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Staff Profile

Dr Jose Liu

Lecturer in Accounting and Finance

  • Email: pei.liu@ncl.ac.uk
  • Telephone: +44 (0)191 208 1673
  • Address: Room 7.24,
    Newcastle University Business School,
    5 Barrack Road
    Newcastle upon Tyne,
    NE1 4SE

Background

Personal Information:

Dr. Pei (Jose) Liu joined the faculty of Newcastle University Business School as a Lecturer in Accounting and Finance. Prior to that, he has worked as a teaching assistant in Durham University and a research assistant in Bank of China (UK) Limited. Dr. Liu has international experience in teaching at postgraduate (MSc, MA), post-experience and undergraduate (BSc) levels. His research interests are in the areas of finance and financial economics. Specifically, the focus of his research is on the links between macroeconomic activity and finance, and he also has interests on Financial Economics, Corporate Finance, Behavioral Finance, Firms' Information Disclosure, and M&A. 

 

Qualifications:

Education:

  • PhD in Finance, Durham University (2015)
  • MSc (Distinction) in International Banking and Finance, Durham University (2011)
  • BA (Hons) in Economics, Wuhan University (2009) 

Others:

  • Cert. in Learning & Teaching, Durham University (2011)
  • HEA Certificate of Fellowship (2013)
  • Researcher in Bank of China (London) (2015)


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Research

Research Supervisions:

  • I am happy to supervise PhD students in the broad area of Accounting & Finance; Corporate Finance; Financial Economics; Behavioural Finance; Fintech; ESG; etc. Please contact me for further discussion.

 

Graduated PhD Students:

  • Liquidity in the Equity Option Market (Dr Min Deng, graduated, now working as Teaching Associate in School of Economics and Finance, Queen Mary University of London)
  • Behavioral Finance among Chinese Investors (Dr Dun Han, graduated, now working as Lecturer in Finance in Queen's University Belfast Management School)
  • Managerial Traits and Investment Efficiency (Miss Jiaxin Liu, graduated, now working as Lecturer in Accounting and Auditing in Newcastle Business School, Northumbria university)


Current PhD Students:

  • Narrative Disclosure, Corporate Activity, and Market Reaction (Mr Qiwu Guo, final year PhD candidate)
  • Environmental Disclosure, Political Connection, and Corporate Activity (Miss Siyang Guan, 2nd Year PhD candidate)
  • Climate Change and Corporate Risk (Miss Congjing Song, 2nd Year PhD candidate)
  • Fintech and Systemic Risk (Mr Yuzheng Si, 1st Year PhD candidate)

 

Research Projects:

  • RMB internationalisation, Oversea Investment and Financial Risk Management. (Joint UK and Chinese project, supported by The ESRC and the National Science Foundation of China (NSFC) Newton Fund, submitted and under review) 
  • Information Disclosure and Firm risk taking (with Dr Doris Xin from Newcastle University)
  • P2P Lending in the US Secondary Market (with Prof Ke Tang from Tsinghua University)

 

Research Grants:

  • 2023: The Research and Impact Support Fund of Newcastle University Business School on "The hedging performance of the green, climate-themed, social, and sustainable bonds" (£2,000, CI, with Nikolaos P, Newcastle University)
  • 2022: The National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) Fund on "The Mechanism, Implementation and Evolution of Corporate Social Responsibility on Carbon Emission under the 'Dual Carbon (Carbon Peak and Carbon Neutrality)' Target" (RMB 600,000, approximately £72,000, CI, with Qu W, Zhang X, and Lu C, Shanxi University )
  • 2022: Digital Innovation Fund of Newcastle University Business School (£1,000, PI)
  • 2018: The Research Simulation Funding of Sheffield University Management School “Brexit and Market attention” (£5,270, CI, with Yang J, Sheffield University)
  • 2017: HEFCE Newton Fund on “Uncovered Equity Disparity in Emerging Markets” (£7,700, CI, with Yan C, Durham University).

 

Research Visiting:

  • Visiting Scholar in Tsinghua University (China) (2019 - 2020)

 

Refereeing Activities:

  • European Journal of Finance; Quantitative Finance; International Review of Financial Analysis; Economics Letter; Economic Modelling; International Journal of Accounting and Business Finance; Emerging Market Finance and Trade; Pacific-Basin Finance Journal; PLUS ONE; etc.


Editorial Experiences:

  • Youth Editorial Board Member, Journal of Digital Economy (JDE) with ISSN 2773-0670
  • Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Finance and Banking Research (IJFBR) with ISSN 2472-226X (Print) and ISSN 2472-2278 (Online)
  • Advisory Board Member, International Journal of Accounting and Business Research (IJFAB) with ISSN 2448-9867 (Print) and ISSN 2448-9875 (Online)

 

Other Activities:

  • PhD Viva External Examiner
  • PhD Viva Internal Examiner
  • PhD Viva Independent Chair
  • PG & UG Dissertation Supervisor

 

Papers under Review/Resubmission:

  • “Signalling and perceiving on crowdfunding decisions --- A machine learning approach” (with J. Xin and Y. Zeng), under R&R on British Accounting Review (reference number: YBARE-D-23-00599)
  • “Managerial ability, narrative tone and State-designated vs. market-orientated media coverage” (with S. Hussain and J. Liu), under R&R on Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting (reference number: REQU-D-22-00277)
  • “Textual Innovation Disclosure and Stock Return: Evidence from the Chinese Stock Market” (with Q. Guo and X. Song), under R&R on The International Journal of Accounting (reference number: WSPC-TIJA-D-22-00243)
  • “Philanthropic Donations and Corporate Financial Performance: A Multiple Mediation Analysis” (with W. Qu), under R&R on Pacific-Basin Finance Journal (reference number: PBFJ-D-22-00648)
  • "The impact of corporate social responsibility on financial distress risk: The mediation effect of social capital", under R&R on Emerging Markets Finance and Trade (reference number: 236948226)


Working Papers:

  • “Selling the Best: Rank Effect in Chinese Individual Investors” (with D. Han)
  • “Textual Similarity and Stock Return” (with Q. Guo)
  • “To what extent do CEOs’ financial ability affect corporate responsibility performance” (with S Hussain and J. Liu)
  • “The hedging performance of the green, climate-themed, social, and sustainable bonds” (with N. Papanikolaou and C. Song)
  • “Words That Matter: Voluntary Disclosure Characteristics and Investor Risk Perception” (with J. Xin and S. Hussain) 
  • “'Do CEOs’ financial ability matter? The effect of financial background on financial constraints” (with S Hussain and J. Liu) 
Teaching

Current Teaching Covers:

  • NBS8332 Financial Theory (MSc, Module leader)
  • NBS8632 Financial Technology (MSc, Module leader)
  • NBS8998/8999 Academic Skills (MSc, Module leader)
  • NBS8020 Dissertation (MSc)
  • NBS8223 Dissertation (MSc)
  • NBS8567 Topics in Finance (PhD)


Previous Teaching Covers:

  • ACC2002 Managerial and Business Economics (Undergraduate)
  • NBS8005 Corporate Strategy and Valuation (MSc)

 

Interested Teaching Areas:

  • Econometrics
  • Quantitative Research Methods
  • Banking and Finance
  • Financial Economics
  • Microeconomics
  • Financial Modelling and Forecasting

 

Admin Role:

  • Data Coordinator (Refinitiv, Bloomberg, WRDS, FAME, IBES, CMIE, etc.)
  • PG Selector (Finance programmes, includes MSc Banking and Finance; MSc Finance; MSc International Economics and Finance; MSc Quantitative Finance and Risk Management)
  • Personal Tutor
  • Tri-Uni Conference co-organizer
Publications