Chen Xue

Chen Xue

Assoc Professor

Professional Summary

Dr. Chen Xue is an associate professor of finance at the University of Cincinnati Lindner College of Business. His main research interests include empirical asset pricing, machine learning, asset management, and real estate finance. Dr. Xue has published in Review of Financial Studies, Review of Finance, Management Science, and Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics. His work has been featured by Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg and The Economist and has won the second prize at the Chicago Quantitative Alliance Annual Academic Competition in both 2015 and 2017. In 2019, his paper titled “Which Factors?” won the Spängler IQAM Prize for the best investment paper published at Review of Finance. In 2022, he received the University of Cincinnati Faculty Excellence Award. As of September 2022, Dr. Xue’s research has been cited over 3,600 times according to Google Scholar. In 2016, he received the Daniel J. Westerbeck Junior Faculty Graduate Teaching Award. Dr. Xue earned a PhD in Finance from the University of Michigan in 2012.

Education

Ph D: University of Michigan Ann Arbor, 2012 (Finance)

MS: Michigan State University East Lansing, 2006 (Statistics)

BS: University of Science and Technology of China China, 2003 (Statistics)

Research and Practice Interests

Research Interests: Empirical Asset Pricing, Machine Learning, Asset Management

Website: https://sites.google.com/view/xuecx

Research Support

Investigators:Xue, Chen; Hou, Kewei; Zhang, Lu 05-2016 INQUIRE Europe INQUIRE Europe Research Grant 10000 Funded Type:Grant Level:Other

Investigators:Xue, Chen 05-2017 -08-2017 Lindner College of Business 2017 Lindner College of Business Summer Research Grant 10000 Funded Type:Grant Level:The University of Cincinnati

Investigators:Xue, Chen; Bond, Shaun 07-2013 -06-2014 Real Estate Research Institute 2013 Real Estate Research Institute Research Grant 15000 Funded Type:Grant Level:Other

Publications

Published Abstracts

Xue, Chen An Investment-Based Investigation of Mutual Fund Performance .[Abstract]

Xue, Chen;Kewei Hou;Haitao Mo;Lu Zhang Attenuating Anomalies .[Abstract]

Xue, Chen;Kewei Hou;Lu Zhang Global q-factors .[Abstract]

Xue, Chen;Erica X. N. Li;Laura X. L. Liu Intangible Assets and Cross-Sectional Stock Returns: Evidence from Structural Estimation .[Abstract]

Xue, Chen;Kewei Hou;Haitao Mo;Lu Zhang The Economics of Security Analysis .[Abstract]

Other Publications

Goncalves, Andrei; Xue, Chen; Zhang, Lu Aggregation, Capital Heterogeneity, and the Investment CAPM . Review of Financial Studies

Hou, Kewei; Mo, Haitao; Xue, Chen; Zhang, Lu (2019. ) Which Factors? .23 (1 ) , Review of Finance

Hou, Kewei; Mo, Haitao; Xue, Chen; Zhang, Lu q^5 .

Hou, Kewei; Xue, Chen; Zhang, Lu Replicating Anomalies . Review of Financial Studies

Bond, Shaun; Xue, Chen (2017. ) The cross section of expected real estate returns: Insights from investment-based asset pricing .54 (3 ) , Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics

Hou, Kewei; Xue, Chen; Zhang, Lu (03-2015. ) Digesting Anomalies: An Investment Approach .28 (3 ) , Review of Financial Studies

Belo, Frederico; Xue, Chen; Zhang, Lu (2013. ) A Supply Approach to Valuation .26 (12 ) , Review of Financial Studies

Presentations

Invited Presentations

Xue, Chen (05-17-2019. ) Discussion of "Risk Factors That Matter: Textual Analysis of Risk Disclosures for the Cross-Section of Returns" .Annual Univeristy of Connecticut Finance Conference, Univeristy of Connecticut, Harford, CT. Conference. . Level:International

Xue, Chen (07-2018. ) Discussion of "Model Comparison with Sharpe Ratios" .China International Conference in Finance, Tianjing, China. Conference. . Level:International

Xue, Chen (03-2018. ) The Econmics of Value Investing .Invited Research Seminar, College of Business, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio. Seminar. . Level:National

Xue, Chen (08-2017. ) Discussion of "Taming the Factor Zoo" .The 2017 University of Oregon Summer Finance Conference, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon. Conference. . Level:International

Xue, Chen; Zhang, Lu; Hou, Kewei (05-2017. ) Replicating Anomalies .Ben Graham Centre"s 6th Symposium on Intelligent Investing, Ivey Business School, London, Ontario. Conference. . Level:International

Xue, Chen (05-2016. ) Discussion of "Mispricing Factors" .Ben Graham Centre"s 5th Symposium on Intelligent Investing, Ivey Business School, London, Ontario. Conference. . Level:International

Xue, Chen (05-2016. ) Discussion of "Market Reactions to Internal and External Growth" .Society for Financial Studies Finance Cavalcade, Society for Financial Studies, University of Toronto, Toronto. Conference. . Level:International

Xue, Chen (04-2016. ) Discussion of "Testing Factor Models on Characteristic and Covariance Pure Plays" .The 1st PNC University of Kentucky Finance Conference, University of Kentucky, Lexington. Conference. . Level:International

Xue, Chen (01-2015. ) Discussion: Predicting Time-varying Value Premium Using the Implied Cost of Capital .The 2015 American Finance Association Annual Meetings, American Finance Association, Boston. Conference. . Level:International

Xue, Chen (06-2012. ) Discussion: Corporate social responsibility and asset pricing in industry equilibrium .The 2012 Financial Intermediation Research Society Conference, Financial Intermediation Research Society, Minneapolis. Conference. . Level:International

Honors and Awards

03-2018 Lindner Research Excellence Emerging Scholar Award Level:College Type:Scholarship/Research

09-2017 Second Prize, 2017 CQA Annual Academic Competition Academic paper competition in Finance research sponsored by industry practitioners Level:International Type:Scholarship/Research

04-2016 2016 INQUIRE Europe Research Grant Inquire Europe provides financial support for academic research projects with potential applications in the field of investment management. Level:International Type:Scholarship/Research

03-2016 Daniel J. Westerbeck Junior Faculty Graduate Teaching Award Level:College Type:Teaching

09-2015 Second Prize, 2015 CQA Annual Academic Competition Academic paper competition in Finance research sponsored by industry practitioners Level:International Type:Scholarship/Research

05-2015 Dean"s List of Teaching Excellence Level:College Type:Teaching

12-2013 Dean"s List of Teaching Excellence Level:College Type:Teaching

05-2013 Real Estate Research Institute Research Grant Level:National Type:Scholarship/Research

12-2012 Dean’s List of Teaching Excellence Level:College Type:Teaching

Service

Finance department doctoral program committee (Assist the PhD coordinator in evaluating and advising current doctoral students; review doctoral program applications and interview candidates; assist in revising doctoral program curriculum and requirements; provide and grade test problems for doctoral comprehensive exams; evaluating doctoral student second-year research papers; organize student activities for the doctoral program; teach in special topic class for doctoral students ) Committee Member Type:Departmental Service Level:Department 09-01-2014

Finance Department Seminar Series (Organize the nomination and selection of seminar speakers; contact and manage the logistics for speakers’ visits; communicate with other departments in coordinating research events ) Co-organizer Type:Departmental Service Level:Department 09-01-2013

2017 LCB Awards Selection Committee (Review candidates for the EXCEL Graduate and Westerbeck Awards ) Committee Member Type:University/College Service Level:University 03-2017 -03-2017

Financial Review Reviewer, Journal Article Type:Prof. Org. Level:Service to Professional Associations 08-2018

Review of Finance Reviewer, Journal Article Type:Prof. Org. Level:Service to Professional Associations 03-2018

Journal of Political Economy Reviewer, Journal Article Type:Prof. Org. Level:Service to Professional Associations 10-2017

Research Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong Reviewer, Grant Proposal Type:Prof. Org. Level:Service to Professional Associations 03-2017

European Financial Management Reviewer, Journal Article Type:Prof. Org. Level:Service to Professional Associations 12-2016

Financial Management Reviewer, Journal Article Type:Prof. Org. Level:Service to Professional Associations 09-2016

Management Science Reviewer, Journal Article Type:Prof. Org. Level:Service to Professional Associations 08-2016

Journal of Banking and Finance Reviewer, Journal Article Type:Prof. Org. Level:Service to Professional Associations 12-2015

Journal of Empirical Finance Reviewer, Journal Article Type:Prof. Org. Level:Service to Professional Associations 05-2015

Journal of Quantitative and Financial Analysis Reviewer, Journal Article Type:Prof. Org. Level:Service to Professional Associations 05-2015

Review of Financial Studies Reviewer, Journal Article Type:Prof. Org. Level:Service to Professional Associations 02-2015

Journal of Money, Credit, and Banking Reviewer, Journal Article Type:Prof. Org. Level:Service to Professional Associations 08-2014

Czech Science Foundation Reviewer, Grant Proposal Type:Prof. Org. Level:Service to Professional Associations 08-2017 -08-2017

Professional Affiliation

01-2018: The primary goal of CQA is to facilitate the interchange of ideas between leading professionals in quantitative asset management. Chicago Quantitative Alliance, International

09-01-2014: The mission of the Macro Finance Society is to advance and disseminate high-quality research in Macro Finance, which is a broad area at the intersection of financial economics and macroeconomics. The research conducted at The Society emphasizes microeconomic foundations via (dynamic) structural modeling, while being grounded in the data. Members of The Society consist of both financial economists and macroeconomists, who share the common goal of advancing and disseminating high-quality research in Macro Finance. Macro Finance Society, International

Courses Taught

AFA INVESTMENTS

DERIVATIVES

INVMTS

EMP ASSET PRICING

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INVMTS

EMP ASSET PRICING

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INVMTS

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Empirical Studies in Asset Pricing and Investments

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IND STDY

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Independent Study in Finance

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Asset Pricing Theory

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