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Ran Zhao

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA 92182-0763

United States

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Scholarly Papers (11)

1.

Information in Disclosing Emerging Technologies: Evidence from AI Disclosure

Number of pages: 63 Posted: 04 Dec 2024 Last Revised: 20 Dec 2024
Yang Cao, Miao Liu, Jiaping Qiu and Ran Zhao
Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Boston College - Carroll School of Management, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics and San Diego State University
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Artificial intelligence, 10-K disclosure, firm growth, risk

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Corporate use of AI and Subsequent Product Market Performance

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 07 Jan 2025 Last Revised: 18 Jan 2026
University of Florida - Warrington College of Business, San Diego State University - Accountancy and San Diego State University
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artificial intelligence, AI, machine learning, product market, deep learning, textual analysis

3.

The Capital Market Implications of Climate Risk Disclosure

Number of pages: 87 Posted: 14 Feb 2025 Last Revised: 13 Aug 2025
Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University, The University of Manchester - Alliance Manchester Business School, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Finance Area, University of Nottingham and San Diego State University
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Climate risk, Disclosure, Breadth of ownership, Stock liquidity, Price efficiency JEL: G14, G20, G30, Q54 Climate risk, Disclosure, Breadth of ownership, Stock liquidity, Price efficiency JEL: G14, G20, G30, Q54

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ESG Performance and Corporate Bond Volatility

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 19 Jul 2023
McMaster University - Finance & Business Economics, Hunan University, San Diego State University and California State University, Long Beach
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G10, G12, G30, G32, M14

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Corporate Bond Market Reaction to Voluntary Disclosure of Firms’ Usage of Derivatives

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 08 Mar 2025
Jeff J. Wang, Pia Gupta, Ran Zhao and Lu Zhu
San Diego State University - Accountancy, California State University, Long Beach, San Diego State University and California State University, Long Beach
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G10, G12, G30, G32

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Bond Market Reaction to the Voluntary Disclosure of Firms' Usage of Derivatives

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 13 Sep 2024
Pia Gupta, Jeff J. Wang, Ran Zhao and Lu Zhu
California State University, Long Beach, San Diego State University - Accountancy, San Diego State University and California State University, Long Beach
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Voluntary Disclosure, Hedging, Financial Derivatives, Bond Yield, Bond Volatility

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Do Bond Investors Value ESG Performance? The Role of Institutional Ownership

Number of pages: 56 Posted: 28 Apr 2025
Zehua Zhang, Ran Zhao, Lu Zhu and Qianqiu Liu
Hunan University, San Diego State University, California State University, Long Beach and University of Hawaii at Manoa - Shidler College of Business
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Institutional ownership, ESG, debtholder, corporate bond yield spreads, yield volatilities

8.

Trade-off between Fairness and Privacy under AI Hiring

Number of pages: 60 Posted: 06 Jan 2026
Zehua Zhang, Ran Zhao and Wei Zhou
Hunan University, San Diego State University and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Algorithmic fairness, Discrimination, Privacy

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Volatility or Higher Moments: Which is More Important in Return Density Forecasts of Stochastic Volatility Model?

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 13 Mar 2024
Chenxing Li, Zehua Zhang and Ran Zhao
Hunan University - Center for Economics, Finance and Management Studies, Hunan University and San Diego State University
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Stochastic volatility, realized volatility, implied volatility, MCMC, density forecast

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Illiquidity-Driven Return Synchronicity and Information Environment: Evidence from the Corporate Bond Market

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 29 May 2024
Zehua Zhang, Ran Zhao and Zhirui Song
Hunan University, San Diego State University and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Bond illiquidity, return synchronicity, price informativeness

11.

Geopolitical Risk and Corporate Geographic Disclosure Obfuscation

Number of pages: 59
University of British Columbia - Sauder School of Business, University of Texas at Austin - McCombs School of Business, San Diego State University and San Diego State University
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Geopolitical risk, geographic segment disclosure, disclosure specificity, disclosure coarsening, voluntary disclosure, proprietary costs, political costs JEL Classification: F52, G14, M40, M41, M48