Dr Suyang Li

Lecturer in Finance

Accounting and Finance

suyang.li@swansea.ac.uk

Office 217 - 217
Second Floor
School of Management
Bay Campus

Available For Postgraduate Supervision

Research Links

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4057-3394

About

Dr. Suyang Li is currently working as a Lecturer in Finance at the School of Management. He also serves as the Deputy Program Director for the BSc programmes, focusing on accreditation and admissions, and acts as an External Examiner for Ulster University.

He holds an MSc in Finance from the University of Glasgow and a PhD in Finance from the University of Nottingham. Prior to joining Swansea University in 2024, he was a Lecturer in Finance at Coventry University London, where he received several teaching awards. He also holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (PGCertHE) and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA).

His research focuses on corporate finance and sustainable finance. His work has been published in reputed international journals, including the British Journal of Management, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Journal of International Money and Finance, and Journal of Empirical Finance.

Personal website: Suyang Li

Areas Of Expertise

Corporate Finance
Corporate Governance
Labor and Human Capital
Political Institutions
Corporate Sustainability
Institutional Investors

Publications

Research Highlights

Bu, Z., Li, S., Wang, Z., & Zhang, W. (2025). The Bright Side of Labor Unions: Evidence From Working Capital Management. British Journal of Management, 0
https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.70021, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa70250
Bu, Z., Li, S., & Xiao, R. (2025). Managerial job security and firm diversification. Journal of Empirical Finance, 84, 101646
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jempfin.2025.101646, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa70205
Li, S., Qiao, L., Ren, B., & Wang, Z. (2025). Financing sustainability: Sustainable institutional investors and bank loan access. Journal of International Money and Finance, 157, 103387
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jimonfin.2025.103387, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa69776
Ma, Y., Ding, Y., Bu, Z., & Li, S. (2024). Political freedom and financial inclusion: Unraveling social trust and political rent-seeking. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 220, 46-65.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2024.01.024, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa66388
Fu, Z., Ma, Y., Li, S., & Qiao, L. (2023). Peer performance and the asymmetric timeliness of earnings recognition. International Review of Financial Analysis, 85, 102427
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2022.102427, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa66389
Sha, Y., Qiao, L., Li, S., & Bu, Z. (2021). Political freedom and earnings management. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, 75, 101443
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intfin.2021.101443, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa66390

All Research

Journal Articles

Bu, Z., Li, S., & Xiao, R. (2025). Managerial job security and firm diversification. Journal of Empirical Finance, 84, 101646
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jempfin.2025.101646, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa70205
Bu, Z., Li, S., Wang, Z., & Zhang, W. (2025). The Bright Side of Labor Unions: Evidence From Working Capital Management. British Journal of Management, 0
https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.70021, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa70250
Li, S., Qiao, L., Ren, B., & Wang, Z. (2025). Financing sustainability: Sustainable institutional investors and bank loan access. Journal of International Money and Finance, 157, 103387
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jimonfin.2025.103387, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa69776
Ma, Y., Ding, Y., Bu, Z., & Li, S. (2024). Political freedom and financial inclusion: Unraveling social trust and political rent-seeking. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 220, 46-65.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2024.01.024, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa66388
Fu, Z., Ma, Y., Li, S., & Qiao, L. (2023). Peer performance and the asymmetric timeliness of earnings recognition. International Review of Financial Analysis, 85, 102427
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2022.102427, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa66389
Sha, Y., Qiao, L., Li, S., & Bu, Z. (2021). Political freedom and earnings management. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, 75, 101443
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intfin.2021.101443, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa66390

Supervision

Untitled (current)

PhD

Other supervisor: Dr Hafiz Hoque

Taught Modules

MN-3506 Derivatives and Risk Management

This module aims to provide an understanding of how companies and financial institutions can manage risk through the use of financial derivatives and covers the role of hedging and risk management in business organisations. Different types of financial derivative will be introduced and their roles in financial markets in terms of trading and hedging will be covered. Basic pricing theories and techniques will also be covered in this module. This module is sponsored by Admiral Insurance Group (Cardiff) with a module prize.