
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, 69 (7), 3759-4361. link >
- 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 >
Other Publications
Articles
- Brown, J., & Huang, J. (2020). All the President's Friends: Political Access and Firm Value. Journal of Financial Economics, 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, 66 (10), 4359-4919. 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 >
- He, J., Huang, J., & Zhao, S. (2019). Internalizing Governance Externalities: The Role of Institutional Cross-ownership. Journal of Financial Economics, 134 (2), 400-418. link >
- Huang, J. (2018). The Customer Knows Best: The Investment Value of Consumer Opinions. Journal of Financial Economics, 128 (1), 164–182. link >
- He, J., & Huang, J. (2017). Product Market Competition in a World of Cross-ownership: Evidence from Institutional Blockholdings. Review of Financial Studies, 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 >
- 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, 108 (3), 822-839.
- Chemmanur, T., Hu, G., & Huang, J. (2010). The Role of Institutional Investors in Initial Public Offerings. Review of Financial Studies, 23 (12), 4496-4540.
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
- Du, Q., Huang, J., Ye, P., & Ye, Q. Comments that Count: How Corporate Lobbying Shapes Governance Regulations. 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
- Vernon Zimmerman Faculty Fellow, University of Illinois, Gies College of Business, 2019 to present
- 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 321) Theories of firms' investment and financing decisions are covered. Topics include dividend policy, capital budgeting, capital structure, bankruptcy, long- term debt and leasing decisions.
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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