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.
Employment:
2022--now: Assistant Professor in Finance, Lingnan University Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
2021-2022: Associate Professor in Finance, University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Education:
2015-2021: University of Edinburgh, MSc & Ph.D in Finance
Committee Members: Franklin Allen (Imperial College London), Brian Main (University of Edinburgh)
Selected Publications:
Epidemic Disease and Financial Development (with Chen Lin and Wenxuan Hou)
Journal of Financial Economics. 2022.
Does Terrorism Make People Pessimistic? Evidence from a Natural Experiment (with Shiqi Guo)
Journal of Development Economics. 2022.
Is There an Employee-based Gender Gap in Informal Financial Markets? International Evidence (Sole Author)
Journal of Corporate Finance. 2020.
I can be contacted at: jiafuan at ln.edu.hk