Yufeng Wu
Associate Professor of Finance and Shebik Faculty Fellow
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Educational Background
- Ph.D., Finance, University of Rochester, 2015
- M.S.B.A., Applied Economics, University of Rochester, 2013
- B.S., Economics and Finance, The University of Hong Kong, 2010
Positions Held
- Associate Professor of Finance, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2022 to present
- Assistant Professor of Finance, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2016-2022
- Lecturer, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2015-2016
Recent Publications
- Wu, Y. (2021). Low interest rates and risk incentives for banks with market power. Journal of Monetary Economics, 121 155-174.
- Whited, T., Wu, Y., & Xiao, K. (2021). Low Interest Rates, Deposit Market Power, and Bank Risk-taking. Journal of Monetary Economics.
- Wang, W., & Wu, Y. (2020). Managerial Control Benefits and the Takeover Market Efficiency. Journal of Financial Economics, 136 (3), 857-878.
- Wu, Y. (2018). What's Behind the Smooth Dividends? Evidence from Structural Estimation. Review of Financial Studies, 31 (10), 3979-4016.
Other Publications
Articles
- Wu, Y., Whited, T., & Li, S. (2016). Collateral, Taxes, and Leverage. Review of Financial Studies, 29 (6), 1453–1500.
Working Papers
- Kargar, M., Wu, Y., & Choi, J. Investor Demand, Financial Market Power, and Capital Misallocation.
Honors and Awards
- Shebik Faculty Fellow, University of Illinois, Gies College of Business, 2021 to present
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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