Jingxuan Zhang, Ph.D. in Finance, Boston College

Area of Study / Keywords

Corporate Innovation Entrepreneurial Finance Venture Capital Initial Public Offerings

About

Hello, welcome to my faculty page! My name is Jingxuan Zhang. I am an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Department of Finance of Alberta School of Business. I obtained my Ph.D. in Finance degree from Boston College in 2023. Prior to that, I held my M.Phil. in Finance and Economics degree from the University of Cambridge (UK), and dual bachelor degrees in economics and finance from both the University of Birmingham (UK) and the Southwestern University of Finance and Economics (China). My research interests are broadly in empirical corporate finance, with a special focus on corporate innovation, entrepreneurial finance, venture capital, and initial public offerings (IPOs).

FIN 322 - Capital Investment

Capital budgeting and the determination of the cost of capital to the firm. Prerequisite: FIN 201 or 301 and MGTSC 212 or 312. Students may not receive credit for both FIN 322 and FIN 422.

FIN 705B - Research Seminar in Finance

This seminar is a single-term course offered over two terms. Members of the faculty and visiting speakers will often present their research. Advanced students are expected to present original work related to their doctoral theses. Other students will discuss and critique papers on the frontiers of current research. Pre- or corequisites: FIN 701, 702, and 703. Open to doctoral students in the Faculty of Business, the Department of Economics and the Program of Mathematical Finance. For all other students, written permission of instructor required. Approval of the Business PhD Program Director is also required for non-PhD students.

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