J. (2024). Corporate Capture of Congress in Carbon Politics: Evidence from Roll Call Votes. European Finance Association (EFA) Annual Meeting, European Finance Association.
- Gao, M., & Huang, J. (2024). Corporate Capture of Congress in Carbon Politics: Evidence from Roll Call Votes. China International Conference in Finance, China International Conference in Finance.
- Gao, M., & Huang, J. (2024). Corporate Capture of Congress in Carbon Politics: Evidence from Roll Call Votes. American Economic Association (AEA) Annual Meetings, American Economic Association.
- Gao, M., & Huang, J. (2021). Informed Voting. European Finance Association (EFA) Annual Meeting, European Finance Association.
- Dimmock, S., Huang, J., & Weisbenner, S. (2021). Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor, Your High-skilled Labor: H-1B Lottery Outcomes and Entrepreneurial Success. American Economic Association Annual Meetings.
- Huang, J. (2020). Thy Neighbor’s Vote: Peer Effects in Proxy Voting. Financial Intermediation Research Society (FIRS) Annual Conference.
- Gao, M., & Huang, J. (2019). Informing the Market: The Effect of Modern Information Technologies on Information Production. American Finance Association Annual Meetings.
- He, J., Huang, J., & Zhao, S. (2018). Internalizing Governance Externalities: The Role of Institutional Cross-ownership. Washington University Olin Business School Annual Conference on Corporate Finance.
- He, J., Huang, J., & Zhao, S. (2018). Internalizing Governance Externalities: The Role of Institutional Cross-ownership. European Finance Association Annual Meeting.
- Huang, J., Xu, N., & Yu, H. (2018). Pollution and Performance: Do Investors Make Worse Trades on Hazy Days? European Finance Association Annual Meeting.
- Gao, M., & Huang, J. (2018). Informing the Market: The Effect of Modern Information Technologies on Information Production. Financial Intermediation Research Society Annual Meetings.
- He, J., Huang, J., & Zhao, S. (2017). Internalizing Governance Externalities: The Role of Institutional Cross-ownership. Western Finance Association Annual Meetings.
- He, J., & Huang, J. (2014). Product Market Competition in a World of Cross Ownership: Evidence from Institutional Blockholdings. Financial Research Association.
- He, J., & Huang, J. (2014). Product Market Competition in a World of Cross Ownership: Evidence from Institutional Blockholdings. 11th Annual Corporate Finance Conference at Washington University.
- He, J., & Huang, J. (2014). Product Market Competition in a World of Cross Ownership: Evidence from Institutional Blockholdings. Conference on Financial Economics and Accounting.
Working Papers
- Gao, M., & Huang, J. Price and Prejudice: How Racial Animus Shapes Mortgage Pricing. link >
- Du, Q., Huang, J., Ye, P., & Ye, Q. Comments that Count: Corporate Influence in SEC Governance Rulemaking. link >
- Gao, M., Huang, J., & Pi, S. Strategic Voting and Informational Rents: Evidence from Mutual Funds’ Trades and Votes. link >
- Gao, M., & Huang, J. Corporate Capture of Congress in Carbon Politics: Evidence from Roll Call Votes. link >
- Huang, J., Pollet, J., & Weisbenner, S. The Impact of Seeking Prestige: Corporate Decisions Around the Fortune 100 Threshold.
- Huang, J. Geographic Concentration of Institutional Investors and the Market for Corporate Control. link >
- Huang, J. Shareholder Coordination, Corporate Governance, and Firm Value. link >
Honors and Awards
- Richard S. Williams Professor of Finance, University of Illinois, Gies College of Business, 2025 to present
- Vernon Zimmerman Faculty Fellow, University of Illinois, Gies College of Business, 2019-2025
- List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Their Students (Outstanding Rating), University of Illinois, 2023-2024
Grants
- Racial Bias in Mortgage Lending, Campus Research Board, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2023-2025
Service
- Associate Editor, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, 2023-2027
Current Courses
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Advanced Corporate Finance (FIN 521) Addresses both the theoretical and applied aspects of firms' financing decisions; topics include capital structure and cost of capital theories; mergers, acquisitions and leveraged buyouts; options, warrants, and convertibles; venture capital and initial public offerings; and pensions.
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Finance Doctoral Seminar (FIN 580) Lectures and discussions relating to new areas of interest. See class schedule for topics and prerequisites.
Contact
4041 Business Instructional Facility
515 Gregory Dr
Champaign, IL 61820


