Faculty Profile

Jijun Niu

Assistant Professor
BSc (BUAA), MBA (CEIBS), MSc, PhD (University of Lausanne)

Burnaby Phone: 778-782-4491
Burnaby Office: WMC 4307

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Curriculum Vitae for Dr. Niu

Biography

Jijun Niu worked as an engineer for three years before earning an MBA from the China Europe International Business School in Shanghai. His MBA studies, in turn, sparked an interest in research and teaching, leading him to complete a MSc and, in July 2007, a PhD in Finance from the University of Lausanne, Switzerland.

Jijun joined the Beedie School of Business in September 2007 as an assistant professor of finance. His research interests focus on bank regulation, corporate governance, and venture capital.

When he's not studying and researching, Jijun enjoys playing tennis and traveling.

Specialization and Research Interests

Banking, Corporate Finance

Selected Publications

"The Effect of Overconfidence on the Sensitivity of CEO Wealth to Equity Risk," Journal of Financial Services Research 38 (2010), 23-39.

"Bank Competition, Risk, and Subordinated Debt," Journal of Financial Services Research 33 (2008), 37-56.

"Can Subordinated Debt Constrain Banks' Risk Taking?" Journal of Banking and Finance 32 (2008), 1110-1119.

Working Papers

"An Empirical Analysis of the Relation between Bank Charter Value and Risk Taking"

"Stock Price Reaction to Share Repurchase Announcements by Banks in Normal and Crisis Times"

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