Biography
Dr May Hu completed her Bachelor of Commerce in two years, and after finishing her 1st class Honours in Finance and Economics, she worked at ANZ Bank.
During her PhD studies, she was as a research assistant and teaching assistant in various universities. She also joined investment banks in China and New Zealand as a security price analyst and mergers and acquisitions advisor. Empirical working experience broadened May’s research interests, especially in the areas of corporate finance and asset pricing.
Dr Hu currently teaches corporate finance in the postgraduate and MBA programs. She is a Deakin accredited HDR supervisor and has been supervised a number of HDR students. She is also a member of CPA Australia and Chartered Accountant of Australia and New Zealand.
Read more on May's profileResearch interests
- Corporate Finance
- Dividend policy, mergers and acquisitions, and earnings announcements
- Corporate governance, CEO compensation, board structure, earnings management, CSR and corporate fraud
- Financial innovation and venture capital
- Market sentiment and Behavioural Finance
- Asset pricing, financial anomaly and ETF
Affiliations
- Member of American Finance Association (AFA)
- Member of American Financial Management Association (FMA)
- Member of Asian Finance Association (Asian AFA)
- Member of Financial Services Institute of Australia (FINSA)
- Member of Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ)
Teaching interests
- Corporate Finance
- Investment Analysis
- Research Method
Units taught
- MPA701 - Accounting
- MPF753 - Finance
Professional activities
- Member of CPA Australia
- Member of Institute of Chartered Accountant Australia and New Zealand
- Candidate of CFA institute (exams passed)
Awards
- Best Paper Award at the International Financial Engineering and Risk Management Conference
- Best Paper Award in Corporate Finance at the Financial Markets and Corporate Governance Conference
- Best Paper Award in the Finance field at the Australian Research Centre in Accounting, Finance and Economics
- Best Paper Award at the Global Accounting, Finance and Economics Conference
- Outstanding Research Award at the Winter Global Finance and Business Conference in the USA
- PhD Scholarship
- CFA Scholarship
- AFAANZ Research Grant
- Deakin Faculty Grant
- Grant from National Natural Science Foundation (NNSF)
- Research Travel Grant
- E&F AFA Conference Travel Grant
Publications
Does tax avoidance behavior affect bank loan contracts for Chinese listed firms?
H Beladi, C Chao, M Hu
(2018), Vol. 58, pp. 104-116, International review of financial analysis, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
C Chao, M Hu, Q Munir, T Li
(2017), Vol. 51, pp. 107-120, International Review of Economics and Finance, United Kingdom, C1
Do venture capitalists function the same: the evidence from the Chinese newest stock market, ChiNext
H Beladi, C Chao, M Hu
(2017), pp. 1-22, World economy, Chichester, Eng., C1
Real determinants of stock split announcements
M Hu, C Chao, C Malone, M Young
(2017), Vol. 51, pp. 574-598, International review of economics and finance, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Corporate innovation and political connections in Chinese listed firms
Q Hou, M Hu, Y Yuan
(2017), Vol. 46, pp. 158-176, Pacific-Basin finance journal, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
The Christmas effect-special dividend announcements
H Beladi, C Chao, M Hu
(2016), Vol. 43, pp. 15-30, International review of financial analysis, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Another explanation of the mutual fund fee puzzle
M Hu, C Chao, J Lim
(2016), Vol. 42, pp. 134-152, International review of economics and finance, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
The role of leverage in cross-border mergers and acquisitions
M Hu, J Yang
(2016), Vol. 43, pp. 170-199, International review of economics and finance, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Actual intervention and verbal intervention in the Chinese RMB exchange rate
M Hu, Y Li, J Yang, C Chao
(2016), Vol. 143, pp. 499-508, International review of economics and finance, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Counter-credit-risk yield spreads: a puzzle in China's corporate bond market
J Luo, X Ye, M Hu
(2016), Vol. 16, pp. 203-241, International review of finance, London, Eng., C1
Another January effect-evidence from stock split announcements
H Beladi, C Chao, M Hu
(2016), Vol. 44, pp. 123-138, International review of financial analysis, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Corporate social responsibility and dividend policy
A Cheung, M Hu, J Schwiebert
(2016), pp. 1-30, Accounting and finance, Chichester, Eng., C1
A macro-analysis of financial decisions : an examination of special dividend announcements
H Beladi, C Chao, M Hu
(2016), Vol. 48, pp. 162-181, International review of financial analysis, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Cross-border mergers and acquisitions: An overview
M Hu, M Ngo
(2015), Vol. 19, pp. 17-27, Corporate finance review, Boston, Mass., C1
Management trading in Chinese entrepreneurial firms on the ChiNext
M Hu, X Jun, J Yang
(2015), Vol. 51, pp. S33-S45, Emerging markets finance and trade, Oxford, Eng., C1
How do cross-border mergers and acquisitions affect firms' management and stakeholders? Part 2
M Hu, P Huynh
(2015), Vol. 20, pp. 13-26, Corporate finance review, London, Eng., C1
Can analyst coverage reduce the incidence of fraud? Evidence from China
M Hu, J Yang
(2014), Vol. 21, pp. 605-608, Applied economics letters, Abingdon, England, C1
Fraud, Market Reaction, and the Role of Institutional Investors in Chinese Listed Firms
M Hu, R Aggarwal, J Yang
(2014), Vol. 41, pp. 92-109, Journal of portfolio management, New York, N.Y., C1
The efficient market hypothesis and corporate event waves: part 1
M Hu
(2014), Vol. 18, pp. 20-27, Corporate finance review, Boston, Mass., C1
The efficient market hypothesis and corporate event waves: part II
M Hu
(2014), Vol. 18, pp. 20-26, Corporate finance review, Boston, Mass., C1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Industry and Other Funding
CEO Inside Debts and Credit Rating
Dr May Hu, Dr Wen Qu, Prof Barry Cooper, A/Prof Rong Ding
- 2015: $2,000
CDS Market liquidity
Dr May Hu
- 2017: $2,015
Other Funding Sources
Hosting of Endeavour Research Fellow Shyaam Prasadh, India
Dr May Hu
- 2016: $1,500
Supervisions
No completed student supervisions to report