Ph.D., MS.c. (Dist), FHEA
Lecturer
- About
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- Email Address
- yaodong.liu@abdn.ac.uk
- School/Department
- Business School
Biography
Dr Yaodong Liu is a Lecturer in Finance at the University of Aberdeen. He joined business school in 2022, after gaining his PhD in Finance at the Durham University Business School. Yaodong also holds an MSc in Finance (with Distinction) from the University of St. Andrews.
His research interests are primarily in behavioural finance, with an emphasis on the trading behaviour of individual investors in the stock markets. His research areas also cover corporate finance, climate finance, and empirical asset pricing.
Qualifications
- PhD Finance2022 - Durham University
- MSc Finance (Dist)2016 - University of St. Andrews
- FHEA (Fellow)2025 - Higher Education Academy
Memberships and Affiliations
- Internal Memberships
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- Personal Tutor
- External Memberships
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Fellow Advance HE
Latest Publications
Institutional ownership and corporate greenhouse gas emissions: The evidence from China
Pacific Basin Finance Journal, vol. 82, 102135Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] https://www.research.ed.ac.uk/en/publications/institutional-ownership-and-corporate-greenhouse-gas-emissions-th
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pacfin.2023.102135
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstreams/101a2c4b-eb74-4c15-ab25-ae63aca9477d/download
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
What drives individual investors in the bear market?
The British Accounting Review, vol. 54, no. 6, 101113Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bar.2022.101113
Gender and herding
Journal of Empirical Finance, vol. 64, pp. 379-400Contributions to Journals: Articles
- Research
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Research Overview
I am currently working on Behavioural Finance, Textual Analysis, Corporate Finance and Sustainable Finance.
Research Areas
Accepting PhDs
I am currently accepting PhDs in Finance.
Please get in touch if you would like to discuss your research ideas further.

Research Specialisms
- Finance
Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is HESA open data, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.
- Teaching
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Programmes
- Undergraduate, 4 year, September start
- Postgraduate, 3 semester, September start
- Postgraduate, 1 , January start
Courses
2022 - Now
2023 - Now
2023 - Now
- International Financial Management (SCNU)
2023 - Now
- Publications
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Institutional ownership and corporate greenhouse gas emissions: The evidence from China
Pacific Basin Finance Journal, vol. 82, 102135Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] https://www.research.ed.ac.uk/en/publications/institutional-ownership-and-corporate-greenhouse-gas-emissions-th
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pacfin.2023.102135
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstreams/101a2c4b-eb74-4c15-ab25-ae63aca9477d/download
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
What drives individual investors in the bear market?
The British Accounting Review, vol. 54, no. 6, 101113Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bar.2022.101113
Gender and herding
Journal of Empirical Finance, vol. 64, pp. 379-400Contributions to Journals: Articles