Ellen Yun Zhu

Title: Associate Professor of Finance
Office: 419 Elliott Hall
Phone: (248) 370-3289
Email: [email protected]

Education:
Michigan State University, Ph.D. FInance

Biography:
Yun (Ellen) Zhu graduated from Shanghai Fudan University with a B.A. in Economics and State University of New York at Binghamton with a M.A. in Economics. Her doctorate is from Michigan State University in Finance. Ellen joined the OU faculty in 2005. In 2012 she was promoted to Associate Professor of Finance with tenure. Professor Zhu teaches in Managerial Financial, International Financial Management and Financial Modeling.

Teaching interests: 
International Financial Management, Valuation, Corporate Finance, and Financial Modeling

Research interests: 
IPOs, Securities Litigation, Corporate Governance, Internal Capital Market, Corporate Finance and International Finance

Awards:

Research Theme Award, Department of Accounting and Finance, April 2023

Oakland University Founder's Day Service Award, Oakland University, April 2022

Oakland University Athletics 2022 Impact Player, Oakland University Athletics, December 2021

Best Paper Award, SYMFIN 2021, July 2021

Hartman Endowment Faculty Stipend, Department of Accounting and Finance, March 2016

Hartman Endowment Faculty Stipend, Department of Accounting and Finance, March 2015

Oakland University Founder's Day Research Award, Oakland University, April 2014

Target Department Journal Award, School of Business Administration, December 2011

Target Department Journal Award, SBA, January 2009

Target Department Journal Award, SBA, November 2007

Journals and Articles:

Parkash, M. , Singhal, R. , Zhu, Y. (2023). Auditor Choice and Nonaudit Fees: Evidence from Group-Affiliated Indian Firms. Journal of Corporate Accounting and Finance. 34(2), 23-36

Parkash, M. , Singhal, R. , Zhu, Y. (2022). The Impact of Loan Covenants on Audit Delays and Audit Fees. Journal of Corporate Accounting and Finance. 33(4), 39-51

Parkash, M. , Singhal, R. , Zhu, Y. (2020). Group-affiliated Firms and audit fees: Evidence from India. International Review of Business and Economics. 4(1), 33-56

Parkash, M. , Singhal, R. , Zhu, Y. (2018). Idiosyncratic Risk and Returns: The Case for a More Efficient Class of Estimators. International Review of Business and Economics. 2(1), 86-100

Singhal, R. , Zhu, Y. (2013). Bankruptcy Risk, Costs and Corporate Diversification. Journal Of Banking And Finance. 3714

Zhu, Y. , Dillon, G. (2012). Securities Acts, Litigation Risk and Corporate Frauds. Alliance Journal of Business Research. 6(2), 18

Murphy, J. A., Qian, H. , Zhu, Y. , Chaudhuri, R. (2012). An Empirical Examination of the Relationship Between Naked Shorting and Share Prices Around the Announcement of a Firm’s Need for External Capital. Journal of Governance and Corporate Regulation. 1(4), 92

Zhu, Y. (2012). The Insurance Effect of IPO Underpricing on Litigation Risk Revisit: A Discussion of Instrumental Variables. International Journal of Business Innovation and Research. 6(4), 458-479

Parkash, M. , Singhal, R. , Zhu, Y. (2012). Audit and Nonaudit Fees from Different Reporting Regimes and Perceived Audit Quality. Indian Journal of Economics and Business. 11(1), 185-202

Parkash, M. , Singhal, R. , Zhu, Y. (2011). Impact of Professional Fees on Performance of Firms Undergoing Reorganization in Chapter 11. International Journal of Business Innovation and Research. 5(6), 731-743

Zhu, Y. (2009). The Relation between IPO Underpricing and Litigation Risk Revisited: Changes between 1990 and 2002. Financial Management. 323-355

Murphy, J. A., Zhu, Y. (2008). Unraveling the Complex Interrelationships Between Exchange Rates and Fundamentals. Journal Of Banking And Finance. 32(6), 1150-1160