Academic & Professional Qualification
Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
M.S., Texas A&M University
B.S., Jilin University
Biography
Prof. Dragon Yongjun TANG received his Ph.D. in finance from the University of Texas at Austin in 2005. He also holds a B.S. from Jilin University, and M.S. from Texas A&M University. Dragon joined The University of Hong Kong (HKU) in 2007, and became Associate Professor of Finance in 2013. Before joining HKU, Dragon also held teaching positions at the University of Texas at Austin and Kennesaw State University.
Dragon’s current research interests include credit risk, credit derivatives, and Chinese banking and credit markets. He has previously done research on mutual funds and Bayesian methods in finance. His research articles are published in top journals such as the Journal of Finance and Journal of Financial Economics. He has also received numerous research awards.
In HKU, Dragon was the Director of the Master of Finance Programme in 2012 – 2015, and has been the Associate Director of the Center for Financial Innovation and Development since 2013, and of the Center for China Financial Research since 2015.
More information can be found at http://www.fbe.hku.hk/~yjtang.
Research Interest
Green Finance and ESG
Credit Risk
Credit Derivatives
China Credit Markets
Selected Publications
“The Value of Employee Satisfaction in Disastrous Times: Evidence from COVID-19” with Chenyu Shan, 2022, Review of Finance, forthcoming.
“Product Market Competition with CDS” with Jay Y. Li, 2022, Journal of Corporate Finance 73, 102185.
“The Diversification Benefits and Policy Risks of Accessing China’s Stock Market” with Chenyu Shan, Sarah Qian Wang, and Chang Zhang, 2022, Journal of Empirical Finance 66, 155-175.
“Subnational Debt of China: The Politics-Finance Nexus” with Haoyu Gao and Hong Ru, 2021, Journal of Financial Economics 141, 881-895.
“Credit Default Swaps and Bank Regulatory Capital” with Chenyu Shan, Hong Yan, and Xing (Alex) Zhou, 2021, Review of Finance 25, 121-152.
“Is “Greenness” Priced in the Market? Evidence from Green Bond Issuance in China” with Zhiyao Deng and Yupu Zhang, 2020, Journal of Alternative Investments 23, 57-70.
“Do Shareholders Benefit from Green Bonds?” with Yupu Zhang, 2020, Journal of Corporate Finance 61, 101427.
“Do Banks Still Monitor When There is a Market for Credit Protection?” with Chenyu Shan and Andrew Winton, 2019, Journal of Accounting and Economics 68, 101241.
“Employees’ Risk Attitude and Corporate Risk Taking: Evidence from Pension Asset Allocations” with Yanling Guan, 2018, Journal of Corporate Finance 48, 261-274.
“Model Specification and Collateralized Debt Obligation (Mis)Pricing” with Dan Luo and Sarah Qian Wang, 2018, Journal of Futures Markets 38, 1284-1312.
“Credit Default Swaps, Exacting Creditors and Corporate Liquidity Management” with Marti Subrahmanyam and Sarah Qian Wang, 2017, Journal of Financial Economics 124, 395-414.
“Understanding Transactions Prices in Credit Default Swaps Market” with Hong Yan, 2017, Journal of Financial Markets 32, 1-27. Lead Article
“The Leverage Externalities of Credit Default Swaps” with Jay Li, 2016, Journal of Financial Economics 120, 491-513.
“Credit Default Swaps: Past, Present, and Future” with Patrick Augustin, Marti Subrahmanyam, and Sarah Qian Wang, 2016, Volume 8 of Annual Review of Financial Economics.
“Suitability Checks and Household Investments in Structured Financial Products” with Eric Chang and Miao Zhang, 2015, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis 50, 597-622.
“Internal Control Quality and Credit Default Swap Spreads” with Feng Tian and Hong Yan, 2015, Accounting Horizons 29, 603-629.
“Does the Tail Wag the Dog? The Effects of Credit Default Swaps on Credit Risk” with Marti Subrahmanyam and Sarah Qian Wang, 2014, Review of Financial Studies 27, 2927-2960.
“Credit Default Swaps (CDS): A Survey” with Patrick Augustin, Marti Subrahmanyam, and Sarah Qian Wang, 2014, Foundations and Trends in Finance 9(1-2), 1-196.
“Potential Losses from Incorporating Return Predictability into Portfolio Allocation”, 2014, Australian Journal of Management 39, 35-45.
“Rating Shopping or Catering: An Examination of Response to Competitive Pressure for CDO Credit Ratings” with John Griffin and Jordan Nickerson, 2013, Review of Financial Studies 26, 2270-2310.
“Did Subjectivity Play a Role in CDO Credit Ratings?” with John Griffin, 2012, Journal of Finance 67, 1293-1328.
“Did Credit Rating Agencies Make Unbiased Assumptions on CDOs?” with John Griffin, 2011, American Economic Review Papers and Proceedings 101:3, 125-130.
“Market Conditions, Default Risk, and Credit Spreads” with Hong Yan, 2010, Journal of Banking and Finance 34, 724-734.
“Unitary Boards and Mutual Fund Governance” with Sophie Xiaofei Kong, 2008, Journal of Financial Research 31, 193-224.
“Macroeconomic Conditions, Firm Characteristics, and Credit Spreads” with Hong Yan, 2006, Journal of Financial Services Research 29, 177-210.
Awards and Honours
Research Grant from International Network for Sustainable Financial Policy Insights, Research, and Exchange (INSPIRE), June 2019
Outstanding Paper Award, 13th International Conference on Asia-Pacific Financial Markets, Seoul, 2018
Best Paper Award (sponsored by Elsevier and Pacific-Basin Finance Journal), Asian Finance Association Annual Meeting, Tokyo, Japan, 2018
Outstanding Paper Award, 15th Financial System Engineering and Risk Management Conference, 2017
FGV/HSG Best Paper Award in Finance, 2016
Best Doctoral Dissertation Supervision Award, National Economics Foundation of China, 2016
General Research Fund, Research Grant Council, Hong Kong, PI, 2016
General Research Fund, Research Grant Council, Hong Kong, Co-I, 2016
Outstanding Researcher Award, the Faculty of Business and Economics (HKU Business School), 2015
Best Paper Award (Derivatives), Northern Finance Association Annual Meetings, 2014
Best Paper Prize, the 5th Annual Financial Markets and Corporate Governance Conference, 2014
Research Output Prize, The University of Hong Kong (香港大学研究成果獎), 2013
Best Paper Award, 20th Annual Conference on the Theories and Practices of Securities and Financial Markets at National Sun Yat-Sen University, 2012
Research Project Award, Paul Woolly Centre for Study on Market Dysfunctionality, 2012
The Chinese Finance Association Award for the Best Paper on Chinese Financial Markets, 2011
Semifinalist for Best Paper Award, Financial Management Association, 2010
Best Paper Award, 17th Annual Conference on the Theories and Practices of Securities and Financial Markets at National Sun Yat-Sen University, 2009
Best Paper Award (Risk Management), Financial Management Association, 2009
Journal of Financial Research Outstanding Article Award, 2009
Best Paper Award, International Economics, Finance, and Accounting Conference at National Taiwan University, 2008
Best Paper Award (Financial Institutions), Eastern Finance Association, 2006
