Dr Nan Hu

  • Senior Lecturer (Accounting & Finance)

Biography

Nan joined the Adam Smith Business School in 2017 as a Lecturer in Finance. Having gained a BA in Business and Finance from Durham University, Nan went on to obtain a master degree from London School of Economics and Political Science. She also holds a PhD in Accounting and Finance from Durham University. 

Research interests

Nan has several research interests; her main focus is on Behavioral Finance and Corporate Finance.

Areas of expertise:

  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • Capital structure and market timing
  • Asset pricing and momentum
  • Media attention and stock return

Publications

List by: Type | Date

Jump to: 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016
Number of items: 9.

2022

Xu, Rong, Liu, Yaodong, Hu, Nan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3692-3029 and Guo, Jie (Michael) (2022) What drives individual investors in the bear market? British Accounting Review, 54(6), 101113. (doi: 10.1016/j.bar.2022.101113)

Guan, Yanjun, Zhou, Xinyi, Zheng, Yuyan, Wen, Shanshan, Fu, Yue, Hu, Nan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3692-3029, Fu, Anguo, Han, Yue and Wang, Zhimei (2022) Role of perceived events in university graduates' job search self-efficacy and success. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 136, 103741. (doi: 10.1016/j.jvb.2022.103741)

2021

Li, Jiarong, Guo, Jie Michael, Hu, Nan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3692-3029 and Tang, Ke (2021) Do corporate managers believe in luck? Evidence of the Chinese zodiac effect. International Review of Financial Analysis, 77, 101861. (doi: 10.1016/j.irfa.2021.101861)

2020

Hu, Nan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3692-3029, Li, Lu, Li, Hui and Wang, Xing (2020) Do mega-mergers create value? The acquisition experience and mega-deal outcomes. Journal of Empirical Finance, 55, pp. 119-142. (doi: 10.1016/j.jempfin.2019.11.004)

2019

Guo, Jie (Michael), Li, Lu, Hu, Nan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3692-3029 and Wang, Xing (2019) Do managers keep their word? The disclosure of merger intention at pre-merger issuance and M&A performance. Finance Research Letters, 28, pp. 20-31. (doi: 10.1016/j.frl.2018.03.007)

2018

Gang, Jianhua, Guo, Jie (Michael), Hu, Nan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3692-3029 and Li, Xi (2018) Indexing mergers and acquisitions. Quantitative Finance, 18(6), pp. 1033-1048. (doi: 10.1080/14697688.2017.1369145)

Guo, Jie (Michael), Gang, Jianhua, Hu, Nan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3692-3029 and Utham, Vinay (2018) The role of derivatives in hedge fund activism. Quantitative Finance, 18(9), pp. 1531-1541. (doi: 10.1080/14697688.2018.1444490)

2017

Black, Emma L., Guo, Jie, Hu, Nan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3692-3029 and Vagenas-Nanos, Evangelos ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2159-2186 (2017) Uncertainty triggers overreaction: evidence from corporate takeovers. European Journal of Finance, 23(14), pp. 1362-1389. (doi: 10.1080/1351847X.2016.1202296)

2016

Hu, Nan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3692-3029, Zhang, Yun and Tan, Songtao (2016) Determinants of Chinese cross-border M&As. Annals of Economic and Finance, 17(1), pp. 209-233.

This list was generated on Wed Jul 9 02:27:40 2025 BST.
Jump to: Articles
Number of items: 9.

Articles

Xu, Rong, Liu, Yaodong, Hu, Nan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3692-3029 and Guo, Jie (Michael) (2022) What drives individual investors in the bear market? British Accounting Review, 54(6), 101113. (doi: 10.1016/j.bar.2022.101113)

Guan, Yanjun, Zhou, Xinyi, Zheng, Yuyan, Wen, Shanshan, Fu, Yue, Hu, Nan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3692-3029, Fu, Anguo, Han, Yue and Wang, Zhimei (2022) Role of perceived events in university graduates' job search self-efficacy and success. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 136, 103741. (doi: 10.1016/j.jvb.2022.103741)

Li, Jiarong, Guo, Jie Michael, Hu, Nan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3692-3029 and Tang, Ke (2021) Do corporate managers believe in luck? Evidence of the Chinese zodiac effect. International Review of Financial Analysis, 77, 101861. (doi: 10.1016/j.irfa.2021.101861)

Hu, Nan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3692-3029, Li, Lu, Li, Hui and Wang, Xing (2020) Do mega-mergers create value? The acquisition experience and mega-deal outcomes. Journal of Empirical Finance, 55, pp. 119-142. (doi: 10.1016/j.jempfin.2019.11.004)

Guo, Jie (Michael), Li, Lu, Hu, Nan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3692-3029 and Wang, Xing (2019) Do managers keep their word? The disclosure of merger intention at pre-merger issuance and M&A performance. Finance Research Letters, 28, pp. 20-31. (doi: 10.1016/j.frl.2018.03.007)

Gang, Jianhua, Guo, Jie (Michael), Hu, Nan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3692-3029 and Li, Xi (2018) Indexing mergers and acquisitions. Quantitative Finance, 18(6), pp. 1033-1048. (doi: 10.1080/14697688.2017.1369145)

Guo, Jie (Michael), Gang, Jianhua, Hu, Nan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3692-3029 and Utham, Vinay (2018) The role of derivatives in hedge fund activism. Quantitative Finance, 18(9), pp. 1531-1541. (doi: 10.1080/14697688.2018.1444490)

Black, Emma L., Guo, Jie, Hu, Nan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3692-3029 and Vagenas-Nanos, Evangelos ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2159-2186 (2017) Uncertainty triggers overreaction: evidence from corporate takeovers. European Journal of Finance, 23(14), pp. 1362-1389. (doi: 10.1080/1351847X.2016.1202296)

Hu, Nan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3692-3029, Zhang, Yun and Tan, Songtao (2016) Determinants of Chinese cross-border M&As. Annals of Economic and Finance, 17(1), pp. 209-233.

This list was generated on Wed Jul 9 02:27:40 2025 BST.

Supervision

  • Behavioral finance
  • Corporate finance

Current supervision

Teaching

Courses taught:

  • Foundations of International Corporate Finance

Dr Nan Hu, Lecturer in Corporate Finance and Banking (Accounting & Finance), October 2017