Dr Jiaman Xu
(she/her)
Lecturer in Finance
- Available for postgraduate supervision
Overview
I am a Lecturer in Finance at Cardiff Business School. Prior to joining Cardiff University in 2024, I worked as an Assistant Professor in Finance at University College Dublin, Ireland. I hold a PhD in Finance from the University of Edinburgh, UK (2022). My main research interests are in the areas of empirical corporate finance.
Publications and working papers are avaliable at my personal website: https://sites.xujiaman.com/
Publication
2025
- Armitage, S., Gallagher, R. and Xu, J. 2025. Institutional ownership and investment by private companies. The British Accounting Review (10.1016/j.bar.2025.101585)
2024
- Xu, J. 2024. Blockchain-based technology in corporate governance: A transformative approach. In: Harnessing Technology for Knowledge Transfer in Accountancy, Auditing, and Finance. IGI Global, pp. 26 - 42., (10.4018/9798369313312.ch002)
- Xu, J., Chen, J., Jiang, M. and An, J. 2024. Inherited trust and informal finance. Journal of Business Finance & Accounting 51(1-2), pp. 334-362. (10.1111/jbfa.12694)
2023
- Armitage, S., Gallagher, R. and Xu, J. 2023. The elusive relation between pension discount rates and deficits. Journal of Business Finance & Accounting 50(7-8), pp. 1101-1127. (10.1111/jbfa.12658)
2021
- An, J., Jiang, M. and Xu, J. 2021. Professional norms and risk-taking of bank employees: do expectations of peers’ risk preferences matter?. Journal of Financial Stability 56, article number: 100938. (10.1016/j.jfs.2021.100938)
- An, J. and Xu, J. 2021. International spillovers of corporate scandal: evidence from the Harvey Weinstein event. European Journal of Finance 27(11), pp. 1053-1072. (10.1080/1351847X.2021.1906729)
Articles
- Armitage, S., Gallagher, R. and Xu, J. 2025. Institutional ownership and investment by private companies. The British Accounting Review (10.1016/j.bar.2025.101585)
- Xu, J., Chen, J., Jiang, M. and An, J. 2024. Inherited trust and informal finance. Journal of Business Finance & Accounting 51(1-2), pp. 334-362. (10.1111/jbfa.12694)
- Armitage, S., Gallagher, R. and Xu, J. 2023. The elusive relation between pension discount rates and deficits. Journal of Business Finance & Accounting 50(7-8), pp. 1101-1127. (10.1111/jbfa.12658)
- An, J., Jiang, M. and Xu, J. 2021. Professional norms and risk-taking of bank employees: do expectations of peers’ risk preferences matter?. Journal of Financial Stability 56, article number: 100938. (10.1016/j.jfs.2021.100938)
- An, J. and Xu, J. 2021. International spillovers of corporate scandal: evidence from the Harvey Weinstein event. European Journal of Finance 27(11), pp. 1053-1072. (10.1080/1351847X.2021.1906729)
Book sections
- Xu, J. 2024. Blockchain-based technology in corporate governance: A transformative approach. In: Harnessing Technology for Knowledge Transfer in Accountancy, Auditing, and Finance. IGI Global, pp. 26 - 42., (10.4018/9798369313312.ch002)
Research
I work in empirical corporate finance with special interests in i) established private companies and their interactions with the public market, and ii) VC/PE-backed companies. I am also interested in trade credit financing.
Teaching
Corporate Financial Management Spring Semester
Biography
Employment
- Lecturer in Finance (2024 - present), Cardiff University, UK
- Assistant Professor in Finance (2022 - 2024), University College Dublin, Ireland
Education
- PhD in Finance, University of Edinburgh, 2022
- MSc in Finance (Distinction), University of Edinburgh, 2018
- BSc in Accounting, Huazhong Agricultural University, 2013