CHEN LIU, Ph.D. - Trinity Western University

CHEN LIU, Ph.D.
Room 236, Northwest Building
Trinity Western University
Langley, BC, Canada
http://ssrn.com/author=1318569
Tel: 1(613) 449-6868
Fax: 1(604) 513-2042
Email: [email protected]
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POSITION HELD
2014- Present
Assistant Professor of Finance
School of Business, Trinity Western University
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Finance, Queen’s University, Queen’s School of Business
June, 2014
Thesis Topic: Three Essays in Corporate Finance and Financial Institutions
Thesis Committee: Lynnette Purda (Chair), Edwin Neave, Wei Wang,
Frank Milne, Douglas Cumming (External)
Qualifying Year, M.A. in Economics, McGill University
2007
B.A. in Management, University of International Business and Economics, China 2006
AREAS OF INTEREST
Research: Corporate Finance, Financial Institutions, Private Equity, Leveraged Buyout,
Mergers & Acquisitions, International Finance, Culture and Finance
Teaching: Corporate Finance, Financial Institutions, Private Equity, Investment Banking,
Entrepreneurial Finance
WORKING PAPER
1. “Debt Structure, Private Equity Reputation, and Performance in Leveraged Buyouts”,
2014
 Queen’s School of Business Brown Bag, 2013
 Bank of Canada, 2013
 University of Windsor, 2013
 Midwest Finance Association Annual Meeting, Orlando, 2014
 Eastern Finance Association Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, 2014
 FMA Applied Finance Conference, New York, 2014
 Financial Management Association Annual Meetings, Nashville, 2014 (scheduled)
2. “Herding Behavior in Bank Lending: Evidence from U.S. Commercial Banks”, 2013
 Financial Management Association Annual Meetings, Atlanta, 2012
 Northern Finance Association Annual Meetings, Niagara Falls, 2012
 Eastern Finance Association Annual Meetings, Boston, 2012
 International Banking, Economics and Finance Association Meetings, San Francisco, 2012
 International Finance and Banking Society Conference, Rome, 2011
 International Conference on Credit Risk Evaluation: Stability and Risk Control in
Banking, Insurance, and Financial Markets (poster presentation), Venice, 2011
3. “Private Equity Firms in LBO Value Creation: Selection vs. Treatment Effect”, 2014
Updated August 15, 2014
Curriculum Vitae—Chen Liu
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
 Financial Management Association Annual Meetings, Nashville, 2014 (one paper, two
discussions, scheduled)
 Northern Finance Association Annual Meeting, Ottawa, 2014 (one discussion)
 FMA Applied Finance Conference, New York, 2014 (one paper)
 Eastern Finance Association Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, 2014 (one paper, two discussions,
two chairs)
 Midwest Finance Association Annual Meeting, Orlando, 2014 (one paper, one discussion)
 Northern Finance Association Meetings, Quebec City, 2013 (two discussions)
 Financial Management Association Meetings, Atlanta, 2012 (one paper, three discussions)
 Northern Finance Association Meetings, Niagara Falls, 2012 (one paper, one discussion)
 International Banking, Economics and Finance Association Meetings, San Francisco, 2012
(one paper, one discussion)
 Eastern Finance Association Meetings, Boston, 2012 (one paper, two discussions, one chair)
 Northern Finance Association Meetings, Vancouver, 2011 (one discussion)
 International Finance and Banking Society (IFABS) Conference, Rome, 2011 (one paper)
ACADEMIC SERVICE
Ad hoc Journal Referee:
 Journal of Banking and Finance
 Journal of Business Ethics
Program Committee Member:
 Midwest Finance Association Annual Meeting, 2015
 Northern Finance Association Annual Meeting, 2014
 Financial Management Association Annual Meeting, 2012, 2014
 Financial Management Association Asian Conference, 2012, 2014
 Financial Management Association European Conference, 2014
 Eastern Finance Association Annual Meeting, 2012, 2014
 World Finance & Banking Symposium (Singapore), 2014
 Eastern Finance Association selection committee for best paper award, 2012
Session Organizer:
 Financial Management Association Annual Meeting, 2012, 2014
 Eastern Finance Association Annual Meeting, 2012, 2014
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Courses currently teaching at TWU:
BUSI 342: Management Finance
BUSI 441: Advanced Managerial Finance
MBA 542: Managerial Finance
Courses taught at Queen’s:
Instructor: Corporate Finance II, Winter 2013; Queen’s School of Business,
Instructor Effectiveness: 4.7/5.0 (core finance course; 80 students)
Introduction to Finance, Fall 2011; Queen’s School of Business
Instructor Effectiveness: 4.8/5.0 (core finance course; 80 students)
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Curriculum Vitae—Chen Liu
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
 American Finance Association
 Financial Management Association
 Northern Finance Association
 Midwest Finance Association
SCHOLARSHIP, HONORS AND AWARDS
 School of Business Award, Queen’s University
 Graduate Award, Queen’s University
 DI McLeod Fellowship, Queen’s University
 International Tuition Award, Queen’s University
 Travel Award, Queen’s University
REFERENCES:
Lynnette Purda
Associate Professor & RBC Fellow of Finance
Queen’s School of Business, Queen’s University
Phone: 1(613) 533-6980
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://web.business.queensu.ca/faculty/lpurda/
Edwin Neave
Professor Emeritus
Queen’s School of Business, Queen’s University
Phone: 1(613) 533-2348
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://business.queensu.ca/faculty_and_research/faculty_list/edwin_neave
Wei Wang
Associate Professor & Distinguished Faculty Fellow of Finance
Queen’s School of Business, Queen’s University
Phone: 1(613) 533-3248
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://web.business.queensu.ca/faculty/WWang/
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