Yuchen Chen
Assistant Professor of Finance
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Educational Background
- PhD, Finance, University of Minnesota, 2023
- M.S., Statistics, University of Minnesota at Minneapolis, 2016
- B.S., Economics, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, 2014
Positions Held
- Instructor of Finance, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2023-2023
- Assistant Professor of Finance, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2023 to present
Recent Publications
Other Publications
Presentations
- Chen, Y. (2024). Monetary policy, debt structure, and credit reallocation. China International Conference in Finance.
- Chen, Y. (2024). Monetary policy, extrapolation bias, and misallocation. China International Conference in Finance.
- Chen, Y. (2024). Monetary policy, extrapolation bias, and misallocation. SFS Cavalcade North America.
- Chen, Y. (2024). Monetary policy, debt structure, and credit reallocation. Young Scholars Finance Consortium.
- Chen, Y. (2023). Appropriated Growth. USC Macro-finance conference, University of South California.
- Chen, Y. (2023). Discussion of "Asset Growth Effect and Q Theory of Investment". Northern Finance Association.
Honors and Awards
- Yihong Xia Best Paper Award, China International Conference in Finance, 2024-2024
Grants
- Gies College of Business Grant, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2024-2027
Service
- Discussant, Kenturky Finance Conference, 2025 to present
- Organizer, 20th Early Career Women in Finance Conference, 2025 to present
- Session Chair, Midwest Finance Association, 2025 to present
- Discussant, Midwest Finance Association, 2025 to present, 2024-2024
- Discussant, 2nd Holden Conference, 2023-2023
- Discussant, Northern Finance Association, 2023-2023
- Referee, Journal of Financial Economics, 2023-2023
- Referee, Journal of Banking and Finance, 2023-2023
- Referee, International Review of Finance, 2023-2023
Teaching Interests
Investment and Portfolio Management
Research Interests
Macro-Finance, Structural Corporate, Labor Finance and Monetary Policy.
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