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Leo Liu

University of Technology Sydney (UTS)

15 Broadway, Ultimo

PO Box 123

Sydney, NSW 2007

Australia

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1.

Can ESG Performance be Attributed to Managerial Styles?

Number of pages: 85 Posted: 15 Nov 2022 Last Revised: 12 Feb 2025
Tianyu Cai, Leo Liu, Jason Zein and Hao ZHANG
Shanghai International Studies University, University of Technology Sydney (UTS), UNSW Business School and University of New South Wales
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Chief Executive Officer, Managerial Style, Green Innovation, Pollution, Employee Satisfaction, Non-profit Organization

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Investor Search and Asset Prices

Quarterly Journal of Finance
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 15 Aug 2024 Last Revised: 03 Feb 2025
Hardy Hulley, Leo Liu and Kenny Phua
University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) - Finance Discipline Group, University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and University of Technology Sydney
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EDGAR, return predictability, momentum strategy, network theory JEL: G10, G12, G14, G17, L22

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Foundational Processes and Growth

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Foundational Processes and Growth

Number of pages: 99 Posted: 21 Jan 2025 Last Revised: 05 Aug 2025
Wing Wah Tham, Salomé Baslandze, Elvira Sojli and Leo Liu
University of New South Wales (UNSW), Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, University of New South Wales (UNSW) and University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
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Does Common Ownership Raise Antitrust Concerns?

Journal of Corporate Finance
Number of pages: 75 Posted: 08 Nov 2024 Last Revised: 11 Jun 2026
Huaizhou Li, Leo Liu, Ronald W. Masulis and Jason Zein
UNSW Business School, University of Technology Sydney (UTS), University of New South Wales, Sydney and UNSW Business School
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Corporate governance, Common Ownership, Antitrust, Institutional Investors JEL Classification: G23

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Innovation Policies and Inventors' Productivity: Evidence from Global AI Initiatives

UNSW Business School Research Paper Forthcoming
Number of pages: 81 Posted: 09 Jan 2026 Last Revised: 23 Jan 2026
Leo Liu, Fariborz Moshirian, Vikram K. Nanda and Sheng Xu
University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Institute of Global Finance, UNSW Business School, University of Texas at Dallas - School of Management - Department of Finance & Managerial Economics and UNSW Australia Business School, School of Banking and Finance
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Innovation, Patents, Artificial Intelligence, Mission-oriented Policy, Scientists

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AI Patents

Number of pages: 87 Posted: 20 Jan 2026
Tianyu Cai, Leo Liu, Raphael Jonghyeon Park and Sheng Xu
Shanghai International Studies University, University of Technology Sydney (UTS), University of Technology Sydney (UTS) - UTS Business School and UNSW Australia Business School, School of Banking and Finance
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Artificial Intelligence, Patents, Innovation, Knowledge Spillover, Firm Growth, Social Returns

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Product Scope, Product Switching, and Ownership Structure

Number of pages: 58 Posted: 17 Apr 2025 Last Revised: 20 Apr 2025
Tianyu Cai, Jinzhao Du, Leo Liu and Fariborz Moshirian
Shanghai International Studies University, University of New South Wales (UNSW), University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and Institute of Global Finance, UNSW Business School
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Firm Scope, Trademarks, New Products, Institutional Investors

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Hedge Fund Activisms and Firms in the Green Transition

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 24 Jul 2025 Last Revised: 25 Jul 2025
Leo Liu and Raphael Jonghyeon Park
University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and University of Technology Sydney (UTS) - UTS Business School
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Hedge Fund Activism, Carbon Emission, Greenhouse Gas, Green Technology, Green Product

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The Absence of Real Effects from Manager-driven CSR

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 05 Jun 2025 Last Revised: 11 Jun 2025
Leo Liu and Tianyu Cai
University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and Shanghai International Studies University
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Environment, Pollution, Carbon Emission Green Innovation, Earnings Management

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Trust and Corporate Ownership Structure

HKU Jockey Club Enterprise Sustainability Global Research Institute Paper No. 2026/084
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 07 May 2026 Last Revised: 01 Jun 2026
Xueting Zhang, Leo Liu, Fariborz Moshirian and Bohui Zhang
UNSW Australia Business School, School of Banking and Finance, University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Institute of Global Finance, UNSW Business School and The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
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Social trust, corporate ownership structure, ownership concentration, blockholders, corporate governance, IPOs, external equity finance