Dr Jian Chen

PhD (Kings College London)

Division: Finance, Risk and Banking
Centre/Institute: China Research Group
E-mail: Jian.Chen@nottingham.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 115 8466194
Location: C23 (South Building, Jubilee Campus)

Dr Jian Chen is Associate Professor in Finance. He received his PhD in Finance from King's College London, Masters degree in Management from Xi'an Jiaotong University and Bachelors' degree from Hefei University of Technology.

Dr Chen is a Board Member of the Chinese Economic Association in Europe and was President during 2003-2004

I am module convenor of the following modules:

MSc

Corporate Financial Strategy (N14200)


Details of all modules can be found on MyNottingham

Current Research Activities
Dr Jian Chen's research covers corporate finance, including capital structure, political economy of corporate finance; corporate governance, including ownership structure issues and its relation to corporate performance; financial markets.

Dr Chen is interested in supervising PhD students or Master by Research (MRes) students in the following areas:

corporate finance, including capital structure, political economy of corporate finance; corporate governance, including ownership structure issues and its relation to corporate performance; financial markets

I am currently supervising the following Research Students:

Huai Qin
Ali Shakil Khan
Honghu Chu
Ngoc Anh Pham

 

Publications from 2005 to the present day

Journal Articles Beatson, S; Chen, J, (2017), "Foreign investment, corporate governance and performance in the Chinese listed A share companies", Journal of Chinese Economics and Business Studies, Vol.15(2), 1-35. Zhang, J; Chen, J. (2017), "Introduction to China's New Normal Economy", Journal of Chinese Economics and Business Studies, Vol.15 (1), pp. 1-4. JIAN CHEN, CHUNXIA JIANG and YUJIA LIN, (2014), "What determine firms' capital structure in China?", Managerial Finance, Vol.40, 1024-1039. Chen, Jian and Stranger, Roger, (2012), "Political economy of IPO underpricing: the evidence from China", Journal of Chinese Economics and Business Studies, Vol.10, 111-129. Yao, S.; Wang, J.; Lin, S.; Chen, J. (2012), "Market Reactions and Corporate Philanthropy: A Case Study of Wenchuan Earthquake in China", Journal of Contemporary China, Vol.21, 299-315. Luo, D.; Yao, S.; Wang, J.; Chen, J. (2011), "World Financial Crisis and Efficiency of Chinese Commercial Banks", World Economy, Vol.34(5), 805-825. Yao, S.; Sutherland, D.; Chen, J. (2010), "China's Outward FDI and Resource-Seeking Strategy: A case Study On Chinaco and Rio Tinco", Asia-Pacific Journal of Accounting and Economics, Vol.17(3), 316-325. Books Zhang, J.; Chen, J. (2017), ed China in the New Normal Economy, (15(1)), Routledge. Chen, J and Yao, Shujie, (2013), ed Globalization, Competition and Growth in China, Routledge. Wu, B., Yao, S.J. and Chen, J. (2013), ed China's Development and Harmonisation: Towards a balance with the nature, society and international community, Routledge. Chen, J. (2012), ed Corporate Finance and Corporate Governance in China, (10(2)), Routledge. Chapters in Books Chen, Jian and Tian, Jun, (2013), "Chinese economic growth, reform and key factors behind these: a quantitative analysis", in China\'s development and harmonization: towards a balance with nature, society and the international community, 93-111, Routledge.