Lin Zhao
Associate Professor of Finance
Department: Finance
Email: lzhao@elon.edu
Phone number: (336) 278-5963
News & Notes
Education
Ph.D. in Finance University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
M.A. in Economics, M.B.A. University of Missouri-St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
B.A. in Economics Nankai University, Tianjin, China
Courses Taught
FIN 3430 Principles of Finance
FIN 4120 Investments
FIN 4130 Advanced Managerial Finance
FIN 4250 Global Finance
FIN 4330 Derivatives
Publications
"Does Corporate D&I Engagement Payoff? Insights from Cost of Debt Analysis." (Zhao, Guo, Liu, & Zhang, 2026). Applied Finance Letters, 15(1), 101-118.
"Assessing ESG Impact: Insights from the Hong Kong Fund Market" (Zhao, 2024). International Review of Accounting, Banking and Finance, 16(3), 1-15.
"Sustainable Attributes of China's Open-End Funds: Navigating to a Green Economy" (Zhao, 2024). The Chinese Economy, 57(6), 497-515.
"The impact of introducing nighttime trading hours: Revisiting the Chinese commodity futures market" (Zhao, 2021). The Chinese Economy, 54(2), 124-144.
"CEO media exposure, political connection and Chinese firm's stock price synchronicity" (Li, Qiao & Zhao, 2019). International Review of Economics & Finance, 63, 61-75.
"Does more trading lead to better market linkage? Evidence from the commodity futures market" (Fung, Wang & Zhao, 2018). China Finance and Economic Review, 7(1), 50-72.
"The development and challenges of China's futures markets" (Zhao, 2015). The Chinese Economy, 48(4), 279-296.
"Are stock markets in Asia related to carry trade?" (Fung, Tse, & Zhao, 2013), Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, 25, 200-216.
"A leader of the world commodity futures markets in the making? The case of China's commodity futures" (Fung, Tse, Yau, & Zhao, 2013), International Review of Financial Analysis, 27, 103-114.
"The relationship between currency carry trades and U.S. stocks" (Tse & Zhao, 2012), Journal of Futures markets, 32, 252-271.
"Commodity prices and currency rates: An intraday analysis" (Tse & Zhao, 2011), International Review of Accounting, Banking and Finance, 3(4), 25-48.