Fei Leng, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor ; Graduate Faculty

Specialty: Finance

Leng, Fei

Contact information

Dept: Milgard School of Business
Room: DOU 306
Phone: 253-692-5688
Email: fleng@uw.edu

Degrees

  • Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 2006.
  • M.A., Economics, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 2004.
  • M.A., Finance, University of International Business and Economics, Beijing, 2001.
  • B.A., International Trade, Dongbei University of Finance and Economics, Dalian, 1997.

Biography

Fei Leng earned his Ph.D. in Finance from University of Tennessee. His research interests include bankruptcy, merger and acquisition, IPO and capital market anomalies. He teaches business finance, derivatives and corporate finance at the undergraduate and MBA levels. He is a CFA charterholder and FRM Certified.

Specialty

Corporate Finance and Investments

Selected Publications

  • Pay-performance Sensitivity in a heterogeneous Managerial Labor Market (with Hui Chen). Journal of Management Accounting Research, 2004, vol.16, pp.16-33.

Current Research

  • Bankruptcy prediction and reorganization
  • Corporate takeovers
  • Share repurchases
  • Corporate political connections
  • Capital market anomalies

Honors and Awards

  • Summer Research Grant, University of Tennessee (2002-2005)
  • Excellent Graduation Thesis Award, University of International Business and Economics (2001)
  • Zhongbei Scholarship, Dongbei University of Finance and Economics (1995, 1996)

Affiliations

  • American Finance Association
  • Financial Management Association
  • Chinese Economists Society
  • CFA Institute
  • Global Association of Risk Professionals