Education
Ph.D. (Majored in Finance), Huazhong University of Sci.& Tech, 2023.
Research Interests
Corporate Finance, Accounting Information, Corporate Governance and Behavior
Work Experiences
Oct, 2020-Oct, 2022: Postdoctoral researcher, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
Representative Research Projects
[1] Major Project of the National Social Science Fund (Approval No.: 21ZDA010), 2021-2023, Participant.
[2] Sub-project of the Ministry of Finance’s Technical Assistance Project, 2019-2020, Participant.
[3] General Project of the National Natural Science Foundation, 2020, Participant.
[4] Inclusive Finance Research Project of China Construction Bank, 2020, Participant.
[5] Research Project of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, 2022, Participant.
Representative Research Papers
International Journal Publications
[1] Kong, D., Liu, J., Wang, Y., and Zhu ling. (2023). Employee Stock Ownership Plans and Corporate Environmental Engagement. Journal of Business Ethics. Forthcoming.
[2] Kong, D., & Zhu, Ling. (2022). Governments’ fiscal squeeze and firm pollute on emissions: Evidence from a natural experiment in China. Environmental and Resource Economics, 81(4), 833-866.
[3] Xiang, J., Zhu, Ling, & Kong, D. (2023). Labor cost and corporate tax avoidance. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 205, 338-358.
[4] Kong, D., Kong, G., Liu, S., & Zhu, Ling. (2022). Does competition cause government decentralization? The case of state-owned enterprises. Journal of Comparative Economics, 50(4), 1103-1122.
[5] Zhu, Ling, Kong, D., & Liu S. (2023). Do governments centralize state-owned enterprises in hard times? International Review of Financial Analysis, Forthcoming.
[6] Wang, X., & Zhu, Ling*. (2023). How does Export VAT Rebates policy affect corporate investment efficiency? Evidence from corporate tax stickiness. Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Forthcoming.
[7] Xiong, M., & Zhu, Ling*. (2023). Mandatory pollution abatement and firm export product quality. Economic Analysis and Policy. Forthcoming.
[8] Kong, G., Huang, J., Kong, D., & Zhu, Ling*. (2023). Female executives, industrial robots, and stock price crash risk. Finance Research Letters, 57, 104253.
[9] Zhu, Ling, & Kong, D. (2022). Does government transparency shape firm decentralization? Evidence from a natural experiment in China. Emerging Markets Review, 53, 100915.
[10] Zhu, Ling, & Kong, D. (2023). Corruption and privatization: Evidence from a natural experiment in China. Economics of Transition and Institutional Change, 31(1), 217-239.
[11] Kong, X., Jiang, F., & Zhu, Ling*. (2022). Business strategy, corporate social responsibility, and within-firm pay gap. Economic Modelling, 106, 105703.
[12] Kong, D., Zhu, Ling, & Yang, Z. (2020). Effects of foreign investors on energy firms' innovation: Evidence from a natural experiment in China. Energy Economics, 92, 105011.
[13] Kong, D., Zhu, Ling, & Qin, N. (2022). Does corruption shape firm centralization? Evidence from state‐owned enterprises in China. Accounting & Finance, 62(3), 3365-3395.
Grants and Awards
[1] Academic Rising Star for Doctoral Graduates (one of 9 nationwide), China Economic Society, 2022.
[2] Third prize in the National College Student Green Finance Essay Competition, China Finance Association, 2022.
[3] Pacemaker to Merit Graduate Student, Highest Honor for Graduate Students,Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), 2022.
[4] Academic Rising Star, HUST, 2022.
Courses Taught
Corporate Strategy and Risk Management
Financial Statement Analysis
