Dr Zhe Li

Lecturer, Accounting and Finance

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Research Links

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1442-4499

Available For Postgraduate Supervision

About

Zhe joined the Department of Accounting and Finance, in Swansea University School of Management as a Lecturer in Finance (Research focused) in January 2021 after completing a PhD in Finance at the University of Birmingham. Prior to his PhD study, Zhe graduated from Warwick Business School in major of Business Finance and Accounting (MSc) in 2016. Zhe also holds a Bachelor of Economics in Finance from the South China University of Technology.

Areas Of Expertise

Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)
Sustainable Finance
Empirical Corporate Finance
Corporate Governance
Financial Reporting Quality

Career Highlights

Teaching Interests

Teaching interests:

Zhe’s current and past teaching portfolios cover a wide range of modules in Finance at UG and MSc levels, including Finance for Business, Theory of Financial Management, and Portfolio Theory and Investment Analysis, etc.

Taught Module:

Undergraduate

MN–1501 Finance for Business

This module provides students with an understanding of the structure and functions of financial systems, and introduces them to quantitative techniques used in investment and financial decision making at a basic level and is aimed at non-specialists.

Research

Publications

Research Highlights

Li, Z., Wang, B., , T., & , D. (n.d.) The Influence of Qualified Foreign Institutional Investors on Internal Control Quality: Evidence from China. International Review of Financial Analysis
https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2021.101916, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa58458
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2021.101916
Li, Z. & Wang, P. (2021). Flotation costs of seasoned equity offerings: Does corporate social responsibility matter?. European Financial Management, 0
https://doi.org/10.1111/eufm.12327, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa57127
Wang, B. & Li, Z. (n.d.) The Balance Between Board Monitoring and Advising: The Role of Social Capital. In European Financial Management Association Meeting
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa57258
Li, Z., Wang, P., & Wu, T. (2021). Do foreign institutional investors drive corporate social responsibility? Evidence from listed firms in China. Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, 48(1-2), 338-373.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jbfa.12481, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa56150

All Research

Journal Articles

Li, Z. & Wang, P. (2021). Flotation costs of seasoned equity offerings: Does corporate social responsibility matter?. European Financial Management, 0
https://doi.org/10.1111/eufm.12327, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa57127
Li, Z., Wang, P., & Wu, T. (2021). Do foreign institutional investors drive corporate social responsibility? Evidence from listed firms in China. Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, 48(1-2), 338-373.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jbfa.12481, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa56150
Li, Z., Wang, B., , T., & , D. (n.d.) The Influence of Qualified Foreign Institutional Investors on Internal Control Quality: Evidence from China. International Review of Financial Analysis
https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2021.101916, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa58458
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2021.101916

Conference Contributions

Wang, B. & Li, Z. (n.d.) The Balance Between Board Monitoring and Advising: The Role of Social Capital. In European Financial Management Association Meeting
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa57258

Taught Modules

MN-3008 Corporate Finance 2

This is a final year module addressing the main aspects of corporate finance and the financial markets. It requires a good understanding of mathematics and whilst it is a self-contained module, it may also serve as a basis for further financial modules.