Dr Chelsea Yao
Senior LecturerProfile
Dr Chelsea Yao is Associate Professor in Accounting and Finance and Director of PhD program at Lancaster University Management School. She was Visiting Research Professor in 2015 and hold the same position from 2019-2023 at New York University Stern School of Business. She received her PhD in Finance from the University of Melbourne, Australia, and Master in Finance from Durham University, United Kingdom.
She has published on momentum, contrarian, seasonality, mutual funds and firm’s ESG performance. Her current research interests lie in ESG, AI and investments. Her work has been accepted to present at top conferences including AFA, EFA and SFS Cavalcade and journals including Journal of Corporate Finance, Journal of Banking and Finance, and Journal of Financial Markets. She serves as a referee for many academic journals and as an organizer and regular reviewer for conference committees.
Qualifications
MSc in Finance (Durham University), PhD in Finance (University of Melbourne)
Professional Role
Director of Doctoral Program
Selected Publications
Cao, M., Martin, S., Yao, C. 30/04/2025 In: Journal of Corporate Finance. 91
Journal article
Shackleton, M., Yao, C., Zuo, Z. 28/02/2025 In: Journal of Corporate Finance. 90
Journal article
Wang, G., Yao, C., Sotes-Paladino, J., Lim, B. 1/01/2024 In: Journal of Banking and Finance. 158, 52 p.
Journal article
Shackleton, M., Yan, J., Yao, Y. 31/03/2022 In: Journal of Banking and Finance. 136, 19 p.
Journal article
Lim, B., Wang, J., Yao, Y. 1/12/2018 In: Journal of Banking and Finance. 97, p. 283-296. 14 p.
Journal article
Ji, X., Spencer Martin, J., Yao, Y. 11/2017 In: Journal of Financial Markets. 36, p. 76-90. 15 p.
Journal article
Brown, S.J., Sotes-Paladino, J., Wang, J., Yao, Y. 09/2017 In: Journal of Banking and Finance. 82, p. 133-150. 18 p.
Journal article
Yao, Y. 10/2012 In: Journal of Banking and Finance. 36, 10, p. 2757-2769. 13 p.
Journal article
All Publications
Membership of committee
Membership of committee
Invited talk
Membership of committee
Membership of committee
Membership of committee
Participation in conference - Public
Visiting an external academic institution
Invited talk
Invited talk
Visiting an external academic institution
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Publication peer-review
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Prize (including medals and awards)
Prize (including medals and awards)
- Accounting, Finance, Governance and Banking
- Asset Pricing and Financial Econometrics
- Centre for Financial Econometrics, Asset Markets and Macroeconomic Policy
- Pentland Centre