Associate Professor in Finance
  • Ph.D in Finance, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong (2016)
  • MBA, M.S. in Finance, Washington University in Saint Louis, U.S.A. (2004)
  • B.S. in Economics, University of International Business and Economics, China (1997)
  • Assistant Professor of Finance, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, China (Jun. 2016 – Jun. 2024)
  • Investment Analyst, Reinsurance Group of America, U.S.A. (Jun. 2004 – Jul. 2010)
  • Credit Analyst, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Headquarter, China (1997 Jun. – 2001 Nov.)
  • Financial Management (undergraduate course, 2017-2024)
  • Quantitative Method for Finance (master course, 2016-2023)
  • Hide in the herd: macroeconomic uncertainty and analyst forecast dispersion 2023. Shen Zhao and Guofu Zhou. Working paper.
  • Uncertainty effects on stock price reaction to Federal Reserve policy. Shen Zhao 2023. Working paper.
  • Predictability and Uncertainty. Shen Zhao and Guofu Zhou. Working in progress.
  • Asset pricing, macroeconomics, information diffusion, uncertainty, predictability, behavioral finance
  1. Investor Sentiment and economic forces. Junyan Shen, Jianfeng Yu and Shen Zhao 2017 Journal of Monetary Economics 86 1-27.
  2. Time-varying demand for lottery: Speculation ahead of earnings announcements. Bibuo Liu, Huijun Wang, Jianfeng Yu, and Shen Zhao 2020. Journal of Financial Economics 138 789-817.
  3. The macroeconomic announcement premium and information environment 2023. Chu Zhang and Shen Zhao. Journal of Monetary Economics 139 55-73.
  1. [Conference Presentation] Chu Zhang and Shen Zhao, The macroeconomic announcement premium and information environment, Northern Finance Association, 30th annual conference, September 2018; Multinational Finance Society, 25th annual conference, June 2018.
  2. [Conference Presentation] Shen Zhao and Guofu Zhou, Hide in the herd: macroeconomic uncertainty and analyst forecasts dispersion, The 19th Chinese Finance Annual Meeting 2022; The 29th Annual MFS Conference 2023; FMA Annual Conference 2023; 16th annual meeting of the Academy of behavioral finance and economics 2023.
  • Member of CFA Institution and Society (Since 2006)
  • Member of Global Association of Risk Professionals (Since 2007)