I work on empirical corporate finance, and my research interests include entrepreneurship, labor and finance, innovation, corporate social responsibility, social capital, and FinTech.

Published Papers · Conference Presentations

Selected Published Papers:

[8] Wang, J., Wang, B. and Zhou, W. (2026), “Female board secretaries and stock price informativeness: evidence from China”, Applied Economics, advance online publication. DOI

[7] Wang, B., Wang, H., Wang, M. and Zhang, X.T. (2025), “Unionization and rank-and-file employee stock options: empirical evidence”, Managerial Finance, Vol. 51 No. 12, pp. 1817-1830. DOI

[6] Li, H., Shen, H., Wang, B. and Wang, H. (2025), “Bank affiliated directors and firm accounting policy: evidence from tax avoidance”, Managerial Finance, Vol. 51 No. 4, pp. 549-566. DOI

[5] Wang, J., Li, W., Wang, B. and Wang, Z. (2025), “Digitalize and stabilize: corporate digital transformation and performance volatility”, Applied Economics, Vol. 57 No. 55, pp. 9345-9359. DOI

[4] Kobeissi, N., Hasan, I., Wang, B., Wang, H. and Yin, D. (2023), “Social capital and regional innovation: evidence from private firms in the US”, Regional Studies, Vol. 57 No. 1, pp. 57-71. DOI [ABDC: A*, SJR: Q1, ABS: 4]

[3] Zhang, L., Zhao, R., Wang, B., Wang, H. and Zhao, T. (2022), “Bankruptcy exemption and peer-to-peer lending”, Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, Vol. 58 No. 3, pp. 863-882. DOI

[2] Wang, B., Wang, Z., Wen, J. and Zhang, X.T. (2021), “Executive gender and firm environmental management: evidence from CFO transitions”, Sustainability, Vol. 13 No. 7, 3653. DOI

[1] Lu, H., Wang, B., Wang, H. and Zhao, T. (2020), “Does social capital matter for peer-to-peer lending? Empirical evidence”, Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Vol. 61, 101338. DOI

Conference Presentations

Academy of Management 2026 Annual Meeting, Presentation, July 2026

Fourth Kean University Faculty Research Conference, Presentation, May 2026

Academy of Management 2025 Annual Meeting, Presentation, July 2025

2024 FMA Annual Meeting, Presentation, Oct 2024