TAO SHU UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA TAOSHU@ UGA.EDU PEOPLE. TERRY. UGA. EDU/TAOSHU APPOINTMENTS 2013 2014 2014 2015 2007 2013 BB&T Scholar in Finance Associate Professor of Finance (with tenure) University of Georgia, Terry College of Business Visiting Scholar Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Visiting Associate Professor of Finance Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) Business School Assistant Professor of Finance University of Georgia, Terry College of Business RESEARCH INTERESTS Empirical Asset Pricing, Financial Market Efficiency, Institutional and Individual Investors, Behavioral Finance, Empirical Corporate Finance, Financial Accounting EDUCATION 2003 2007 2001 2003 1993 1997 Ph.D., Finance (August 2007), University of Texas at Austin M.S., Statistics (May 2003), University of Texas at Austin B.Econ., Finance (July 1997), Zhongnan University of Economics and Law HONORS 2014 2013 2013 2011, 2010 2009 The Talk of the Town Award, Finance Down Under Conference Hugh O. Nourse Outstanding MBA Teacher Award, University of Georgia Best Paper Award, 3 rd TCFA Outstanding Teaching Award, University of Georgia Outstanding Undergraduate Teacher in Finance, Alpha Kappa Psi Outstanding Teaching Award, University of Georgia
PUBLISHED ARTICLES Local Advantage or Nonlocal Disadvantage? A Direct Examination of Individual Investors Information Set, with Robert Giannini, and Paul Irvine, Review of Asset Pricing Studies, Forthcoming. Price Impact or Trading Volume: Why is the Amihud (2002) Measure Priced? with Xiaoxia Lou, 2017, Review of Financial Studies 30, 4481-4520. Can Managers Use Discretionary Accruals to Ease Financial Constraints? Evidence from Discretionary Accruals Prior to Investment, with James Linck and Jeffry Netter, 2013, Accounting Review 88, 2117-2143. Institutional Investor Participation and Stock Market Anomalies, 2013, Journal of Business Finance and Accounting 40, 695-718. Local Religious Beliefs and Mutual Fund Risk-Taking Behaviors, with Johan Sulaeman and Eric P. Yeung,, Management Science 58, 1779-1796. Lead Article. Examining the Dark Side of Financial Markets: Do Institutions Trade on Information from Investment Bank Connections? with John Griffin and Selim Topaloglu,, Review of Financial Studies 25, 2155-2188. Who Drove and Burst the Tech Bubble? with John Griffin, Jeffery Harris, and Selim Topaloglu, 2011, Journal of Finance 66, 1251-1290. Default Risk, Shareholder Advantage, and Stock Returns, with Lorenzo Garlappi and Hong Yan, 2008, Review of Financial Studies 21, 2743-2778. WORKING PAPERS Expectation Management in Mergers and Acquisitions with Jie (Jack) He, Tingting Liu, and Jeffry Netter Under 2 nd round review, Management Science 2016 MIT Asia Accounting Conference, 2014 CICF, Semifinalist for the Best Paper in Corporate Finance 2014 FMA Is the Chinese Anti-Corruption Campaign Effective?, with John Griffin, and Clark Liu 2017 American Economic Association Meeting, 2017 Asian Bureau of Financial and Economics Research (ABFER) meeting, 2016 Symposium of Emerging Markets: China and Beyond, 2016 China Finance Research Conference, 2016 CICF, 2016 MIT Asia Accounting Conference. The Convergence and Divergence of Investors Opinions around Earnings News: Evidence from a Social Network, with Robert Giannini, and Paul Irvine Revise for 2 nd round review, Journal of Financial Markets 2015 CICF, 2014 Frontier in Finance Conference, 2014 Finance Down Under Conference, 2013 Financial Research Association Conference
Cost of Bereavement: How Does Parental Loss Affect Mutual Fund Managers?, with Johan Sulaeman, and Eric Yeung 2016 European Finance Association Meeting, 2016 Conference of Financial Economics and Accounting, 2016 Asian Bureau of Finance and Economics Meeting, 2016 CICF, 2016 Northern Finance Association Meeting The Employee Clientele of Corporate Leverage: Evidence from Employee Labor Income Diversification, with Jie (Jack) He, and Huan Yang. 2017 Conference of Financial Economics and Accounting, 2017 Stanford Institute of Theoretical Economics Summer Workshops, Semifinalist for the Best Paper in Corporate Finance 2017 FMA Busy Patent Examiners and Stock Returns, with Xintong (Eunice) Zhan. UNIVERSITY TEACHING Valuation (Part-Time MBA), University of Georgia Instructor Evaluation: 4.75/5.00 (2016-17) Valuation (Full-Time MBA), University of Georgia (on leave 2014-15) Instructor Evaluation (last 3 years): 4.89/5.00 (2015-16), 4.56/5.00 (2013-14), 4.63/5.00 (-13) Applied Corporate Finance (Undergraduate), University of Georgia Instructor Evaluation: 4.81/5.00 (2016-17), 4.88/5.00 (2015-16) Corporate Finance Theory (Undergraduate), University of Georgia Instructor Evaluation (last 3 years): 4.85/5.00 (2013-14), 4.88/5.00 (-13), 4.73/5.00 (2011-12) PRESENTATIONS Is the Chinese Anti-Corruption Campaign Effective? 2017 Asian Bureau of Financial and Economics Research (ABFER) Meeting, 2017 AFE Meeting, 2016 China Finance Research Conference, 2016 CICF, 2016 MIT Asia Accounting Conference (scheduled), 2016 Symposium of Emerging Markets: China and Beyond, Georgia State University, University of Georgia, Tulane University * The Employee Clientele of Corporate Leverage: Evidence from Employee Labor Income Diversification 2017 SFS Cavalcade Asia-Pacific Conference, 2017 Conference of Financial Economics and Accounting, 2017 Stanford Institute of Theoretical Economics Summer Workshops, 2017 FMA, University of Georgia, Iowa State University, Chinese University of Hong Kong, CUHK-Shenzhen * Busy Patent Examiners and Stock Returns, with Xintong (Eunice) Zhan. University of Georgia Cost of Bereavement: How Does Parental Loss Affect Mutual Fund Managers? 2016 Conference of Financial Economics and Accounting, 2016 European Finance Association Meeting, 2016 Northern Finance Association Meeting, 2016 CICF, 2016 ABFER, 2015 Singapore Scholars Symposium *, Auburn University, CKGSB, Peking University, the PBC School of Tsinghua University, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, National University of Singapore *, University of Hong Kong *, University of Georgia. Local Advantage or Nonlocal Disadvantage? A Direct Examination of Individual Investors Information Set
2014 Utah Winter Finance Conference, 2014 European Finance Association, 2013 FIRS *, 2013 Asian Financial Association, 3 rd TCFA Best paper Symposium, China International Conference of Finance, WRDS *, University of Georgia The Convergence and Divergence of Investors Opinions around Earnings News: Evidence from a Social Network 2015 CICF, 2013 Financial Research Association Conference, Frontier in Finance 2014 *, 2014 Finance Down Under Conference *, 2013 Asian Financial Association, Clemson University, University of Memphis, University of Texas, San Antonio *, Texas Christian University * Price Impact or Trading Volume: Why is the Amihud (2002) Measure Priced? 2015 AFA, 2014 China International Conference of Finance, SAIF, Fudan University, HKUST, University of South Carolina, City University of Hong Kong, University of Hong Kong, Chinese University of Hong Kong Expectation Management in Mergers and Acquisitions 2016 MIT Asia Accounting Conference, 2014 CICF, 2014 FMA Asia *, Fordham University, HKUST, University of Georgia * Moderated Confidence and Under- and Overreactions in the Stock Markets National University of Singapore *, University of Arizona *, University of Georgia *, Georgia State University, University of Hong Kong, 2011 Academy of Behavioral Finance Meeting at UCLA Can Managers Use Discretionary Accruals to Ease Financial Constraints? Evidence from Discretionary Accruals Prior to Investment University of Alberta *, Bocconi University *, Southern Methodist University * Institutional Investor Participation and Stock Market Anomalies Journal of Business Finance & Accounting Frankfurt Conference, 2008 European Finance Association, University of Texas at Austin, University of Georgia, University of California at Irvine, Georgia Tech, University of Arizona, University of Iowa, University of South Carolina, University of Illinois at Chicago, Virginia Tech, George Mason University, Baruch College, Florida State University, Texas Tech University, Fordham University, University of Texas at Arlington Local Religious Beliefs and Mutual Fund Risk-Taking Behaviors 2010 CICF *, 2010 FMA Asian Conference *, Chinese University of Hong Kong *, University of Oklahoma * Examining the Dark Side of Financial Markets: Do Institutions Trade on Information from Investment Bank Connections? 2nd Singapore International Conference of Finance, 2010 China International Conference of Finance, Finance Down Under 2011 Conference, Capital Markets Board of Turkey/Bilkent University Financial Seminar Series *, University of Georgia, 2008 All Georgia Conference, University of Virginia * Does Positive-feedback Trading by Institutions Contribute to Stock Return Momentum? 2007 AFA, 2007 FMA, University of Texas at Austin * Presented by co-authors
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