Educational Background

Ph.D. in Accounting and Finance Sep 2009---July,2014 Business School, University of Birmingham, UK

Master in Investments Sep 2008---Sep,2009 Business school, University of Birmingham, UK

(Graduation with distinction)

Work Experience

Dean Assistant, School of Economics, Guangxi University, 2021--now

Director of Malaysia Research Institute, China-ASEAN Research Institute of Guangxi University, 2015--2021

Granted Projects

1. "The Impact of U.S.-China Relations on Firm Value " supported by Project of Chinese Ministry of Education (Grant No. 21YJC790088), 2021—2024

2. "The interaction between exchange rates and stock price: International Perspective"，supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 71563003), 2016—2019

Publications

1. Mao, W., Zhao, K., Zhang, T., & Tan, J. (2024). Sino-US strategic competition and cross-border M&As by Chinese enterprises: evidence from public opinion big data[J] ，Emerging Market Finance and Trade, 2024/01/04, 1-14.

2. Pan, L., Mao, W.*, Pan, X., & Liang, Q. (2022). Do foreign investors affect corporate real activities manipulation in emerging markets? —Evidence from China[J] ，Emerging Market Finance and Trade, 2022/03/30,58(12): 3309-3323.

3. Liang, Q., Mao, W.*, (2019). Cash risk exposure, diversification, and cost of capital: Evidence from a natural experiment in China[J], Journal of Risk, 2019/10/30, 22(1):67--97.

4. Mao, W.*, Zhang, T. (2022) The impact of negative events between China and the United States on the export performance of Chinese listed companies[J], Asia-Pacific Economy,2022/10, 234(05):88—98.

5. Siti Rohaya Mat Rahim, Abdelhak Senadjki, Wei Mao*, Shuhong Liang (2018). Investigating the Roles of Gold, Stocks and Bonds: A Safe Haven, Hedge or Diversifier?, Journal of Islamic Banking and Finance , 2018, 6(1): 1-15.

6. Chung-Khain Wye, Elya Nabila Abdul Bahri, Ishak Yussof, Wei Mao (2022) How are energy and employment related? An analysis in ASEAN-5 open economies, Studies in Economics and Econometrics, 2022, 46(3): 201-223.

Teaching Courses

International finance, Corporate finance, China-ASEAN investment environment