Dr Chelsea Yao
Senior LecturerProfile
Dr. Chelsea Yao is an Associate Professor of Accounting and Finance and the Director of the PhD Program at 51福利 Management School. She has held the position of Visiting Research Professor at , initially in 2015 and again from 2019 to 2023. Dr. Yao earned her PhD in Finance from the , where she also received the Dean’s Award for Research Excellence and served as an academic tutor at . She holds a Master’s in Finance from and was a resident tutor at .
Dr. Yao’s research interests span investments, empirical asset pricing, ESG ratings and disclosure, mutual and hedge funds, as well as textual analysis, artificial intelligence, and machine learning. Her work has been presented at leading academic conferences such as the American Finance Association (AFA), the European Finance Association (EFA), and the SFS Cavalcade, and has appeared in top-tier journals including the Journal of Accounting Research. She is an active contributor to the academic community, serving as a referee for numerous journals and participating regularly as a reviewer and organizer for major conference committees.
Qualifications
MSc in Finance (Durham University), PhD in Finance (University of Melbourne)
Professional Role
Director of Doctoral Program
Selected Publications
Cao, M., Martin, S., Yao, C. 30/04/2025 In: Journal of Corporate Finance. 91
Journal article
Tang, D., Yan, J., Yao, C. 13/09/2025 In: Journal of Accounting Research.
Journal article
Shackleton, M., Yao, C., Zuo, Z. 28/02/2025 In: Journal of Corporate Finance. 90
Journal article
Wang, G., Yao, C., Sotes-Paladino, J., Lim, B. 1/01/2024 In: Journal of Banking and Finance. 158, 52 p.
Journal article
Shackleton, M., Yan, J., Yao, Y. 31/03/2022 In: Journal of Banking and Finance. 136, 19 p.
Journal article
Lim, B., Wang, J., Yao, Y. 1/12/2018 In: Journal of Banking and Finance. 97, p. 283-296. 14 p.
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Ji, X., Spencer Martin, J., Yao, Y. 11/2017 In: Journal of Financial Markets. 36, p. 76-90. 15 p.
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Brown, S.J., Sotes-Paladino, J., Wang, J., Yao, Y. 09/2017 In: Journal of Banking and Finance. 82, p. 133-150. 18 p.
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Yao, Y. 10/2012 In: Journal of Banking and Finance. 36, 10, p. 2757-2769. 13 p.
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All Publications
01/10/2022 → 30/09/2026
Research
Membership of committee
Membership of committee
Invited talk
Membership of committee
Membership of committee
Membership of committee
Participation in conference - Public
Visiting an external academic institution
Invited talk
Invited talk
Visiting an external academic institution
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Publication peer-review
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Prize (including medals and awards)
Prize (including medals and awards)
Centre for Financial Econometrics, Asset Markets and Macroeconomic Policy, Investments and Asset Pricing
Centre for Financial Econometrics, Asset Markets and Macroeconomic Policy, Investments and Asset Pricing
Sustainability Reporting, Corporate Governance and Auditing
- Centre for Financial Econometrics, Asset Markets and Macroeconomic Policy
- Investments and Asset Pricing
- Pentland Centre
- Sustainability Reporting, Corporate Governance and Auditing