Jiafu An, CFA, studies topics at the intersection of development economics and corporate finance, and political behaviors following traumatic events, mostly in developing countries. His recent research examines:
The impact of epidemic disease on financial development in Africa;
The effects of biased gender norms on the functioning of financial markets around the world;
The economic, psychological, and political impact of terrorism.
Education:
2015-2021: University of Edinburgh, Ph.D in Finance
Committee Members: Franklin Allen (Imperial College London), Brian Main (University of Edinburgh)
2019-2020: Columbia Business School, New York, Visiting Scholar
Host: Daniel Wolfenzon
Selected Research
Epidemic Disease and Financial Development (with Chen Lin and Wenxuan Hou)
Journal of Financial Economics. 2022, 143(1), 332-358.
Does Terrorism Make People Pessimistic? Evidence from a Natural Experiment (with Shiqi Guo)
Journal of Development Economics. 2022, 155, 102817.
Is There an Employee-based Gender Gap in Informal Financial Markets? International Evidence
Journal of Corporate Finance. 2020, 65, 101737.
Selected Working Paper
Colonial Legacy and Informal Finance (with Chen Lin)
The Leverage of Terrorists on Democratic Regimes (with Ruoran Zhao and Shiqi Guo). R&R, Journal of Development Economics
Inherited Trust and Informal Finance (with Jiaman Xu and Mengfei Jiang). R&R, Journal of Busines Ethics
I can be contacted at: jannclacuk at gmail.com