Positions

Research Areas research areas

Overview

  • Dr. Yixin Liu is a Professor of Finance at Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics at UNH. She earned her Ph.D. from the University of Iowa. Dr. Liu's primary research area is corporate finance. Her research focuses on issues in capital structure, cash policy and corporate governance. Dr. Liu has published in numerous finance journals such as the Journal of Financial Economics, Journal of Corporate Finance, Journal of Banking & Finance and Journal of Business, Finance and Accounting.

    • Selected Publications

    Academic Article

    Year Title
    2024 How do industry tournament incentives affect firm debt maturity?.  Research in International Business and Finance.  67:102081-102081. 2024
    2022 Property rights protection, financial constraint, and capital structure choices: Evidence from a Chinese natural experiment.  Journal of Corporate Finance.  73:102167-102167. 2022
    2021 Labor unemployment insurance and accounting conservatism.  Review of Financial Economics.  39:232-253. 2021
    2020 Customer–Supplier Relationships and Abnormal Accruals.  Review of Pacific Basin Financial Markets and Policies.  23:2050027-2050027. 2020
    2018 The hedging benefits of industrial and global diversification: Evidence from economic downturns.  Journal of Business Finance and Accounting.  45:1322-1351. 2018
    2018 Corporate Cash Holdings and Acquisitions.  Financial Management.  47:159-173. 2018
    2018 Level 3 Assets and Credit Risk.  Review of Pacific Basin Financial Markets and Policies.  21:1850003-1850003. 2018
    2016 Firm Risk-Taking and CEO Visibility.  Quarterly Journal of Finance.  06:1650010-1650010. 2016
    2015 Information Asymmetry and Corporate Governance.  Quarterly Journal of Finance.  05:1550014-1550014. 2015
    2014 Time trends and determinants of the method of payment in M&As.  Journal of Corporate Finance.  27:296-304. 2014
    2014 How Do Powerful CEOs Affect Analyst Coverage?.  European Financial Management.  20:652-676. 2014
    2014 Firm cash holdings and CEO inside debt.  Journal of Banking and Finance.  42:83-100. 2014
    2013 Exploring the Agency Cost of Debt: Evidence from the ISS Governance Standards.  Journal of Financial Services Research.  44:205-227. 2013
    2012 Capital Structure, CEO Dominance, and Corporate Performance.  Journal of Financial Services Research.  42:139-158. 2012
    2011 Corporate cash holdings and CEO compensation incentives.  Journal of Financial Economics.  102:183-198. 2011
    2011 FOUNDING FAMILY OWNERSHIP AND CASH HOLDINGS.  Journal of Financial Research.  34:279-294. 2011
    2011 Staggered boards, accounting discretion and firm value.  Applied Financial Economics.  21:271-285. 2011
    2010 The effect of CEO power on bond ratings and yields.  Journal of Empirical Finance.  17:744-762. 2010
    2010 Earnings Management Surrounding New Debt Issues.  The Financial Review (Statesboro).  45:659-681. 2010
    2008 Capital Structure, Staggered Boards, and Firm Value.  Financial Analysts Journal.  64:49-60. 2008

    Article

    Year Title
    2019 customer-supplier relations and abnormal accruals 2019
    2019 Customer-Supplier Relationships and Abnormal Accruals 2019
    2018 Customer-Supplier Relationships and Abnormal Accruals 2018
    2018 The Hedging Benefit of Industrial and Global Diversification: Evidence from Economic Downturns 2018
    2017 Customer-Supplier Relationships and Abnormal Accruals 2017
    2017 Corporate Cash Holdings and Acquisitions 2017
    2016 Corporate Cash Holdings and Acquisitions 2016
    2016 Corporate Cash Holdings and Acquisitions 2016
    2015 Corporate Cash Holdings and Acquisitions 2015
    2015 Corporate Cash Holdings and Acquisitions 2015
    2013 Mixed Payment Deals and Target Shareholder Preference of Method of Payment 2013
    2013 Mixed-payment deals and Target Shareholders' Preferences towards Method of Payment 2013
    2011 Mixed-Payment Deals and Target Shareholder Preferences for Method of Payment 2011
    2011 Mixed-Payment Deals and Target Shareholder Preferences for Choice of Payment 2011
    2009 CEO Power and the Cost of Debt 2009
    2008 Shareholder-Manager Alignment and the Cost of Debt 2008
    2008 CEO Power and the Cost of Debt 2008
    2008 Information Asymmetry and Corporate Governance 2008
    2008 Option Backdating 2008
    2008 The Subprime Crisis in the USA 2008
    2008 Shareholder-Manager Alignment and the Cost of Debt 2008
    2008 Shareholder-Manager Alignment and the Cost of Debt 2008
    2007 Shareholder-Manager Alignment and the Cost of Debt 2007
    2007 Shareholder-Manager Alignment and the Cost of Debt 2007
    2007 Information Asymmetry and Corporate Governance 2007

    Conference Paper

    Year Title
    2017 Customer-Supplier Relationships and Abnormal Accruals 2017
    2015 Accepted for poster presentation:Level 3 Assets and Credit Risk 2015
    Customer-Supplier Relationships and Abnormal Accruals
    “How do Industry Tournament Incentives Affect Firm Debt Maturity?”

    Teaching Activities

  • Corporate Financial Strategy Taught course 2023
  • Finance Experience Taught course 2023
  • Cases in Finance Taught course 2022
  • Corporate Finance Taught course 2022
  • Corporate Financial Strategy Taught course 2021
  • Cases in Finance Taught course 2021
  • Corporate Finance Taught course 2021
  • Finance Experience Taught course 2021
  • Cases in Finance Taught course 2020
  • Corporate Financial Strategy Taught course 2020
  • Corporate Finance Taught course 2020
  • Corporate Financial Strategy Taught course 2019
  • Financial Policy Taught course 2019
  • Financial Policy Taught course 2019
  • Financial Policy Taught course 2019
  • Independent Study Taught course 2019
  • Corporate Financial Strategy Taught course 2018
  • Financial Policy Taught course 2018
  • Financial Policy Taught course 2018
  • Financial Policy Taught course 2018
  • Financial Policy Taught course 2018
  • Corporate Financial Strategy Taught course 2018
  • Financial Policy Taught course 2017
  • Financial Policy Taught course 2017
  • Financial Policy Taught course 2017
  • Corporate Financial Strategy Taught course 2017
  • Financial Policy Taught course 2017
  • Financial Policy Taught course 2017
  • Financial Policy Taught course 2017
  • Intro to Financial Management Taught course 2017
  • Financial Policy Taught course 2016
  • Financial Policy Taught course 2016
  • Financial Policy Taught course 2016
  • Financial Policy Taught course 2016
  • Intro to Financial Management Taught course 2015
  • Financial Policy Taught course 2015
  • Financial Policy Taught course 2015
  • Intro to Financial Management Taught course 2014
  • Financial Policy Taught course 2014
  • Financial Policy Taught course 2014
  • Financial Policy Taught course 2014
  • Financial Policy Taught course 2014

    • Education And Training

  • B.A. Economics, Nankai University
  • M.S. Economics, Southern Illinois University
  • Ph.D. Finance, University of Iowa

    • Full Name

  • Yixin Liu