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Dr Zongyuan Li

PhD

Contact Details

Lecturer Above the Bar (Assistant Professor)
E: zongyuan.li@universityofgalway.ie
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6743-109X

Biography

Zongyuan is Lecturer in Financial Economics and Technology at the J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics. His primarily research interests lie in financial economics and political economics, focusing on:

(i) The effects of financial regulation and political uncertainties on companies, particularly in highly regulated banking and real estate industries.
(ii)How companies employ various mechanisms to bypass regulations and mitigate political risks.

He has published his work in several economics and finance journals, including Journal of Financial Research, International Review of Financial Analysis and Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money. Zongyuan's work has been presented at several leading academic institutions, such as the People's Bank of China, Columbia University, and Baruch College.
Zongyuan holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration (specializing in Finance) from University of Macau, an MSc in Finance from ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, and a bachelor's degree in medicine from Xi'an Jiaotong University. Before joining the University of Galway in 2024, Zongyuan taught at Wenzhou-Kean University and Dalian Maritime University, and served as a part-time CFA lecturer at Golden Education Institute.

Research Interests

My research primarily explores financial economics, with a focus on:

The impact of financial regulation and political uncertainties on companies, and
How firms employ various mechanisms to navigate regulations and mitigate political risks.

Peer Reviewed Journals

	Year	Publication
	(2024)	'Market uncertainties and too-big-to-fail perception: Evidence from Chinese P2P registration requirements' Li, Zongyuan; Li, Jingyal; Chang, Xiao (2024) 'Market uncertainties and too-big-to-fail perception: Evidence from Chinese P2P registration requirements'. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, 95 (102032) [DOI] [Details]
	(2024)	'Are too big to fail banks just different in size? -- A study on systemic risk and stand-alone risk' Li, Zongyuan; Lai, Rose Neng (2024) 'Are too big to fail banks just different in size? -- A study on systemic risk and stand-alone risk'. International Review Of Financial Analysis, 93 (103163) [DOI] [Details]
	(2022)	'Interbank borrowing and bank liquidity risk' Li, Zongyuan; Lai, Rose Neng (2022) 'Interbank borrowing and bank liquidity risk'. Journal of Financial Research, 45 :53-91 [DOI] [Details]
	(2022)	'Bank competition, interest rate pass-through and the impact of the global financial crisis: evidence from Hong Kong and Macao' Li, Jingya; Li, Zongyuan; Liu, Ming-Hua (2022) 'Bank competition, interest rate pass-through and the impact of the global financial crisis: evidence from Hong Kong and Macao'. China Finance Review International, 12 (4):646-666 [DOI] [Details]
	(2022)	'Revisit the Nexus between Saving and Inequality in Labor Intensive Economies: Evidence from China' Chang, Xiao; Li, Jingya; Li, Zongyuan (2022) 'Revisit the Nexus between Saving and Inequality in Labor Intensive Economies: Evidence from China'. Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, 58 (14):4091-4102 [DOI] [Details]
	(2021)	'Not All Bank Liquidity Creation Boosts Prices -- The Case of the US Housing Markets' Li, Zongyuan; Lai, Rose Neng (2021) 'Not All Bank Liquidity Creation Boosts Prices -- The Case of the US Housing Markets'. International Real Estate Review, 24 (1):19-58 [Details]

Honours and Awards

	Year	Title	Awarding Body
	2023	1st Price of the Best Paper Award	Global Chinese Real Estate Congress

Employment

Employer	Position	From / To
University of Galway	Lecturer above the bar (Assistant Professor)	01-AUG-24 /
Wenzhou-Kean University	Lecturer in Finance	01-AUG-22 / 10-JUL-24
Dalian Maritime University	Assistant Professor in Finance	01-JUN-21 / 31-MAY-22

Professional Associations

Association	Function	From / To
CFA Charterholder	Association of Investment Professionals	01-OCT-22 /
American Finance Association	Academic Association	18-JUN-19 /
European Economics Association	Academic Association	01-SEP-23 /
American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association	Academic Association	30-OCT-20 /

Education

Year	Institution	Qualification	Subject
2021	University of Macau	PhD	Business Administration (Finance)
2015	ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa	Master of Science	Finance
2012	Xi'an Jiaotong University	Bachelor	Medicine

Reviews

	Journal	Role
	European Economic Review	Reviewer
	International Review Of Financial Analysis	Reviewer
	Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money	Reviewer
	Economic Modelling	Reviewer
	Emerging Markets Finance and Trade	Reviewer
	Finance Research Letters	Reviewer
	Research in International Business and Finance	Reviewer
	Singapore Economic Review	Reviewer
	Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies	Reviewer
	International Real Estate Review	Reviewer