Dr Yizhi Wang
Lecturer in Finance
- wangy510@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 (0)29 2251 3227
- Q09A, Aberconway Building, Colum Road, Cathays, Cardiff, CF10 3EU
- Available for postgraduate supervision
Overview
Dr. Yizhi Wang is a Lecturer (assistant professor) in Finance at Cardiff University, Cardiff Business School, UK. He obtained a PhD in Finance (FinTech and Econometrics) and an MSc in Financial Risk Management (Distinction) from Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.
Yizhi Wang has been immersed in the field of Finance for many years. He has accumulated excellent research experience. He widely published in leading academic journals and independently designed an R-based tutorial book related to financial econometrics (500+ pages). Moreover, he has taken part in numerous academic activities.
His research interests include Econometrics, Data analysis, FinTech, and Sustainable finance. As a single author, first author or corresponding author, Yizhi's research is widely published in ABS-ranked journals, such as, amongst others, the Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Energy, Energy Economics, Journal of Commodity Markets, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, International Review of Financial Analysis, Annals of Operations Research. He was awarded the Shanghai Institute of International Finance and Economics Best Paper Award.
Furthermore, Yizhi Wang is an Associate Editor for the International Review of Financial Analysis (ABS3*) and Finance Research Letters (ABS2*). Yizhi Wang also serves as a peer reviewer for more than ten leading academic outlets in Finance. His research works can be found in his Google Scholar profile (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=IsuZ_AYAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao).
Yizhi Wang has his own Digital Asset Indices database, including Cryptocurrency Policy Uncertainty Index (UCRY Policy), Cryptocurrency Price Uncertainty Index (UCRY Price), Cryptocurrency Environmental Attention Index (ICEA), CBDC Attention Index (CBDCAI), CBDC Uncertainty Index (CBDCUI), and Non-Fungible Tokens Attention Index (NFTsAI). All the indices will be updated quarterly and can be downloaded from (https://sites.google.com/view/cryptocurrency-indices/home?authuser=0).
Biography
The biography of Yizhi Wang can be found at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yizhi-wang-911281192/
Teaching
Yizhi is wholeheartedly committed to education; devoted to teaching; constantly improving his teaching ability by following the frameworks of AACSB and EQUIS; focused on improving personal and professional skills; cognizant of (and striving to follow) the examples set by more experienced educators; keen to set a good example for students by his ethics; and diligently applying himself to the long-term development of teaching career.
The students supervised by Yizhi are popular in the job market, and they have found jobs in some of the top academic institutions or financial companies, such as the University of Oxford, Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase & Co, and others.
He currently teaches the undergraduate module: BS2514 Financial Markets and Institutions. He had recently contributed to the postgraduate module BU7510 Financial Econometrics & Data Science, BU7508 Derivatives, and BU7505 Investment Theory at Trinity College Dublin when he was a PhD student.
Research interests
Econometrics, Data analysis, FinTech (digital assets), and Sustainable Finance
Google Scholar profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=IsuZ_AYAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
Editorial
- Associate Editor in International Review of Financial Analysis (ABS3*)
- Associate Editor in Finance Research Letters (ABS2*)
- Guest Editor in Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies, and host a special issue related to digital tokens (https://think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issues/digital-asset-never-sleeps-unpacking-new-digital-tokens/?utm_source=TFO&utm_medium=cms&utm_campaign=JPG15743)
- Peer Reviewer in Energy Economics (ABS3*), Economics Letters (ABS3), Journal of Commodity Markets (ABS3), Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money (ABS3), Technological Forecasting and Social Change (ABS3), and others
Conferences and seminars speech
- 2023 Central University of Finance and Economics - FinTech seminar. Invited speaker.
- 2022 The American Finance Association Annual Meeting.
- 2021 Renmin University of China - Bits and Blocks (Blockchain) Workshop. Invited speaker.
- 2021 China Finance Review International Conference. Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
- 2021 useR - Tutorial Presentation. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich, Switzerland.
- 2021 7th International Young Finance Scholars Conference. University of Oxford and Peking University.
- 2021 Annual Conference of the Money, Macro, Finance Society, University of Cambridge.
Supervision
I am currently available to supervise postgraduate research students in the FinTech and Sustainable Finance fields.