PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Assistant Professor in Finance
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Research Fields: Insurance Company Operations, Economics of Information, Corporate Risk Management, Insurance Economics, Corporate Finance
Courses:
Risk Management, Finance, Statistics
Education:
Ph.D., Risk Management and Insurance, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, August 2008
M.A., Finance, Peking University, Beijing, China, 2003
B.A., Economics, Peking University, Beijing, China, 2001
Working Experience:
Senior Associate, Risk Management Department at Discover Financial Services (Fortune 500), Riverwoods, IL, Summer 2008-Fall 2009
Instructor, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Summer 2007
- Principles of Risk Management (20 students) -Student Evaluations: 4.30 / 5
Teaching Assistant, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Fall 2003- Spring 2007
- Principles of Risk Management (250 students per semester) -Student Evaluations: 4.58 / 5
- Employee Benefits Management (90 students per semester) -Student Evaluations: 4.37 / 5
- Business Statistics (200 students per semester) -Student Evaluations: 4.42 / 5
Teaching Assistant, Peking University, Beijing, China, Spring 2003
- Public Finance (50 students)
Research and Presentations:
Coalition-Proof Incentives and the Use of Contingent Commissions: Evidence from the Insurance Underwriting Cycle, with Shinichi Kamiya and Mark Browne, draft paper written, presented at the ARIA annual meeting, Portland, Oregon, August 2008
Reinsurance Purchases as a Financial Market Signal: Evidence from Reserve Estimation, with Mark Browne, draft paper written and under the second round review at the Journal of Risk and Insurance, presented at the SCOR-JRI conference, Paris, September 2007; and at the American Risk and Insurance Association (ARIA) annual meeting, Quebec City, August 2007
Contingent Commissions and Market Cycles, draft paper written, presented at the ARIA annual meeting, Quebec City, August 2007
Property-Casualty Insurer Reserve Errors: A Holistic Analysis in Commercial Lines, draft paper written, presented at the ARIA annual meeting, Washington, D.C., August 2006
Research Experience:
Project Assistant, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Summer 2006
- Effects of prohibitions on legal advertising on the market for legal services
Research Assistant, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Summer 2005
- OECD study of the relationship between social security and liability expenditures;
- Medical malpractice insurance in the U.S.
Research Assistant, Peking University, Beijing, China, 2002
- Solvency margin regulation of the insurance industry in China
Awards:
Graduate Assistantship, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2003-2008
PLUS Scholarship, Professional Liability Underwriting Society, Summer 2005
Awards for Best Overall Academic Achievement, Peking University, 1998-2000
Distinguished Leadership Award, Peking University, 1998