TEACHING AND RESEARCH AREAS

Teaching Focusing: Corporate Finance, Econometrics

Research Areas: Corporate Finance, Corporate Governance, ESG, Risk Management

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

Assistant Professor, Wuhan University (WHU), 2019—2024

Associate Professor, Wuhan University (WHU), 2025—Present

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Journal Papers (International)

Xiao, Gang, and Sichen Shen. "To pollute or not to pollute: Political connections and corporate environmental performance." Journal of Corporate Finance 74 (2022): 102214.

Li, Fengfei, Chen Lin, Tse-Chun Lin, and Sichen Shen. "The role of options markets in corporate social responsibility." Journal of Financial Markets (2024): 100910.

Masulis, Ronald W., Sichen Shen, and Hong Zou. "Director Liability Protection and the Quality of Independent Directors." Management Science (2024).

RESEARCH GRANTS

Government-funded grants

"Securities Class Action Mechanisms and the Quality of Information Disclosure in Listed Companies: Impact Mechanisms and Economic Consequences," ¥300,000, National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2023–2025.

"Independent Directors with Government Backgrounds and Environmental Protection Performance in Private Enterprises," ¥50,000, Wuhan University, 2020–2022.

AWARDS AND HONORS

First Prize, 10th Young Faculty Teaching Competition of the School of Economics and Management, Wuhan University, 2024

Third Prize, 12th Young Faculty Teaching Competition of Wuhan University, 2024

Outstanding Class Advisor, School of Economics and Management, Wuhan University, 2021, 2022

Top 10 in Undergraduate Teaching Evaluation, School of Economics and Management, Wuhan University, 2024

EDITORIAL BOARDS

Anonymous Reviewer for:

China Economic Review, Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning, Economic Analysis and Policy, Economic Modelling

MEMBERSHIPS, CERTIFICATIONS

CFA Level II Candidate, National Computer Rank Examination (China) (NCRE) Level II (C Language), NCRE Level III (Network Technology), NCRE Level IV (Network Engineer)