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Yi "Ian" Liu

Title: Associate Professor

Department: Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Law

College: College of Business

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

Education

  • PhD, Drexel University, 2003
    Major: Business Administration
    Specialization: Finance
  • MBA, Drexel University, 2002
    Major: Business Administration
    Specialization: Investment Management
  • BA, Southwest University of Finance and Economics (China), 1995
    Major: Finance

Current Scheduled Teaching

FINA 5210.001Investment Analysis and ManagementSpring 2025
FINA 4200.401InvestmentsSpring 2025
FINA 6950.703Doctoral DissertationFall 2024
FINA 5210.401Investment Analysis and ManagementFall 2024
FINA 4200.003InvestmentsFall 2024 Syllabus
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching

FINA 6950.710Doctoral DissertationSummer 5W2 2024
FINA 6900.001Special ProblemsSummer 10W 2024
FINA 6950.703Doctoral DissertationSpring 2024
FINA 5210.001Investment Analysis and ManagementSpring 2024 SPOT
FINA 6014.001Seminar in Investments, Modern Portfolio Theory, and Capital Markets ResearchSpring 2024 SPOT
FINA 6950.703Doctoral DissertationFall 2023
FINA 5210.001Investment Analysis and ManagementFall 2023 SPOT
FINA 5170.003Financial ManagementSummer 5W1 2023 SPOT
FINA 6900.001Special ProblemsSummer 10W 2023
FINA 6950.703Doctoral DissertationSpring 2023
FINA 3770.007FinanceSpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 5210.001Investment Analysis and ManagementSpring 2023 SPOT
FINA 6950.703Doctoral DissertationFall 2022
FINA 3770.003FinanceFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 5210.001Investment Analysis and ManagementFall 2022 SPOT
FINA 6950.710Doctoral DissertationSummer 5W2 2022
FINA 3770.001FinanceSummer 3W1 2022 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 5170.003Financial ManagementSummer 5W1 2022 SPOT
FINA 6950.703Doctoral DissertationSpring 2022
FINA 6940.753Individual ResearchSpring 2022
FINA 6014.001Seminar in Investments, Modern Portfolio Theory, and Capital Markets ResearchSpring 2022 SPOT
FINA 6900.001Special ProblemsSpring 2022
FINA 6950.703Doctoral DissertationFall 2021
FINA 3770.001FinanceFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 6940.753Individual ResearchFall 2021
FINA 5210.002Investment Analysis and ManagementFall 2021 SPOT
FINA 3770.001FinanceSummer 3W1 2021 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 6940.753Individual ResearchSpring 2021
FINA 5210.001Investment Analysis and ManagementSpring 2021 SPOT
FINA 4200.003InvestmentsSpring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 4200.004InvestmentsSpring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 3770.001FinanceFall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 3770.004FinanceFall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 3770.502FinanceFall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 6940.753Individual ResearchFall 2020
FINA 6950.706Doctoral DissertationSummer 5W2 2020
FINA 5650.001Contemporary Issues in FinanceSpring 2020
FINA 6950.703Doctoral DissertationSpring 2020
FINA 6940.753Individual ResearchSpring 2020
FINA 6014.001Seminar in Investments, Modern Portfolio Theory, and Capital Markets ResearchSpring 2020
FINA 4650.001Special Topics in FinanceSpring 2020 Syllabus
FINA 6950.703Doctoral DissertationFall 2019
FINA 3770.001FinanceFall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 3770.004FinanceFall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 6940.753Individual ResearchFall 2019
FINA 6950.703Doctoral DissertationSpring 2019
FINA 3770.004FinanceSpring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 5170.501Financial ManagementSpring 2019 SPOT
FINA 6940.753Individual ResearchSpring 2019
FINA 6950.703Doctoral DissertationFall 2018
FINA 3770.001FinanceFall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 3770.004FinanceFall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 6940.753Individual ResearchFall 2018
FINA 6900.703Special ProblemsFall 2018
FINA 6950.703Doctoral DissertationSpring 2018
FINA 5170.501Financial ManagementSpring 2018 SPOT
FINA 6014.001Seminar in Investments, Modern Portfolio Theory, and Capital Markets ResearchSpring 2018 SPOT
FINA 6950.703Doctoral DissertationFall 2017
FINA 3770.001FinanceFall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 3770.004FinanceFall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 6940.753Individual ResearchFall 2017
FINA 5170.001Financial ManagementSpring 2017 SPOT
FINA 5170.501Financial ManagementSpring 2017 SPOT
FINA 6940.753Individual ResearchSpring 2017
FINA 5170.501Financial ManagementSpring 2016 SPOT
FINA 6014.001Seminar in Investments, Modern Portfolio Theory, and Capital Markets ResearchSpring 2016 SPOT
FINA 3770.001FinanceFall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 3770.004FinanceFall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 5170.003Financial ManagementSpring 2015
FINA 4200.002InvestmentsSpring 2015 Syllabus
FINA 3770.001FinanceFall 2014 Syllabus
FINA 3770.004FinanceFall 2014 Syllabus
FINA 6940.753Individual ResearchFall 2014
FINA 5170.003Financial ManagementSpring 2014
FINA 6014.001Seminar in Investments, Modern Portfolio Theory, and Capital Markets ResearchSpring 2014
FINA 3770.001FinanceFall 2013
FINA 3770.004FinanceFall 2013
FINA 5170.003Financial ManagementSpring 2013
FINA 4200.002InvestmentsSpring 2013
FINA 4200.002InvestmentsFall 2012
FINA 6014.001Seminar in Investments, Modern Portfolio Theory, and Capital Markets ResearchFall 2012
FINA 5170.003Financial ManagementSpring 2012
FINA 4200.002InvestmentsSpring 2012
FINA 4200.001InvestmentsFall 2011
FINA 4200.002InvestmentsFall 2011
FINA 3770.001FinanceSpring 2011
FINA 4200.003InvestmentsSpring 2011
FINA 4200.002InvestmentsFall 2010
FINA 4200.004InvestmentsFall 2010
FINA 4200.001InvestmentsSummer 5W2 2010
FINA 3770.001FinanceSpring 2010
FINA 4200.003InvestmentsSpring 2010
FINA 4200.002InvestmentsFall 2009
FINA 5230.001Portfolio Management and Security Analysis in InvestmentsFall 2009
FINA 4200.001InvestmentsSummer 5W2 2009
FINA 4200.002InvestmentsSpring 2009
FINA 4200.003InvestmentsSpring 2009
FINA 4200.002InvestmentsFall 2008
FINA 5230.001Portfolio Management and Security Analysis in InvestmentsFall 2008
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Book Chapter

  • Liu, Y. (2011). Efficiency Market Hypothesis. Finance volume, Series on the Frontiers of Western Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Renmin University Publications.

    • Journal Article

  • Liu, Y. (2021). A study on firms with negative book value of equity. International Review of Finance. 21 145-182.
  • Liu, H., Liu, I., Tripathy, N. (2019). A study on firms with negative book value of equity. Other.
  • Liu, Y. (2019). Does Board Gender Diversity Increase Dividend Payouts?: Analysis of Global Evidence. Journal of Corporate Finance. 58 1-26.
  • Zhang, H., Huang, Y., Thill, J., Guo, D., Liu, Y. (2018). Guest editorial: special issue on spatial computing in emergency management. GeoInformatica. 22 (2) 307--309. Springer US.
  • Brice, D., Samimi, P., Ghamarian, I., Liu, Y., Mendoza, M., Kenney, M., Reidy, R.F., Garcia-Avila, M., Collins, P. (2017). On the eutectoid transformation behavior of the Ti-Zn system and its metastable phases. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 718 22 - 27. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S092583881731695X
  • Liu, Y., Mantecon, T. (2017). Is Sustainable Competitive Advantage an Advantage for Stock Investors?. Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance. 63 299-314.
  • Liu, Y., Peabody, D. (2015). Do the Stars Align? An Evaluation of the Efficacy of Independent Analysts’ Equity Ratings. Journal of Applied Finance. 25 (2) 57-74.
  • Liu, Y., Chazi, A., Khallaf, A., Zantout, Z. (2014). Technology Transaction, Momentum, Announcement Effect and Reversal: Dissecting an Anomaly. Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance.
  • Tang, Z., Liu, Y., Lu, Y., Yang, D. (2012). Does Asset Injections by Large Shareholders improve firm performance?. Journal of Chinese Entrepreneurship. 4 (3) 263-283.
  • Mantecon, T., Liu, I., Gao, F. (2012). Empirical evidence of the value of monitoring in joint ownership. Journal of Banking and Finance. 36 1045-1056.
  • Liu, Y., Mantecon, T., Szewczyk, S. (2011). Do Financial Analysts' Opinions Matter. International Journal of Banking, Accounting and Finance. 3 118-132.
  • Liu, Y., Chou, D., Zantout, Z. (2009). Long-Term Stock Performance Following Extraoardinary and Special Cash Dividends. Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance. 49 54-73.
  • Liu, Y., Szewczyk, S.H., Zantout, Z. (2008). Under-reaction to Dividend Reductions and Omissions?. Journal of Finance. 63 987-1020.
  • Liu, Y., O'Reilly-Allen, M., Zantout, Z. (2007). The Welfare Effects of the National Cooperative Research Act (NCRA) of 1984 and the National Cooperative Production Act (NCPA) of 1993. American Journal of Economics and Sociology. 66 985-1004.
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  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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