Junbo L. Wang

Junbo Wang is an associate professor of finance at the E. J. Ourso College of Business, Louisiana State University, where he has been a faculty member since 2015. He also serves as an Associate Editor of The Financial Review. His research focuses on financial econometrics and machine learning methods applied to asset pricing tests, the impact of artificial intelligence on firm valuation and labor markets, investor trading activities and their market impact, mutual fund performance evaluation, and option and volatility risk premia. Dr. Wang’s work has been widely published in top finance journals, including the Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, Review of Financial Studies, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Review of Asset Pricing Studies, and Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics. He is the recipient of numerous awards, such as the Fama-DFA Prize at the Journal of Financial Economics (2024) and multiple Best Paper Awards at major conferences.

In addition to his research, Dr. Wang is passionate about teaching and mentoring. He has taught a wide range of finance courses at the Ph.D., MBA, and undergraduate levels, earning multiple teaching awards. He also actively contributes to the profession through program committees, conference organizing, and refereeing for leading journals.