School of Business

Phone:

765-455-9470

Email:

xw55@iu.edu

Department:

School of Business

Campus:

IU Kokomo

Biography

Education:

Ph.D. in Finance, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2017
M.S. in Finance, Syracuse University, 2012
B.S. in Finance, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, 2011

Area of Expertise:

Mutual Funds, Insider Trading, International Finance, Financial Institutions, Corporate Social Responsibility, Location

Research Interests:

Mutual Funds, Insider Trading, International Finance, Financial Institutions, Corporate Social Responsibility, Location

Top 10 Selected Publications:

• Li, C., & Wang, X. (2019). Commonality in Liquidity of Nearby Firms. Journal of Financial Research, 42(4), 675-711.
• Kim, D., Ng, L., Wang, Q., & Wang, X. (2019). Insider Trading, Informativeness, and Price Efficiency Around the World. Asia‐Pacific Journal of Financial Studies, 48(6), 727-776.
• Meng, Y., & Wang, X. (2019). Do institutional investors have homogeneous influence on corporate social responsibility? Evidence from investor investment horizon. Managerial Finance, 46(3), 301-322
• Wang, X., & Wei, S. (2019). The monitoring role of institutional investors. Studies in Economics and Finance. 36(3), 517-546

Academic/Professional Activities:

Crystal’s research has been presented at leading finance conferences, including International Conference on Asia-Pacific Financial Markets (CAFM), Financial Management Association International Annual Meeting (FMA), Southern Finance Association Annual Meeting (SFA), and Southwestern Finance Association Annual Meeting (SWFA). She also serves on the committees of several conferences.

Awards/Honors:

• Semifinalist for the Best Paper Awards in Corporate Finance FMA 2018
• IUK Summer Faculty Fellowship 2018
• IUK Summer Undergraduate Research Grant 2018
• AJFS Mirae Asset Best Paper Award 2019
• IUK Grant-in-Aid of Faculty Research 2019
• IUK Sustainability Grant 2019
• IUK Trustees Teaching Award 2019