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

Selected Published Papers:

[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. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. 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, Jianrong, Wenjia Li, Bo Wang, and Zhenyuan Wang. 2024. “Digitalize and Stabilize: Corporate Digital Transformation and Performance Volatility.” Applied Economics, October, 1–15. DOI

[4] Kobeissi, Nada, Iftekhar Hasan, Bo Wang, Haizhi Wang, and Desheng Yin. 2022. “Social Capital and Regional Innovation: Evidence from Private Firms in the US.” Regional Studies 57 (1): 57–71. DOI

[3] Zhang, Luxiu, Ruirui Zhao, Bo Wang, Haizhi Wang, and Tianyu Zhao. 2021. Bankruptcy Exemption and Peer-to-Peer Lending. Emerging Markets Finance and Trade:1-20. DOI

[2] Wang, Bo, Zehui Wang, Jun Wen, and Xiaotian T. Zhang. 2021. “Executive Gender and Firm Environmental Management: Evidence from CFO Transitions” Sustainability 13 (7): 3653. DOI

[1] Lu, Haitian, Bo Wang, Haizhi Wang, and Tianyu Zhao. 2020. “Does Social Capital Matter for Peer-to-Peer-Lending? Empirical Evidence.” Pacific-Basin Finance Journal 61:101338.DOI

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