Hello, I am an Assistant Professor at the National University of Singapore. I earned a Doctorate in Economic Sciences (Doktorin der Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Dr. rer. pol.) from the University of Mannheim in 2022 with the highest distinction (summa cum laude).
Primary fields of research:
Capital markets
Financial analysts
Asset management
Gender-related topics
Contact:
m.du[at]nus.edu.sg
NUS Business School
15 Kent Ridge Drive
119245, Singapore
Stock Repurchasing Bias of Mutual Funds (with Alexandra Niessen-Ruenzi and Terrance Odean) Review of Finance, Volume 28, Issue 2, March 2024, Pages 699–728
Media Coverage: "Impact Of Bias" Yahoo Finance and ETF.com
"Why stock pickers get seller’s remorse for past winners " Citywire
Locked-in at Home: The Gender Difference in Analyst Forecasts after the COVID-19 School Closures (Solo-authored) Journal of Accounting & Economics, Volume 76, Issue 1, August 2023
Award: Best paper award in Corporate Finance at the 7th International Young Finance Scholars' Conference
Media Coverage: "How Covid-19 Exacerbated Finance’s Gender Gap?" by Institutional Investor
Counter-stereotypical female role models and women’s occupational choices. (with Vidhi Chhaochharia and Alexandra Niessen-Ruenzi) Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 196 (2022): 501-523.
Media Coverage: "You can’t be what you can’t see" The European
"Female role models in politics, business, and STEM encourage gender pay parity" UK Business News
"Why counter-stereotypical female role models are so important" WeAreTechWomen
Beyond Old Boys’ Clubs: Financial Analysts' Utilization of Professional Connections with Rachel Xi Zhang
R&R at Journal of Accounting Research
Presentations: National University of Singapore*, University of Mannheim, AFA 2024 AFFECT Mentoring Event, 5th Analyst Conference, AFA
Echo Chambers at Work: The Impact of Political Ideology Alignment on Analyst Forecasts with Sabrina Yufang Sun
R&R at Journal of Accounting Research
Presentations: Washington University in St. Louis*, University of Mannheim*
R&R at Review of Finance
Presentations: Baylor University*, Fudan University*, University of Hawaii*, Hong Kong Polytechnic University*, Hainan University*, Hunan University*, Lehigh University*, Nankai University*, Penn State University*, Renmin University of China*, Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance at Shanghai Jiao Tong University*, Southern Methodist University*, Texas A&M University*, University of Texas at San Antonio*, 2023 SFS Cavalcade North America*, 2022 China International Risk Forum*, 2022 Financial Management Association meeting*, and 2022 Australasian Finance and Banking Conference
Consistency Matters: Investor Reactions to Alternative Data in Light of Financial Reporting with Jingyi Qian
Presentations: Baruch College*, University of Maryland*, and National University of Singapore
Incomplete Investor Search: Low-expense Index Funds and Fund Flows in a Management Company
Presentations: AFFI 2021, Australasian Finance and Banking Conference 2020, 3rd Dauphine Finance Ph.D. Workshop, FMA 2019, 18th Colloquium on Financial Markets Asset Management in Cologne, University of Mannheim, and University of Miami
*Presented by coauthors
Ad Hoc Referees
Journals
Contemporary Accounting Research, Management Science, Journal of Banking and Finance, Finance Research Letter, Corporate Governance: An International Review, Economic Bulletin (2), European Financial Management, International Review of Financial Analysis, Management International Review, Business Research, Journal of Multinational Financial Management, and Schmalenbach Journal of Business Research
Conferences
FARS 2023, Hawaii Accounting Research Conference 2023, FMA 2023 committee member
Conference Discussions
MIT Asia Conference 2023, Eastern Finance Conference 2021, BFGA 2020, Australian Finance and Banking Conference 2020, FMA 2020, SGF 2019, FMA 2019, and FMA European Conference 2018
National University of Singapore
Financial Statement Analysis at Bachelor's level
University of Mannheim
Corporate Governance at Master's level
Corporate Finance at Master's level
Introduction to Financial Databases at Master's level
Master's thesis supervision (18 students)
Research Seminar at Master's level (22 students)
Bachelor's thesis supervision (22 students)
