Staff profile

Biography:

Nan Xiong is an Assistant Professor of Finance at Durham Business School. Prior to joining Durham University, he held positions at the University of Surrey and Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance (SAIF). Nan graduated from Fudan University with a BSc degree in Mathematics. Nan continued his studies at Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University, where he earned an MSc degree and completed his PhD in finance. Nan’s main research and teaching interest lies in corporate finance. His research has been published in journals such as the Journal of Corporate Finance. Nan has a keen interest in global scholarship and collaborates with colleagues from North America, Europe, and Asia.

Mini-Biography

Nan Xiong is an Assistant Professor of Finance at Durham Business School. Nan’s main research and teaching interest lies in corporate finance. He got PhD from Carnegie Mellon University.

• Private companies; Merger and acquisitions; Executive compensation; Structural estimation

Journal Article

• The Ethical Role of Pro-Equality Laws in Reducing Executive Gender Pay Gaps under Cultural Resistance
  
  Xiong, N., Tenhiälä, A., Onal, B., Ikäheimo, S., & Colak, G. (in press). The Ethical Role of Pro-Equality Laws in Reducing Executive Gender Pay Gaps under Cultural Resistance. Journal of Business Ethics.
• Societal Equality Sentiment and Executive Compensation
  
  Onal, B., Petmezas, D., & Xiong, N. (2022). Societal Equality Sentiment and Executive Compensation. Journal of Corporate Finance, 77, Article 102314. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2022.102314
• Post-acquisition performance of private acquirers
  
  Golubov, A., & Xiong, N. (2020). Post-acquisition performance of private acquirers. Journal of Corporate Finance, 60. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2019.101545