Tao Shen

Tsinghua University

Associate Professor

Department of Finance

School of Economics and Management

China

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1.

The Pecking Order Theory of Capital Structure: Where Do We Stand?

Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Economics and Finance
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 14 Mar 2020 Last Revised: 25 Mar 2021
Murray Z. Frank, Vidhan K. Goyal and Tao Shen
University of Minnesota, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and Tsinghua University
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pecking order, net equity issues, net debt issues, financing deficit

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Investment and the Weighted Average Cost of Capital

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 04 Mar 2012 Last Revised: 20 Jul 2015
Murray Z. Frank and Tao Shen
University of Minnesota and Tsinghua University
Downloads 2,444 (12,807)
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Weighted average cost of capital, investment, CAPM, implied cost of capital

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Reverse Mergers, Shell Value, and Regulation Risk in Chinese Equity Markets

Stanford University Graduate School of Business Research Paper No. 17-63
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 19 Sep 2017 Last Revised: 19 Oct 2017
Charles M.C. Lee, Yuanyu Qu and Tao Shen
Foster School of Business, University of Washington, University of International Business and Economics (UIBE) - School of Banking and Finance and Tsinghua University
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reverse mergers, shell value, anomalies, regulation risk, IPOs, Chinese equity markets.

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Financing Entrepreneurship and Innovation in China: A Public Policy Perspective

Stanford University Graduate School of Business Research Paper No. 18-46
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 25 Sep 2018
Lin William Cong, Charles M.C. Lee, Yuanyu Qu and Tao Shen
Cornell University - Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management, Foster School of Business, University of Washington, University of International Business and Economics (UIBE) - School of Banking and Finance and Tsinghua University
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The Geography of Information Acquisition

Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis
Number of pages: 81 Posted: 24 Apr 2019 Last Revised: 29 Nov 2021
Honghui Chen, Yuanyu Qu, Tao Shen, Qinghai Wang and David X Xu
Department of Finance, University of Central Florida, University of International Business and Economics (UIBE) - School of Banking and Finance, Tsinghua University, University of Central Florida - College of Business Administration and Southern Methodist University (SMU) - Finance Department
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mutual funds, information acquisition, local bias, portfolio choice

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Going Public in China: Reverse Mergers versus IPOs

Stanford University Graduate School of Business Research Paper No. 18-15
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 14 Mar 2018 Last Revised: 08 Apr 2019
Charles M.C. Lee, Yuanyu Qu and Tao Shen
Foster School of Business, University of Washington, University of International Business and Economics (UIBE) - School of Banking and Finance and Tsinghua University
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Reverse Mergers, Initial Public Offerings, Capital Market Regulation, Chinese Security Markets, Market Reform in China

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Common Factors in Corporate Capital Structure

Number of pages: 65 Posted: 02 Jul 2013
Murray Z. Frank and Tao Shen
University of Minnesota and Tsinghua University
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capital structure, leverage target, reduced rank regression, partial adjustment

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Organized Labor and Loan Pricing: A Regression Discontinuity Design Analysis

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 07 Apr 2016 Last Revised: 04 Oct 2016
Yue Qiu and Tao Shen
Temple University and Tsinghua University
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labor unions, bank loans, regression discontinuity design

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Short Selling, Agency, and Corporate Investment

Number of pages: 69 Posted: 01 Nov 2014 Last Revised: 08 Apr 2020
Pedram Nezafat, Tao Shen and Qinghai Wang
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Finance, Tsinghua University and University of Central Florida - College of Business Administration
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Short Selling, Agency Problems, Corporate Investment, Stock Returns

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U.S. Dollar Debt Issuance by Chinese Firms

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 04 Oct 2016
Murray Z. Frank and Tao Shen
University of Minnesota and Tsinghua University
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debt issuance, capital control, corporate investment

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Gate Fees: The Pervasive Effect of IPO Restrictions on Chinese Equity Markets

Number of pages: 58 Posted: 28 Nov 2021 Last Revised: 13 Jun 2022
Charles M.C. Lee, Yuanyu Qu and Tao Shen
Foster School of Business, University of Washington, University of International Business and Economics (UIBE) - School of Banking and Finance and Tsinghua University
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reverse mergers; shell values; IPOs; return predictability; Chinese equity markets

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Corporate Capital Structure Actions

Number of pages: 77 Posted: 09 Dec 2016 Last Revised: 21 Jul 2019
Murray Z. Frank and Tao Shen
University of Minnesota and Tsinghua University
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Corporate leverage target, Stock sales, Stock purchases, Debt issues, Debt reductions

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Cross-Border Leveraged Buyouts

Number of pages: 57 Posted: 26 Jan 2015 Last Revised: 04 Apr 2016
Isaac Holloway, Hoan Lee and Tao Shen
Tsinghua University - School of Economics & Management, Tsinghua University - School of Economics & Management and Tsinghua University
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Leveraged buyouts, private equity, cross-border mergers and acquisitions

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Geographic Proximity and Price Efficiency: Evidence from High-speed Railway Connections Between Firms and Financial Centers

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 17 Jul 2020 Last Revised: 12 May 2021
Hao Gao, Yuanyu Qu and Tao Shen
Tsinghua University - PBC School of Finance, University of International Business and Economics (UIBE) - School of Banking and Finance and Tsinghua University
Downloads 182 (356,473)
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Price efficiency; Geographic proximity; High-speed railway; Information acquisitions

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Credit Spreads and Investment Opportunities

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 15 Mar 2012 Last Revised: 17 Nov 2015
Tao Shen
Tsinghua University
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Q, investment, credit spreads

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Longs, Shorts, and the Cross-Section of Stock Returns

Journal of Banking and Finance, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 82 Posted: 09 Dec 2016 Last Revised: 13 Jan 2022
Pedram Nezafat, Tao Shen, Qinghai Wang and J. (Julie) Wu
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Finance, Tsinghua University, University of Central Florida - College of Business Administration and University of Nebraska - Lincoln
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Short Selling, Hedge Funds, Stock Returns, Disagreement, Dispersions in Analysts' Forecasts

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Soft information in mutual fund portfolios

Number of pages: 68 Posted: 28 Oct 2024 Last Revised: 29 Apr 2025
Honghui Chen, Yuanyu Qu, Tao Shen and Qinghai Wang
Department of Finance, University of Central Florida, University of International Business and Economics (UIBE) - School of Banking and Finance, Tsinghua University and University of Central Florida - College of Business Administration
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soft information, portfolio choice, mutual funds, financial accounting

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Intellectual Property Rights Protection and Firm Innovation: Evidence from Half Million Firms in China

Number of pages: 66 Posted: 28 Jun 2024
Bochuan Dai, Zichao Maa and Tao Shen
Central South University, Tsinghua University - School of Economics & Management and Tsinghua University
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Corporate innovation, Intellectual property rights, Private Firms

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Place-Based Industrial Policy and Innovation: Evidence from Export Processing Zones in China

Number of pages: 58 Posted: 03 Sep 2024
Bochuan Dai, Zichao Maa and Tao Shen
Central South University, Tsinghua University - School of Economics & Management and Tsinghua University
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G18, L52, O38