Qiping Xu
Assistant Professor of Finance
Contact
343 J Wohlers Hall
1206 S Sixth St
Champaign, IL 61820
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Educational Background
- PhD in Finance, MBA, University of Chicago, 2015
- M.A. in Economics and M.A. in Statistics, The Ohio State University, 2010
- B.A. in Finance, Zhejiang University, 2007
Positions Held
- Assistant Professor of Finance, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2019 to present
Recent Publications
- Xu, Q., Feng, F., Zhu, H., & , . Forthcoming. Caught in the Cross-fire: Creditor Reaction to the Threat of Hedge Fund Activism.
- Xu, Q., Campello, M., & Gao, J. Forthcoming. Personal Taxes and Labor Downskilling: Evidence from 27 Million Job Postings. Management Science.
- Xu, Q., Wang, W., Madsen, J., & Iverson, B. (2022). Financial Costs of Judicial Inexperience. Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis.
- Xu, Q., & Kim , T. (2022). Financial Constraint and Corporate Environmental Policies. Review of Financial Studies, 35 (2), 576-635.
Other Publications
Articles
- Xu, Q. (2017). Kicking Maturity Down the Road: Early Refinancing and Maturity Management in the Corporate Bond Market. Review of Financial Studies, 31 (8), 3061-3097. link >
Honors and Awards
- Best Conference Paper Award, Arizona State University Sonoran Winter Finance Conference 2023, 2023
- Best Conference Paper Award, Drexel University-ECGI 16th Annual Corporate Governance Academic Conference, 2023
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.
Contact
343 J Wohlers Hall
1206 S Sixth St
Champaign, IL 61820