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Biography
Zhilu Lin, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor at Clarkson University in the David D. Reh School of Business. Her main research area is empirical corporate finance. More specifically, her current research topics are centered on CEOs, firm innovation, corporate entrepreneurship, IPOs, venture capital, and ESG investment. Her research work has been published varies top-tier finance journals such as Journal of Corporate Finance, Journal of Behavioral Finance, Journal of Business Research, and the Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics. Lin received her PhD degree in Finance from University of Mississippi in 2019.
Education Background
Finance Ph.D. - 2019 University of Mississippi
Finance M.S. - 2014 University of Massachusetts-Boston
Experience
Assistant Professor Clarkson University, 2019-Present
Courses Taught
- FN361 - Financial Management
- FN474 - Models for Financial Analysis
- FN608 - Financial Management
- FN615 - Financial Modeling and Analysis
Service
- 2021 Graduate Policy Committee, Committee Member
- 2021 Marketing Position Hiring Committee, Committee Member
- 2021 Governance Committee, Committee Member
- 2020 The CFA Institute Research Challenge, Faculty Advisor
- 2019 Master of Business Analysis Curriculum Committee, Committee Member
- 2019 The CFA Institute Research Challenge, Faculty Advisor
Research Interests
- Corporate Finance
- Corporate Innovation
- IPOs and Corporate Governance
Awards
Faculty Teaching Excellence, Clarkson University, 2021
Publications
- Byun, S.K., Fuller, K. and Lin, Z, 2021. The Costs and Benefits Associated with Inventor CEOs. Journal of Corporate Finance, forthcoming
- Byun, S.K., Lin, Z. and Wei, S., 2021. Are US Firms Using More Short-Term Debt?. Journal of Corporate Finance, forthcoming
- Lin, Z., Wu, W. and Zhang, H., 2021. Momentum, Information, and Herding. Journal of Behavioral Finance, forthcoming
- Lin, Z., Patel, P. and Oghazi, P., 2021. The Value of Managerial Ability and General Ability for Inventor CEOs. Journal of Business Research, 135, pp.78-98.
- Cox, J., Fuller, K., Lin, Z. and Wu, W. 2020. Do IPO Costs Affect Innovation? Review of Financial Economics.
- Feng, Z., Lin, Z. and Wu, W., 2020. CEO Influence on Funds from Operations (FFO) Adjustment for Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs). The Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, pp.1-24.
- Liebenberg, I.A. and Lin, Z., 2019. The Effect of Diversification under Different Ownership Structures and Economic Conditions: Evidence from the Great Recession. Journal of Risk and Financial Management, 12(2), p.82.
- Lin, Z., Van Ness, B.F. and Van Ness, R.A., 2018. Canceled Orders and Executed Hidden Orders. The Journal of Trading, 13(2), pp.5-19.