Research Area
Corporate finance, entrepreneurship, innovation, small and medium-sized firms, fintech and policy
Biography
Dr. Su Wang is an assistant professor at the Shanghaitech University. She holds a PhD in Finance from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Before joining SEM at Shanghaitech University, she was an assistant professor of finance at the business school in the University of Amsterdam. Her work has won semi-finalist FMA Conference Best Paper Award (2020 and 2022).
Selected Publications
Publication:
1. A Robust Test for Weak Instruments in Stata, with Carolin E. Pflueger, Stata Journal, 2015,15(1):216-225.
2. Wang, S. (2024). Predicting new firm survival and growth: The power of alternative data. Economic and Political Studies, 1-30.
Working Papers:
1. Human capital acquisition in VC-backed companies(2025), with Fabrizio Core (Luiss), and Gosia Ryduchowska(BI)
2. The Broader Impact of Venture Capital (2025), with Juanita Gonzalez-Uribe (LSE), Robyn Klingler-Vidra (KCL), and Xiang Yin (Tsinghua) (2025), (Accepted, Review of Financial Studies (UTD 24) )
Semi-Finalist FMA Conference Best Paper Award 2022, Winner of the Industrial Securities Excellent Paper Award (China Accounting and Finance Academic Annual Conference), Winner of the Best Paper Using Corporate Data Supplied by the Bureau van Dijk (2022 Australasian Finance and Banking Conference)
3. Illiquid Windfalls and Household Consumption: Evidence from Housing Lotteries in China (2025), with Yiqing Lü (NYU Shanghai) (2025)
4. The Real Effects of Small-Firm Credit Guarantees During Recessions (2023), with Juanita Gonzalez-Uribe (LSE)
Media Coverage: Voxeu; LSE Business Review
Semi-Finalist FMA Conference Best Paper Award 2020
5. Young Firm Manager Turnover and Performance (2024)
6. Is Blood Thicker than Water? Manager Turnover in Family Firms (2024)
Media coverage: RES Media Briefings, LSE Business Review
7. Leveraging Technology Expertise in Venture Capital Screening: Evidence from Start-up Competitions (2025) , with Suting Hong (Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool) and Xiang Yin (Tsinghua)
8. Who Bears the Cost of Natural Disasters? (2025), with Mariassunta Giannetti (SSE) and Yingjie Qi (CBS)
