Jing Shi

Biography

"Professor Jing Shi is Professor of Finance, School of Economics, Finance and Marketing, Faculty of Business at RMIT University. Prior to that, he held position at the Australian National University. He received a BComm (Hons 1) from the University of Otago and a PhD in Finance from the Australian National University. Professor Shi’s main research interests are in the areas of empirical corporate finance, emerging markets, political and international economics. Recently, he began to expand his research focus by investigating market development and corporate governance issues in the context of China’s transition process, especially in the fields of networking, political connections, business strategy and corporate governance. Professor Shi’s research has appeared in leading academic journals, such as the Journal of Political Economy, Administrative Science Quarterly and Management Science. Professor Shi was a member of the ERA 2015 Research Evaluation Committee (Economics and Commerce). He is currently an editor of Accounting and Finance journal and a board member of Asian Finance Association."

Research Interest

Empirical Corporate Finance