Kangzhen Xie

Finance

Ph.D Finance 2010 (expected), Washington University in St. Louis
M.A. Finance and Mathematics 2003, University of Alabama
M.A. International Finance 1998, Shanghai University of Finance & Economics
B.E. English of Science & Technology 1995, Beijing University of Posts & Telecommunications

Research interests:

Empirical Corporate Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate Investment

Papers:

"Conglomerates and Industry Distress," with Radha Gopalan, working paper

"Deal Process, Asymmetric Bidder and Target Premium," working paper

Academic/professional activities:

Presenter Financial Management Association Annual Meeting, 2009
Presenter Financial Management Association Annual Meeting, 2008
Discussant Financial Management Association Annual Meeting, 2009

Other Professional Experience:

Foreign Exchange Trader, Shanghai Pudong Development Bank, Shanghai (3/1998 - 7/2000)

Awards/honors:

Doctoral Student Consortium, Financial Management Association Annual Meeting, 2009
Best Paper in Corporate Finance Award, Financial Management Association, 2008

Personal interests:

Music, Movie, Traveling, Reading and Swimming