Siqi Wei, Ph.D.

Dr. Siqi Wei is the Stelmar Family Fellow and Associate Professor of Finance at David Nazarian College of Business and Economics, California State University, Northridge (CSUN). In CSUN, Dr. Wei also serves as the Associate Director of the Center for Asian Finance and Business Research(CAFBR). His primary research interests include institutional investors, market efficiency, capital markets, labor finance, and emerging financial technologies. His research has been presented at international and regional conferences such as FMA, SWFA, SFA, CICF, etc. His work is featured in media outlets such as Bloomberg and Columbia Law School's Blog on Corporations and the Capital Markets. His research has been published in the Journal of Corporate Finance, International Review of Financial Analysis, Finance Research Letters, Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance, among others.

Education

• Ph.D. 2019, Oklahoma State University
• M.S. 2014, University of Denver
• B.S. Shanxi University of Finance and Economics

Areas of Expertise/Research

• Corporate Finance
• Institutional Investors
• Macro Finance
• Capital Markets

Selected Publications

• Liu, X. S., Megginson, W., Tran, N. N., & Wei, S. (2023). “Who Loses Most When Big Banks Suddenly Fail? Evidence from Silicon Valley Bank Collapse.”Finance Research Letters, 104806. Elsevier. DOI: 10.1016/j.frl.2023.104806
• Byun, S. K., Lin, Z., & Wei, S. (2021). “Are US firms using more short-term debt?” Journal of Corporate Finance, 69, 102012. Elsevier. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2021.102012
• Borochin, P., Wang, X., & Wei, S. (2024). “Can long-term institutional owners improve market efficiency in parsing complex legal disputes?” International Review of Economics & Finance, 96, 103690. JAI. DOI:10.1016/j.iref.2024.103690

Honors and Awards

• Stelmar Family Faculty Fellow