Dr Binru Zhao

Lecturer

b.zhao@bangor.ac.uk

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Dr Binru Zhao

Binru joined Bangor Business School in Sep 2022 as a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Banking and Finance. He specialises in Empirical Banking, Financial Intermediation and Corporate Credit Market. His research output has attracted policy-makers' attention and has been featured in some major media outlets including the Columbia Law School (CLS) Blue Sky Blog, the Daily Telegraph, the Duke Financial Economics Center Blog, the European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) Blog, and the Oxford Business Law Blog.

His previous research has been published in leading international academic journals including Journal of Corporate Finance,ÌýThe European Financial Management, and European Journal of Finance. Also, he heldÌý²¹Ìývisiting position at Bank of Finland, Helsinki. His research projects have been funded by the British Academy/The Leverhulme Trust, the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (Wales Innovation Network) and Taith Research Mobillity Programme.

Additionally, he has been an ad-hoc reviewer for several internationally well-established journals, such as European Financial Management, European Journal of Finance, British Accounting Review, Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, International Journal of Finance and Accounting, Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, International Review of Financial Analysis, etc.

Binru is currently serving as the Interim Director of Postgraduate Research at Bangor Business School.

Location: Room 1.15, Hen Goleg

Email: b.zhao@bangor.ac.uk

  • PhD: Finance
    University of Bath, 2023
Empirical Banking, Financial Intermediation and Corporate Credit Market

2023

  • Published
    Molyneux, P., Wang, Q., Xie, R. & Zhao, B., Jan 2023, In: European Journal of Finance. 29, 1, p. 1-16
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • E-pub ahead of print
    Newton, D., Ongena, S., Xie, R. & Zhao, B., 8 Nov 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: European Financial Management.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2025

  • This will fund two workshops that will bring a network of academics together to prepare bids to fund a substantial research programme.

    7 Mar 2025 – 30 Sep 2025

    Activity: Other (Contributor)

2022

  • Institute Of European Finance - Centre for Responsible Banking

    2022 →

    Links:

    Activity: Membership of network (Member)

  • 01/09/2023 – 15/04/2025 (Finished)