Tao Li

University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate

Assistant Professor of Finance

Warrington College of Business

Gainesville, FL 32611

United States

http://warrington.ufl.edu/contact/profile.asp?WEBID=7628

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“  My research interests include Corporate Governance, FinTech, Financial Institutions, Hedge Funds.  ”

Scholarly Papers (23)

1.

Cryptocurrency Pump-and-Dump Schemes

Number of pages: 76 Posted: 23 Oct 2018 Last Revised: 21 Feb 2023
University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Kenan-Flagler Business School and University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate
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Pump-and-dump scheme, manipulation, cryptocurrency, overconfidence, gambling

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Picking Friends Before Picking (Proxy) Fights: How Mutual Fund Voting Shapes Proxy Contests.

Columbia Business School Research Paper No. 18-16, European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) - Finance Working Paper No. 601/2019
Number of pages: 97 Posted: 17 Jan 2018 Last Revised: 09 Jan 2023
Duke University - Fuqua School of Business, Emory University Goizueta Business School, University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate and Duke University- Fuqua School of Business
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Mutual fund voting, proxy contest, selective targeting, investor stance

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The Wisdom of Crowds in FinTech: Evidence from Initial Coin Offerings

Review of Corporate Finance Studies, forthcoming
Number of pages: 73 Posted: 21 Jun 2018 Last Revised: 17 Dec 2021
Seoul National University, University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Kenan-Flagler Business School
Downloads 1,793 (16,156)
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Crowdsourcing, Wisdom of Crowds, ICO, Blockchain, FinTech, Analyst expertise, Analyst incentives

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Investor Ideology

Columbia Business School Research Paper No. 18-21, European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) - Finance Working Paper No. 557/2018
Number of pages: 80 Posted: 14 Feb 2018 Last Revised: 01 May 2020
Imperial College London, University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and New York University
Downloads 1,452 (21,976)
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Institutional Investors, Proxy Voting, Ideology, Spatial Model

Investor Ideology

NBER Working Paper No. w25717
Number of pages: 76 Posted: 01 Apr 2019 Last Revised: 09 Apr 2023
Imperial College London, University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and New York University (NYU) - Wilf Family Department of Politics
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Investor Ideology

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13633
Number of pages: 78 Posted: 01 Apr 2019
Imperial College London, University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and New York University (NYU) - Wilf Family Department of Politics
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institutional investors, Proxy voting, Socially responsible investment

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Appraisal: Shareholder Remedy or Litigation Arbitrage?

Journal of Law and Economics, Vol. 29(3), No. 697-729, 2016, Columbia Business School Research Paper No. 16-31, Vanderbilt Law Research Paper
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 19 Apr 2016 Last Revised: 30 Jun 2018
Emory University Goizueta Business School, University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business and Vanderbilt University - Law SchoolVanderbilt University - Owen Graduate School of Management
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Appraisal Arbitrage, Delaware Appraisal Statute

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Influencing Control: Jawboning in Risk Arbitrage

Journal of Finance, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 72 Posted: 01 Apr 2015 Last Revised: 07 Mar 2023
Wei Jiang, Tao Li and Danqing Mei
Emory University Goizueta Business School, University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate and Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
Downloads 984 (39,259)
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Activist Risk Arbitrage; M&A; Governance

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Outsourcing Corporate Governance: Conflicts of Interest and Competition in the Proxy Advisory Industry

ECGI - Finance Working Paper No. 389/2013, WBS Finance Group Research Paper No. 206
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 29 Jun 2013 Last Revised: 26 Dec 2019
Tao Li
University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate
Downloads 967 (40,245)
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Proxy advisory firms, conflicts of interest, competition

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Conflicting Objectives of ESG Funds: Evidence from Proxy Voting

Number of pages: 52 Posted: 01 Mar 2021 Last Revised: 06 Feb 2023
University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate, London Business School and Rice University - Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business
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Mutual funds, ESG investing, Proxy voting, Conflicting objectives

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Outsourcing Corporate Governance: Conflicts of Interest Within the Proxy Advisory Industry

Management Science 64(6), 2951-2971, 2018
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 25 Aug 2016 Last Revised: 29 Apr 2022
Tao Li
University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate
Downloads 800 (52,273)
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Proxy advisory firms, Conflicts of interest, Competition

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Social Networks and Hedge Fund Activism

Review of Finance, forthcoming
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 15 Jun 2016 Last Revised: 11 Apr 2022
Yazhou He and Tao Li
The University of Manchester and University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate
Downloads 749 (57,114)
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Hedge fund activism, Information asymmetry, Social networks, Governance

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Seeking Out Non-Public Information: Sell-Side Analysts and the Freedom of Information Act

The Accounting Review, forthcoming
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 14 Jan 2016 Last Revised: 07 Dec 2019
April Klein, Tao Li and Bobo Zhang
New York University (NYU) - Department of Accounting, University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate and NEOMA Business School - Department of Finance
Downloads 630 (71,550)
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Sell-side analysts, Non-public information, Freedom of Information Act, Stock recommendations

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Activist Arbitrage in M&A Acquirers

Columbia Business School Research Paper No. 18-45
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 27 Mar 2018 Last Revised: 29 Apr 2022
Wei Jiang, Tao Li and Danqing Mei
Emory University Goizueta Business School, University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate and Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
Downloads 593 (77,160)
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Activist Arbitrage, M&A Acquirers, Governance

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The Long Rise and Quick Fall of Appraisal Arbitrage

Vanderbilt Law Research Paper No. 20-16
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 02 Mar 2020
Emory University Goizueta Business School, University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate and Vanderbilt University - Law SchoolVanderbilt University - Owen Graduate School of Management
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Delaware corporate law, shareholder litigation, appraisal arbitrage, Delaware appraisal amendments, mergers and acquisitions, appraisal, and valuation methods

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DAO Governance

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 03 Feb 2023 Last Revised: 22 May 2023
Jungsuk Han, Jongsub Lee and Tao Li
Seoul National University - College of Business Administration, Seoul National University and University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate
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DAO, Decentralized Finance, Governance, Blockchain, Whales, Incentive Conflicts, Strategic Trading, Token Liquidity, Network Effects

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Power Tussle: Hedge Fund Activists and Short Sellers

Columbia Business School Research Paper Forthcoming
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 06 Apr 2021 Last Revised: 11 Aug 2023
Tao Li, Pedro Saffi and Daheng Yang
University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate, University of Cambridge - Judge Business School and Columbia University - Columbia Business School
Downloads 462 (104,824)
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Hedge fund activism, short selling, short position disclosure, equity lending

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Acquiring and Trading on Complex Information: How Hedge Funds Use the Freedom of Information Act

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 01 Sep 2015 Last Revised: 03 Sep 2015
April Klein and Tao Li
New York University (NYU) - Department of Accounting and University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate
Downloads 398 (124,719)
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Freedom of Information Act, FDA, Complex Information, Bounded rationality, Hedge funds, Trading

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Municipal Finance During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from Government and Federal Reserve Interventions

Number of pages: 71 Posted: 29 Jun 2020 Last Revised: 25 Jan 2021
Tao Li and Jing Lu
University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate and University of Florida, Warrington College of Business Administration, Students
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Municipal bond, New issuance, COVID-19, Local mitigating policies, Federal Reserve interventions, Municipal Liquidity Facility

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Shareholder Monitoring Through Voting: New Evidence from Proxy Contests

European Corporate Governance Institute – Finance Working Paper No. 923/2023, Review of Financial Studies, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 104 Posted: 03 Jan 2023 Last Revised: 10 Sep 2023
Duke University - Fuqua School of Business, Emory University Goizueta Business School, University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate and Duke University- Fuqua School of Business
Downloads 306 (166,089)
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Mutual fund voting, proxy contest, passive funds, monitoring

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Institutional Synergies and the Fragility of Loan Funds

Number of pages: 64 Posted: 03 Feb 2022 Last Revised: 15 Jun 2023
Tulane University, University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate, University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate and University of Florida
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Leveraged loan, Mutual fund, CLO, Fire sale, Fragility

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CEO Compensation, Stakeholders, and Fairness: Evidence from the COVID-19 Pandemic

Number of pages: 56 Posted: 06 May 2022 Last Revised: 16 Jul 2023
Tao Li and Elaine Bixuan Yang
University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate and University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate, Students
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Executive compensation, COVID-19, Fairness, Say-on-Pay

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The Value of Access to Rail Transit in a Congested City: Evidence from Housing Prices in Beijing

Real Estate Economics, forthcoming
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 01 Sep 2016 Last Revised: 29 Apr 2022
Tao Li
University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate
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Traffic congestion, Rail transit, Willingness to pay

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Consumer Behavior and Food Prices during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from Chinese Cities

Economic Inquiry, forthcoming
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 14 Dec 2021 Last Revised: 17 Dec 2021
University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate, Students, Stavanger University College and University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate
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Food prices, COVID-19 pandemic, demand shocks, event-study analysis

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Common Sense Recommendations for the Application of Tax Law to Digital Assets

Number of pages: 18
Wayne State University Law School, George Washington University Law School, University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law, Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Yeshiva University - Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Texas Tech University School of Law, Arizona State University (ASU) - Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, St. Mary's University School of Law, Cornell University - Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management, Falcon Rappaport & Berkman LLP, Polygon Advisory Group, University of Mississippi - School of Law, North Carolina State University - Department of Accounting, University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business, Institue for Business and Social Impact, Crayon Advisory, LLC, Yeshiva University - Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, University of San Diego School of Law, University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate, University of Florida College of Law, University of California, Irvine School of Law, Southern Methodist University - Dedman School of Law, University of Cincinnati - College of Law, University of Iowa, MDM Financial Services, Gonzaga University - School of Law, Saint Louis University - School of Law, University of Colorado Law School, National University of Singapore (NUS), Columbia University - Law School, Samford University, Cumberland School of Law, Saint Louis University School of Law and Yeshiva University - Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
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Digital Assets, Public Policy, Joint Committee on Taxation, Tax, Law, Internal Revenue Service, Cryptocurrency

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The Dark Side of Decentralized Finance: Evidence from Meme Tokens

Posted: 06 Oct 2022 Last Revised: 27 Dec 2022
University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill - Kenan-Flagler Business School and University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate

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Meme tokens, Decentralized finance, Competition for attention, Salience, Fraud, Rug pull, Investor protection