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Tao Shen

Tsinghua University

Associate Professor

Department of Finance

School of Economics and Management

China

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

19

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Scholarly Papers (19)

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
University of Minnesota, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST) - Department of Finance and Tsinghua University
Downloads 5,810 (3,804)
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pecking order, net equity issues, net debt issues, financing deficit

2.

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 2,881 (11,391)
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Weighted average cost of capital, investment, CAPM, implied cost of capital

3.

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
Downloads 1,081 (51,293)
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reverse mergers, shell value, anomalies, regulation risk, IPOs, Chinese equity markets.

4.

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
Nanyang Technological University, 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
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

6.

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
Downloads 524 (133,728)
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Reverse Mergers, Initial Public Offerings, Capital Market Regulation, Chinese Security Markets, Market Reform in China

7.

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

8.

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

9.

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
Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia and Tsinghua University
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labor unions, bank loans, regression discontinuity design

10.

Short Selling, Agency, and Corporate Investment

Number of pages: 69 Posted: 01 Nov 2014 Last Revised: 08 Apr 2020
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

11.

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

12.

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

13.

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 208 (366,366)
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Price efficiency; Geographic proximity; High-speed railway; Information acquisitions

14.

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

15.

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

16.

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
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Finance, Tsinghua University, University of Central Florida - College of Business Administration and University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Downloads 149 (514,995)
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Short Selling, Hedge Funds, Stock Returns, Disagreement, Dispersions in Analysts' Forecasts

17.

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
Xiamen University Malaysia Campus, Tsinghua University - School of Economics & Management and Tsinghua University
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Corporate innovation, Intellectual property rights, Private Firms

18.

Investor Specialization and Token Exit Success: The Impact of Crypto-native Venture Capital 

Number of pages: 90 Posted: 19 May 2026 Last Revised: 22 May 2026
Tsinghua University - Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University - Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management and Tsinghua University
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Crypto-native venture capital, Investor specialization, Token listings, Startup financing

19.

Place-based Industrial Policy and Private Firm Innovation: Evidence from Export Processing Zones in China

Number of pages: 56 Posted: 03 Sep 2024 Last Revised: 11 Aug 2025
Bochuan Dai, Zichao Maa and Tao Shen
Xiamen University Malaysia Campus, Tsinghua University - School of Economics & Management and Tsinghua University
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G18, L52, O38