Baozhong Yang

Georgia State University - Robinson College of Business

Associate Professor of Finance

35 Broad Street

Atlanta, GA 30303-3083

United States

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SCHOLARLY PAPERS

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The Mystery of Zero-Leverage Firms

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The Mystery of Zero-Leverage Firms

Number of pages: 61 Posted: 14 Mar 2006 Last Revised: 10 Apr 2013
Ilya A. Strebulaev and Baozhong Yang
Stanford University - Graduate School of Business and Georgia State University - Robinson College of Business
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Leverage, debt financing, capital structure, zero leverage, financing decisions, low-leverage puzzle

The Mystery of Zero-Leverage Firms

Journal of Financial Economics (JFE), Forthcoming
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 06 Apr 2013
Ilya A. Strebulaev and Baozhong Yang
Stanford University - Graduate School of Business and Georgia State University - Robinson College of Business
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Leverage, Debt financing, Capital structure, Zero leverage, Financing

The Mystery of Zero-Leverage Firms

NBER Working Paper No. w17946
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 31 Mar 2012
Ilya A. Strebulaev and Baozhong Yang
Stanford University - Graduate School of Business and Georgia State University - Robinson College of Business
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How Valuable Is FinTech Innovation?

Review of Financial Studies, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 29 Jan 2018 Last Revised: 07 Oct 2018
Mark A. Chen, Qinxi Wu and Baozhong Yang
Georgia State University - Robinson College of Business, Baylor University - Hankamer School of Business and Georgia State University - Robinson College of Business
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FinTech, innovation, patents, valuation, abnormal returns, machine learning, text analysis, text classification, market leader, market follower, disruption

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Uncovering Hedge Fund Skill from the Portfolio Holdings They Hide

Journal of Finance, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 78 Posted: 21 Mar 2011 Last Revised: 14 Nov 2013
Vikas Agarwal, Wei Jiang, Yuehua Tang and Baozhong Yang
Georgia State University, Columbia Business School - Finance and Economics, University of Florida - Department of Finance and Georgia State University - Robinson College of Business
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Confidential treatment, ownership disclosure, 13F holdings, hedge funds

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How to Talk When a Machine is Listening: Corporate Disclosure in the Age of AI

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How to Talk When a Machine is Listening: Corporate Disclosure in the Age of AI

Number of pages: 58 Posted: 14 Sep 2020 Last Revised: 15 Jan 2021
Sean Cao, Wei Jiang, Baozhong Yang and Alan L. Zhang
Georgia State University - J. Mack Robinson College of Business, Columbia Business School - Finance and Economics, Georgia State University - Robinson College of Business and Georgia State University - J. Mack Robinson College of Business
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Machine Learning, AI, Corporate Disclosure, Textual Analysis, Speech Analysis, Feedback Effect

How to Talk When a Machine is Listening: Corporate Disclosure in the Age of Ai

NBER Working Paper No. w27950
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 19 Oct 2020 Last Revised: 05 Dec 2020
Sean Cao, Wei Jiang, Baozhong Yang and Alan L. Zhang
Georgia State University - J. Mack Robinson College of Business, Columbia Business School - Finance and Economics, Georgia State University - Robinson College of Business and Georgia State University - J. Mack Robinson College of Business
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Financial Reporting and Blockchains: Audit Pricing, Misstatements, and Regulation

Number of pages: 57 Posted: 25 Sep 2018 Last Revised: 26 Jun 2019
Sean Cao, Lin William Cong and Baozhong Yang
Georgia State University - J. Mack Robinson College of Business, Cornell University - Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management and Georgia State University - Robinson College of Business
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Auditor Risk and Sampling, Collaborative Auditing, Distributed Ledger Technology, FinTech, PCAOB PCAOB, RegTech, Technology Adoption, Zero-Knowledge Proof.

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Mandatory Portfolio Disclosure, Stock Liquidity, and Mutual Fund Performance

Journal of Finance, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 97 Posted: 07 May 2013 Last Revised: 10 May 2014
Vikas Agarwal, Kevin Mullally, Yuehua Tang and Baozhong Yang
Georgia State University, University of Central Florida, University of Florida - Department of Finance and Georgia State University - Robinson College of Business
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Portfolio disclosure, Stock liquidity, Mutual funds, Fund performance

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Analyzing Textual Information at Scale

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 17 Sep 2019 Last Revised: 09 Dec 2019
Lin William Cong, Tengyuan Liang, Baozhong Yang and Xiao Zhang
Cornell University - Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management, University of Chicago - Booth School of Business, Georgia State University - Robinson College of Business and University of Chicago - Booth School of Business
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Big Data, Machine Learning, Text-based Analysis, Topic Models, Unstructured Data, Word Embedding

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Dynamic Capital Structure with Heterogeneous Beliefs and Market Timing

Journal of Corporate Finance, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 01 Jan 2011 Last Revised: 27 Jun 2013
Baozhong Yang
Georgia State University - Robinson College of Business
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capital structure, heterogeneous beliefs, market timing, zero-debt firms, debt conservatism

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Communication and Comovement: Evidence from Online Stock Forums

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Communication and Comovement: Evidence from Online Stock Forums

Number of pages: 59 Posted: 16 Feb 2015 Last Revised: 22 May 2018
Lei Jiang, Jinyu Liu and Baozhong Yang
Tsinghua University, University of International Business and Economics (UIBE) - School of Banking and Finance and Georgia State University - Robinson College of Business
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Comovement; Asset Returns; Communication

Communication and Comovement: Evidence from Online Stock Forums

Second Annual Volatility Institute at NYU Shanghai (VINS) 2016
Number of pages: 66 Posted: 30 Jun 2016
Lei Jiang, Jinyu Liu and Baozhong Yang
Tsinghua University, University of International Business and Economics (UIBE) - School of Banking and Finance and Georgia State University - Robinson College of Business
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Comovement; Asset Returns; Communication

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Dynamic Prudential Regulation

Forthcoming in Management Science
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 24 Nov 2011 Last Revised: 03 Mar 2019
Ajay Subramanian and Baozhong Yang
Georgia State University and Georgia State University - Robinson College of Business
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capital requirements, asset substitution, debt overhang, bank bailouts, prudential regulation

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Optimal Dynamic Risk Taking

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Optimal Dynamic Risk Taking

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 04 Jun 2012 Last Revised: 21 Sep 2016
Ajay Subramanian and Baozhong Yang
Georgia State University and Georgia State University - Robinson College of Business
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dynamic project choices, stochastic control, stochastic switching, dynamic risk management, asset substitution

Optimal Dynamic Risk Taking

Mathematics of Operations Research, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 03 Jul 2016 Last Revised: 21 Sep 2016
Ajay Subramanian and Baozhong Yang
Georgia State University and Georgia State University - Robinson College of Business
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dynamic project choices, stochastic control, stochastic switching, dynamic risk management

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Copycat Skills and Disclosure Costs: Evidence from Peer Companies’ Digital Footprints

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 08 Nov 2018 Last Revised: 19 Aug 2020
Sean Cao, Kai Du, Baozhong Yang and Alan L. Zhang
Georgia State University - J. Mack Robinson College of Business, Pennsylvania State University, Georgia State University - Robinson College of Business and Georgia State University - J. Mack Robinson College of Business
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Copycat, Disclosure, SEC EDGAR, Hedge Fund, Investment Company, Investment Research, Proprietary Cost

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Communication, Excess Comovement and Factor Structures

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Communication, Excess Comovement and Factor Structures

Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 21 Nov 2011 Last Revised: 29 Jun 2013
Baozhong Yang
Georgia State University - Robinson College of Business
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communication, excess comovement, factor structure

Communication, Excess Comovement and Factor Structures

Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, Vol. 40, Issue 9-10, pp. 1304-1325, 2013
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 18 Dec 2013
Baozhong Yang
Georgia State University - Robinson College of Business
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communication, excess comovement, factor structure

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Product Variety and Asset Pricing

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 07 Dec 2014 Last Revised: 07 Aug 2020
Florin Bidian, Ajay Subramanian and Baozhong Yang
Amazon, Georgia State University and Georgia State University - Robinson College of Business
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product variety, imperfect substitutability, equity premium, risk-free rate puzzle