WANG Rong
Full-time Faculty
Associate Professor of Finance
Lee Kong Chian School of Business
LKCSB
Education
| 2006 | Ph.D Finance, Washington University in St. Louis , USA |
| 2003 | M.S.B.A Finance, Washington University in St. Louis , USA |
| 1998 | Finance, Tsinghua University , China |
Current Position(s) Held
| Jul 2015 - Now | Associate Professor of Finance Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University |
| Jul 2014 - Jun 2017 | Area Coordinator of Finance |
| Jul 2007 - Jun 2015 | Assistant Professor of Finance Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University |
Awards, Recognition and Honors
- Sing Lun Fellowship Award, SMU, 2013
- Dean's Teaching Honour List, SMU, 2012
- The Best Paper Award at the Asia-Pacific Financial Market conference in Seoul, Korea, 2008
- Highest Honors (top 2% of 2,200 graduates), Tsinghua University, 1998
Research Interests
- Empirical Corporate Finance, Corporate Cash Holdings, Financial Analysts, Executive Compensation
Selected Journal Articles (Refereed)
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“Sell-Side Analysts’ Benchmarks,” with Ohad Kadan, Leonardo Madureira, and Tzachi Zach, The Accounting Review, January 2020, Vol. 95, No. 1, pp. 211-232.
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“Analyst Career Concerns, Effort Allocation, and Firms Information Environment," with Jarrad Harford, Feng Jiang, and Fei Xie. Review of Financial Studies, Volume 32, Issue 6, June 2019, Pages 2179-2224.
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"Optimal CEO Compensation with Search: Theory and Empirical Evidence," with Melanie Cao, Journal of Finance, Vol. 68, No. 5, 2001-2058 (2013). Reprint in the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation.
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"Analysts' Industry Expertise," with Ohad Kadan, Leonardo Madureira, and Tzachi Zach, Journal of Accounting and Economics, Vol. 54, Issues 2-3, 95-120 (2012), lead article.
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"Conflicts of Interest and Stock Recommendations - The E ffects of the Global Settlement and Related Regulations," with Ohad Kadan, Leonardo Madureira, and Tzachi Zach, Review of Financial Studies, Vol. 22, No. 10, 4189-4217 (2009).
- "Corporate Financial Policy and the Value of Cash", by Rong WANG and Michael FAULKENDER, 2006 , 61 , The Journal of Finance, 1957-1990
Research Advisor/ Co-research Advisor to
- BIAN Jinfei, (jfbian.2020[at]dba.smu.edu.sg), SMU-ZJU DBA(A&F)
- HAN Chunjian, (cjhan.2016[at]ckdba.smu.edu.sg), CKGSB-SMU DBA
- Wen Haiyan, (hywen.2020[at]dba.smu.edu.sg), SMU-ZJU DBA(A&F)
- ZHAO Qingyang, (qyzhao.2020@dba.smu.edu.sg), SMU-ZJU DBA (A&F)