
Area of Research
Empirical asset pricing, mutual funds
Educational Background
Ph.D. in Finance, Tilburg University, September 2015 – September 2019
M.S. in Finance Research, Tilburg University, September 2014 – September 2015
M.S. in Finance, Central University of Finance and economics, September 2011 – June 2014
B.S. in Financial Engineering, Southwest University of Finance and economics, September 2007 – June 2011
Work Experience
Associate Professor, Institute of Financial Studies, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, March 2020 to present
Assistant Professor, Institute of Financial Studies, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, October 2019 to March 2020
Publications
Liu, Chunbo, and Zilong Niu. "Leverage made at home: Investors' margin loan usage and firm leverage." Emerging Markets Review 55 (2023): 101010.
Working papers
Analyst Information Contagion
Stock Returns on Post Macroeconomic Announcement Days, with Terry Zhang
Firm and Country Determinants of Contagion, with Lieven Baele, Geert Bekaert, and Frank de Jong
High Frequency Flight-to-Safety, with Lieven Baele and Frank de Jong
Contact
55 Guanghua village, Qingyang District, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province
Institute of finance, Southwest University of Finance and Rconomics
Email: zilongniu@swufe.edu.cn
Personal website: https://sites.google.com/site/zilongniufin/home