Yao Lu

Tsinghua University - School of Economics & Management

Assistant Professor of Finance

Beijing, 100084

China

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1.

CEO Connectedness and Corporate Frauds

Journal of Finance, Forthcoming, 7th Annual Conference on Empirical Legal Studies Paper, Ross School of Business Paper No. 1209, U of Michigan Public Law Research Paper No. 283
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 10 Sep 2013 Last Revised: 29 May 2015
Vikramaditya S. Khanna, E. Han Kim and Yao Lu
University of Michigan Law School, University of Michigan, Stephen M. Ross School of Business and Tsinghua University - School of Economics & Management
Downloads 1,694 (22,993)
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Corporate Frauds, Appointment-based CEO Connections, Corporate Governance, Social Connections, CEO Power, CEO Influence

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CEOs and the Product Market: When are Powerful CEOs Beneficial?

Number of pages: 52 Posted: 17 Jun 2014 Last Revised: 20 Jul 2020
Minwen Li, Yao Lu and Gordon M. Phillips
FINRA, Tsinghua University - School of Economics & Management and Dartmouth College - Tuck School of Business
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Product Markets; Corporate Covernance; CEOs

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Corporate Governance Reforms Around the World and Cross-Border Acquisitions

Ross School of Business Paper No. 1189
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 15 May 2013 Last Revised: 23 Jul 2013
E. Han Kim and Yao Lu
University of Michigan, Stephen M. Ross School of Business and Tsinghua University - School of Economics & Management
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Corporate Governance Reforms, Investor Protection, Target Selection, Control Premiums

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Does Independent Directors’ CEO Experience Matter?

Review of Finance, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 03 Dec 2012 Last Revised: 15 Apr 2017
Shinwoo Kang, E. Han Kim and Yao Lu
Sejong University, University of Michigan, Stephen M. Ross School of Business and Tsinghua University - School of Economics & Management
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Industry-CEO Experience, Board Advising, Value-added Growth, Innovations, R&D Investments

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How Does Stock Liquidity Affect Corporate Tax Avoidance? Evidence from China

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 27 Jun 2019 Last Revised: 04 Aug 2020
E. Han Kim, Yao Lu, Xinzheng Shi and Dengjin Zheng
University of Michigan, Stephen M. Ross School of Business, Tsinghua University - School of Economics & Management, Tsinghua University - School of Economics & Management and Central University of Finance and Economics
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Short-Selling Pressure and Corporate Tax Aggressiveness

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Short-Selling Pressure and Corporate Tax Aggressiveness

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 07 Apr 2020 Last Revised: 29 Oct 2020
E. Han Kim, Yao Lu and Zhang Peng
University of Michigan, Stephen M. Ross School of Business, Tsinghua University - School of Economics & Management and Central University of Finance and Economics University, School of Public Finance and Taxation
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Aggressive Tax Avoidance, Short-Selling Pressure, Detection, Monitoring

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How Does Improvement in Commuting Affect Employees? Evidence from a Natural Experiment

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 30 Sep 2019 Last Revised: 07 Mar 2020
Yao Lu, Xinzheng Shi, Jagadeesh Sivadasan and Zhufeng Xu
Tsinghua University - School of Economics & Management, Tsinghua University - School of Economics & Management, University of Michigan, Stephen M. Ross School of Business and Central University of Finance and Economics (CUFE) - School of Economics
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labor productivity, transportation, principal-agent, worker turnover, incentives

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Boardroom Centrality and Systematic Risk

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 13 Dec 2018 Last Revised: 07 May 2020
Yunsen Chen, Yao Lu and Dengjin Zheng
Central University of Finance and Economics (CUFE), Tsinghua University - School of Economics & Management and Central University of Finance and Economics
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accounting beta; social network; information transfer; cost of equity

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Executive Suite Independence: Is It Related to Board Independence?

Forthcoming in Management Science, Ross School of Business Paper No. 1246
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 20 Jul 2014 Last Revised: 22 Jul 2016
E. Han Kim and Yao Lu
University of Michigan, Stephen M. Ross School of Business and Tsinghua University - School of Economics & Management
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The C-Suite, CEO Connectedness in Executive Suites, CEO-Independent Director Social Ties, The Independent Board Requirement, Corporate Governance, Information Environment.

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Labor Market Mobility: An External Governance Mechanism

Number of pages: 59 Posted: 20 Apr 2022 Last Revised: 14 May 2022
Yao Lu and Zhang Peng
Tsinghua University - School of Economics & Management and Central University of Finance and Economics University, School of Public Finance and Taxation
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labor market mobility; corporate governance; employees’ voting with their feet; information transparency.

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Governance in Executive Suites

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 30 Jul 2012
E. Han Kim and Yao Lu
University of Michigan, Stephen M. Ross School of Business and Tsinghua University - School of Economics & Management
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Cherry Picking in Cross-Border Acquisitions

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 06 Aug 2012
E. Han Kim and Yao Lu
University of Michigan, Stephen M. Ross School of Business and Tsinghua University - School of Economics & Management
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Investor Protection, Corporate Governance Reforms, Target Selection, Private Benefits of Control, Control Premiums

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Can Investment Incentive Crowd Out Innovation? Evidence from China

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 03 Oct 2019 Last Revised: 01 Feb 2021
Shaowei Ke, Yao Lu, Xinzheng Shi and Yeqing Zhang
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Economics, Tsinghua University - School of Economics & Management, Tsinghua University - School of Economics & Management and Central University of Finance and Economics (CUFE)
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Innovation; investment tax credit; fixed asset investment; financial constraint

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External Financing, Technological Changes, and Employees

Number of pages: 74 Posted: 03 Apr 2023 Last Revised: 04 Aug 2023
E. Han Kim, Bruce Yuan Li, Yao Lu and Xinzheng Shi
University of Michigan, Stephen M. Ross School of Business, Cornerstone Research, Inc., Tsinghua University - School of Economics & Management and Tsinghua University - School of Economics & Management
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Equity Issuance, Technology Adoption, Employment, Skills, Wages, Firm Performance.

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Trade Liberalization and Corporate Income Tax Avoidance

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 21 Nov 2016 Last Revised: 09 Jan 2017
Yao Lu and Xinzheng Shi
Tsinghua University - School of Economics & Management and Tsinghua University - School of Economics & Management
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Trade liberalization, tax avoidance, WTO entry

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Governance in the Executive Suite and Board Independence

Ross School of Business Paper No. 1222
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 09 Jan 2014 Last Revised: 29 May 2015
E. Han Kim and Yao Lu
University of Michigan, Stephen M. Ross School of Business and Tsinghua University - School of Economics & Management
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Corporate Governance, Monitoring CEOs, Executive Suite Independence, Unintended Consequences of Regulation

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Automation-Induced Innovation Shift

Number of pages: 84 Posted: 13 Jan 2025 Last Revised: 05 May 2025
Lin William Cong, Yao Lu, Hanqing Shi and Wu Zhu
Cornell University - Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management, Tsinghua University - School of Economics & Management, Tsinghua University, School of Economics & Management, Students and Tsinghua University - School of Economics & Management
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AI, Corporate Innovation, Language Models, Technology, Robot