Chengru Hu

Chengru Hu

School of Business & Liberal Arts

Associate Professor
Finance

hu@canton.edu

Office: MacArthur 428
Phone: 315-379-3883

Educational Background

  • B.B.A., University of Peking
  • Ph.D., Rutgers University

Research & Publications

  • "Sources of International Momentum: an Empirical Study," with Xiaowei Liu, Journal of International Business and Economics, Vol. 9(3), 2009
  • "Determinants of Capital Structure in Hong Kong, 1980-2000", with Biqing Huang and Xiaowei Liu, Review of Business Research, Vol. 10(5), 2010
  • "Momentum and Market States: International Evidence", with Xiaowei Liu, Biqing Huang, and Maggie Foley, Journal of International Finance and Economics, Vol. 10(4), 2010
  • "Pricing of Idiosyncratic Risk In Developed Financial Market", with Biqing Huang and Maggie Foley, Journal of International Finance Studies, Vol. 11(2), 2011
  • "Do Investors Apply Real Option Thinking in Valuating Corporate Assets? Evidence from New Product Development Projects", with Biqing Huang and Maggie Foley, Journal of International Finance and Economics, Vol. 11(2), 2011
  • "An Empirical Analysis of Market Condition, Strategic Competition, and the Wealth Effect of New Product Introduction", with Biqing Huang and Maggie Foley, Journal of International Finance Studies, Vol. 11(3), 2011
  • "How Does the Market React to Proxy Rights", with Maggie Foley, Xiaowei Liu, and Biqing Huang, Review of Business Research, Vol. 12(4), 2012
  • "Managerial Flexibilities and the Wealth Effect of New Product Introductions", with Wei Jiang and Cheng-few Lee, Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, Vol. 41(2), 2013
  • "Contesting Corporate Control: Shareholder Voting", with Maggie Foley, Robert Boylan, and Biqing Huang, International Journal of Corporate Governance, Vol. 4(2), 2013
  • "Valuating New Product Development Project with Stochastic Volatility Model", with Maggie Foley and Chulhee Jun, Journal of Mathematical Finance, Vol. 6, 2016
  • "Women in the Boardroom and Corporate Decisions of Italian listed companies: Does the "Critical Mass" Matter?", with Fabrizio Rossi and Maggie Foley, Management Decision, Vol. 55(7), 2017

Working Papers

  • "Managerial Risk Incentive and Accounting Conservatism", with Alan Jiang (currently under review)
  • "Inside Debt, Firm Risk and Investment Decision", with Cheng-few Lee and Maggie Foley (currently under review)
  • "Using Nested Logit Model in the Study of Proxy Contest", with Maggie Foley (currently under review)
  • "The Role of Inside Debt in Improving Corporate Investment Efficiency" (ready for submission)

Other Professional Activities

  • Associate Editor: Advances in Quantitative Analysis of Finance and Accounting
  • Honorary Referee: Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, Journal of Finance and Economics