Hengjie Ai

University of Wisconsin-Madison

975 University Avenue

Madison, WI 53706

United States

http://www.hengjieai.com

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

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Scholarly Papers (20)

1.

The Trade-off Theory of Corporate Capital Structure

Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Economics and Finance
Number of pages: 65 Posted: 11 Jun 2020 Last Revised: 13 Jul 2021
Hengjie Ai, Murray Z. Frank and Ali Sanati
University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Minnesota and American University
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Toward a Quantitative General Equilibrium Asset Pricing Model with Intangible Capital

Review of Financial Studies 26 (2): 491-530, 2013, DOI: doi.org/10.1093/rfs/hhs121
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 15 Mar 2010 Last Revised: 10 Mar 2017
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Finance Department, Bocconi University and Peking University HSBC Business School
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Asset Pricing, General Equilibrium, Intangible Capital, Value Premium

News Shocks and the Production-Based Term Structure of Equity Returns

Number of pages: 67 Posted: 18 Nov 2012 Last Revised: 05 Sep 2017
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Finance Department, Bocconi University, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and Peking University HSBC Business School
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News Shocks, Learning, Term Structure of Equity, Duration

Production-Based Term Structure of Equity Returns

UNC Kenan-Flagler Research Paper No. 2336099
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 09 Oct 2013
Finance Department, Bocconi University, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and Peking University HSBC Business School
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Term Structure, Duration, Value Premium

News Shocks and the Production-Based Term Structure of Equity Returns

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP12661
Number of pages: 70 Posted: 05 Feb 2018
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Finance Department, Bocconi University, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and Peking University HSBC Business School
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The Cross Section of Monetary Policy Announcement Premium

Journal of Financial Economics (forthcoming)
Number of pages: 88 Posted: 01 Mar 2019 Last Revised: 21 Jan 2022
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Boston University - Questrom School of Business, University of Oklahoma and Syracuse University
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FOMC Announcement, Implied Variance, Cross Section, Equity Returns

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Information Acquisition and the Pre-Announcement Drift

Number of pages: 56 Posted: 18 Nov 2021 Last Revised: 30 Sep 2022
Hengjie Ai, Ravi Bansal and Leyla Jianyu Han
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Duke University and NBER and Boston University - Questrom School of Business
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Macroeconomic Announcement Premium, Pre-FOMC Announcement Drift, Asymmetric Information, Ambiguity.

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Information-Driven Volatility

Number of pages: 81 Posted: 14 Nov 2021 Last Revised: 18 Oct 2023
Hengjie Ai, Leyla Jianyu Han and Lai Xu
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Boston University - Questrom School of Business and Syracuse University
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Information, Risk-return Trade-off, Return Volatility, FOMC Announcements, Generalized Risk Sensitivity

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Macroeconomic Announcement Premium

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 30 Nov 2023
Hengjie Ai, Ravi Bansal and Hongye Guo
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Duke University and NBER and The University of Hong Kong - University of Hong Kong
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Information, Macroeconomic Announcements, Generalized Risk Sensitivity, FOMC announcements

Macroeconomic Announcement Premium

NBER Working Paper No. w31923
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 04 Dec 2023
Hengjie Ai, Ravi Bansal and Hongye Guo
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Duke University and NBER and The University of Hong Kong - University of Hong Kong
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Moral Hazard, Investment, and Firm Dynamics

AFA 2013 San Diego Meetings Paper
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 12 Mar 2012 Last Revised: 06 Aug 2014
Hengjie Ai, Rui Li and Rui Li
University of Wisconsin-Madison and University of Wisconsin - MadisonPurdue University - Department of Economics
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Moral Hazard, Dynamic Contracting, General Equilibrium, Firm Dynamics

Moral Hazard, Investment, and Firm Dynamics

Number of pages: 61 Posted: 03 Oct 2011
Hengjie Ai, Rui Li and Rui Li
University of Wisconsin-Madison and University of Wisconsin - MadisonPurdue University - Department of Economics
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Dynamic Mechnism Design, General Equilibrium, Investment, Payout Policy, Power law

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The Collateralizability Premium

SAFE Working Paper No. 264 (2019)
Number of pages: 88 Posted: 25 Oct 2019
Hengjie Ai, Jun E. Li, Kai Li and Christian Schlag
University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Warwick - Warwick Business School, Peking University HSBC Business School and Goethe University Frankfurt
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Cross-Section of Returns, Financial Frictions, Collateral Constraint

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A Quantitative Model of Dynamic Moral Hazard

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 27 Jun 2016 Last Revised: 29 Jun 2020
Hengjie Ai, Dana Kiku, Rui Li and Rui Li
University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and University of Wisconsin - MadisonPurdue University - Department of Economics
Downloads 259 (227,280)
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Structural Estimation, Dynamic Moral Hazard, CEO Compensation, General Equilibrium, Firm Dynamics

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Growth to Value: Option Exercise and the Cross-Section of Equity Returns

Number of pages: 59 Posted: 16 Feb 2009 Last Revised: 08 Dec 2011
Hengjie Ai and Dana Kiku
University of Wisconsin-Madison and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Downloads 221 (265,078)
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Value Premium, Cross Section, Long-Run Risk, Real Options

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Capital Misallocation and Risk Sharing

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 11 Mar 2020 Last Revised: 25 Oct 2021
University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Minnesota - Minneapolis - Department of Economics, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Gies College of Business and Chinese University of Hong Kong
Downloads 207 (281,637)
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Identifying Preference for Early Resolution from Asset Prices

Number of pages: 52 Posted: 07 Mar 2023
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Duke University and NBER, The University of Hong Kong - University of Hong Kong and Bank of IsraelUniversity of Pennsylvania -- Wharton School of Business
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preference for early resolution of uncertainty, generalized risk sensitivity, macroeconomic announcements, volatility

Identifying Preference for Early Resolution from Asset Prices

NBER Working Paper No. w31087
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 03 Apr 2023 Last Revised: 11 Jun 2023
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Duke University and NBER, The University of Hong Kong - University of Hong Kong and Bank of IsraelUniversity of Pennsylvania -- Wharton School of Business
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Investment and CEO Compensation Under Limited Commitment

Number of pages: 62 Posted: 01 Nov 2013
Hengjie Ai, Rui Li and Rui Li
University of Wisconsin-Madison and University of Wisconsin - MadisonPurdue University - Department of Economics
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Dynamic Contracting, Limited Commitment, Investment, Q-Theory

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Citation 118

Risk Preferences and the Macro Announcement Premium

Number of pages: 61 Posted: 27 Sep 2016
Hengjie Ai and Ravi Bansal
University of Wisconsin-Madison and Duke University and NBER
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Risk Preferences and the Macro Announcement Premium

NBER Working Paper No. w22527
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 22 Aug 2016 Last Revised: 22 Jul 2023
Hengjie Ai and Ravi Bansal
University of Wisconsin-Madison and Duke University and NBER
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A Mechanism Design Model of Firm Dynamics: The Case of Limited Commitment

Number of pages: 61 Posted: 01 Nov 2013
Hengjie Ai, Dana Kiku, Rui Li and Rui Li
University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and University of Wisconsin - MadisonPurdue University - Department of Economics
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Mechanism Design, Limited Commitment, Firm Dynamics

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Volatility Risks and Growth Options

Finance Down Under 2014 Building on the Best from the Cellars of Finance
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 01 Nov 2013
Hengjie Ai and Dana Kiku
University of Wisconsin-Madison and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Asset Pricing with Endogenously Uninsurable Tail Risk

NBER Working Paper No. w24972
Number of pages: 93 Posted: 17 Sep 2018 Last Revised: 27 Mar 2022
Hengjie Ai and Anmol Bhandari
University of Wisconsin-Madison and University of Minnesota - Minneapolis - Department of Economics
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A Model of the Macroeconomic Announcement Premium with Production

Posted: 28 Nov 2018
Hengjie Ai, Ravi Bansal, Jay Im and Chao Ying
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Duke University and NBER, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and Chinese University of Hong Kong

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announcement premium, generalized risk sensitivity, production

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Financial Intermediation and Capital Reallocation

Posted: 02 Dec 2016
Hengjie Ai, Kai Li and Fang Yang
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Peking University HSBC Business School and Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

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financial Intermediation, Capital Misallocation, Volatility, Crisis, Limited enforcement