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Wanyi Wang

  • Assistant Professor
Academic Division: Finance
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Wanyi Wang is an Assistant Professor of Finance at Babson College. She earned her Ph.D. in Finance from the University of California, Irvine, and holds a M.A. in Economics, a B.A. in Economics, and a B.S. in Computer Science from Peking University.

Her research focuses on empirical asset pricing, behavioral finance, and FinTech, utilizing advanced empirical techniques such as textual analysis and machine learning. Her work has been published in Management Science and presented at major finance conferences including the NBER Asset Pricing Meeting, SFS Cavalcade, Northern Finance Association (NFA), Midwest Finance Association (MFA), and China International Conference in Finance (CICF). Her research was awarded the AMTD FinTech Centre Prize at the 2022 Asian Finance Association Annual Conference.

Wanyi Wang is dedicated to fostering an inspiring and inclusive learning environment that empowers students to achieve their full potential. Her teaching philosophy centers on bridging the gap between academic learning and real-world applications. Recognized by her students, she is a three-time recipient of the Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award for the Master of Finance program at UC Irvine (2020-2022), and received an Honorable Mention for UCI's Most Promising Future Faculty Award in 2023.

Academic Degrees

  • Ph D, University of California, Irvine
  • MA, Peking University
  • BA, Peking University
  • BS, Peking University

Awards & Honors

  • 2024 — AFA Travel Grant, American Finance Association (AFA) Annual Meeting
  • 2023 — AFA Travel Grant, American Finance Association (AFA) Annual Meeting
  • 2022 — Outstanding Teaching Assistant, University of California, Irvine
  • 2022 — AMTD FinTech Centre Prize, Asian Finance Association (AsianFA) Annual Meeting
  • 2021 — Outstanding teaching assistant, University of California, Irvine
  • 2020 — Outstanding teaching assistant, University of California, Irvine

Publications

Journal Articles

  • Wang, W., Sheng, J., Sun, Z. (2024). Partisan Return Gap: The Polarized Stock Market in the Time of a Pandemic. Management Science. Vol: 70, Issue: 8, Page: 5091-5114. INFORMS. link

Presentations

  • Does Partisanship Affect Mutual Fund Information Processing? Evidence from Textual Analysis on Earnings Calls Wang, W. ASSA Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA (2025)
  • Where to Hire? CEO-Governor Political Alignment and Internal Labor Allocation Wang, W. Zeng, L. Babson Research Day, Babson College (2025)
  • Does Partisanship Affect Mutual Fund Information Processing? Evidence from Textual Analysis on Earnings Calls Wang, W. The Friends of Women in Finance 3rd Symposium in Greater New York, New York (2024)
  • Does Partisanship Affect Mutual Fund Information Processing? Evidence from Textual Analysis on Earnings Calls Wang, W. Southern Finance Association Annual Meeting (SFA), Palm beach, Florida (2024)
  • Does Partisanship Affect Mutual Fund Information Processing? Evidence from Textual Analysis on Earnings Calls Wang, W. Northern Finance Association Annual Meeting (NFA), Montreal, Canada (2024)
  • Does Partisanship Affect Mutual Fund Information Processing? Evidence from Textual Analysis on Earnings Calls Wang, W. China International Conference in Finance (CICF), Beijing, China (2024)
  • Does Partisanship Affect Mutual Fund Information Processing? Evidence from Textual Analysis on Earnings Calls Wang, W. Southwestern Finance Association Annual Meeting (SWFA), Las Vegas, NV (2024)
  • Does Partisanship Affect Mutual Fund Information Processing? Evidence from Textual Analysis on Earnings Calls Wang, W. American Finance Association Annual Meeting (AFA), San Antonio, TX (2024)
  • Does Partisanship Affect Mutual Fund Information Processing? Evidence from Textual Analysis on Earnings Calls Wang, W. Financial Management Association Annual Meeting (FMA), Chicago, IL (2023)
  • How Do Investors Value Technology in Cryptocurrency? Evidence from Textual Analysis Liu, Y. Wang, W. Sheng, J. European Finance Association Annual Meeting (EFA), Amsterdam, Netherlands (2023)
  • How Do Investors Value Technology in Cryptocurrency? Evidence from Textual Analysis Wang, W. Sheng, J. Liu, Y. China International Conference in Finance (CICF), Shanghai, China (2023)
  • How Do Investors Value Technology in Cryptocurrency? Evidence from Textual Analysis Wang, W. Sheng, J. Liu, Y. Asian Finance Association Annual Meeting (AsianFA), Online (2022)
  • How Do Investors Value Technology in Cryptocurrency? Evidence from Textual Analysis Wang, W. Sheng, J. Liu, Y. Hong Kong Conference for Fintech, AI, and Big Data in Business, Online (2022)
  • How Do Investors Value Technology in Cryptocurrency? Evidence from Textual Analysis Wang, W. Sheng, J. Liu, Y. Seminar at Southwestern University of Finance & Economics, Online (2022)
  • Partisan Return Gap: The Polarized Stock Market in the Time of a Pandemic Wang, W. Sheng, J. Sun, Z. 4th Future of Financial Information Conference, Stockholm, Sweden (2022)
  • Partisan Return Gap: The Polarized Stock Market in the Time of a Pandemic Sheng, J. Wang, W. Sun, Z. SFS Cavalcade North America, UNC at Chapel Hill (2022)
  • Partisan Return Gap: The Polarized Stock Market in the Time of a Pandemic Wang, W. Sheng, J. Sun, Z. Midwest Finance Association Annual Meeting (MFA), Chicago, IL (2022)
  • How Do Investors Value Technology in Cryptocurrency? Evidence from Textual Analysis Wang, W. Sheng, J. Liu, Y. Global AI Finance Research Conference, Online (2021)
  • How Do Investors Value Technology in Cryptocurrency? Evidence from Textual Analysis Wang, W. Sheng, J. Liu, Y. 4th UWA Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Conference, Australia/online (2021)
  • Partisan Return Gap: The Polarized Stock Market in the Time of a Pandemic Sun, Z. Wang, W. Sheng, J. NBER Asset Pricing, Boston, MA (2021)
  • Partisan Return Gap: The Polarized Stock Market in the Time of a Pandemic Wang, W. Sheng, J. Sun, Z. China International Conference in Finance (CICF), Shanghai, China (2021)
  • Partisan Return Gap: The Polarized Stock Market in the Time of a Pandemic Wang, W. Sheng, J. Sun, Z. Guanghua Alumni Research Forum, Beijing, China (2021)
  • How Do Investors Value Technology in Cryptocurrency? Evidence from Textual Analysis Wang, W. Sheng, J. Liu, Y. 4th Shanghai-Edinburgh Fintech Finance, Online (2020)
  • How Do Investors Value Technology in Cryptocurrency? Evidence from Textual Analysis Wang, W. Sheng, J. Liu, Y. 2nd Future of Financial Information Conference, Online (2020)
  • How Do Investors Value Technology in Cryptocurrency? Evidence from Textual Analysis Wang, W. Sheng, J. Liu, Y. American Finance Association Annual Meeting (AFA), San Diego, CA (2020)
  • How Do Investors Value Technology in Cryptocurrency? Evidence from Textual Analysis Wang, W. Sheng, J. Liu, Y. Conference on Financial Economics and Accounting (NYU), New York (2019)
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