Re-Jin Guo, PHD
Professor
Department of Finance
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UH 2127
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601 S. Morgan St., Chicago, IL 60607
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About
Experience
Re-Jin J. Guo is Professor of Finance in the College of Business Administration at the University of Illinois Chicago, where she has been a faculty member since 1999. Her research spans sustainable finance, corporate governance, IPO markets, new venture financing, analyst behavior, corporate disclosure, and the mechanisms of primary equity markets. She has published in leading journals, including the Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, The Accounting Review, and the Journal of the American Statistical Association, and ranks in the top 10% of SSRN authors by all-time downloads.
Professor Guo was a 2023–2024 Fulbright Scholar and has held visiting appointments at National Taiwan University, Waseda University, Fudan University, Northwestern University (Kellogg), and NYU Stern. She serves on multiple editorial boards, including Corporate Governance: An International Review and the Review of Pacific Basin Financial Markets and Policies, and has received best paper awards from the Taiwan Finance Association, Asia Finance Association, and NTU International Finance Conferences. She is active in the American Finance Association's AFFECT committee and serves as faculty representative on the UIC Senate.
Professor Guo was a 2023–2024 Fulbright Scholar and has held visiting appointments at National Taiwan University, Waseda University, Fudan University, Northwestern University (Kellogg), and NYU Stern. She serves on multiple editorial boards, including Corporate Governance: An International Review and the Review of Pacific Basin Financial Markets and Policies, and has received best paper awards from the Taiwan Finance Association, Asia Finance Association, and NTU International Finance Conferences. She is active in the American Finance Association's AFFECT committee and serves as faculty representative on the UIC Senate.
Classes Taught
Corporate Finance Undergraduate — FIN 320
Introduction to Corporate Finance MBA — FIN 500
Introduction to Money and Banking Undergraduate — FIN 430
Money and Banking MBA — FIN 530
Entrepreneurial and New Venture Financing MBA — FIN 544
Corporate Valuation Undergraduate/MBA — FIN 494/594
Awards an Affiliations
• Fulbright Scholar — 2023–2024
• Top 10% of SSRN Authors by all-time downloads — 2018–2022
• Top 10% of SSRN Authors by total new downloads within 12 months — 2019
• Top 10 Download List on SSRN — Emerging Markets Economics eJournals ("Political Influence and Corporate Governance")
• Top 10% of SSRN Authors by all-time downloads — 2018–2022
• Top 10% of SSRN Authors by total new downloads within 12 months — 2019
• Top 10 Download List on SSRN — Emerging Markets Economics eJournals ("Political Influence and Corporate Governance")
Selected Publications
• “Development of Sustainable Finance in Taiwan” — Fulbright Scholar Presentation, 2023–2024 Fulbright Orientation and Welcome Reception, September 2023.
• “Do Managers Learn from Analysts about Investing?” — Financial Management Meeting, October 2020; 2020 Corporate Finance Symposium (invited speaker), December 2020.
• “Organization Capital and Analyst Coverage” — 2019 Asian Finance Association Conference, July 2019.
• “Innovation Diffusion in Network of Corporate Boards” — Taiwan Finance Association International Conference (May 2019); Asian Finance Association Seoul (July 2017); Hitotsubashi University (September 2017); National Chengchi University (October 2017); Waseda University (April 2017).
• “Do Managers Learn from Analysts about Investing?” — Financial Management Meeting, October 2020; 2020 Corporate Finance Symposium (invited speaker), December 2020.
• “Organization Capital and Analyst Coverage” — 2019 Asian Finance Association Conference, July 2019.
• “Innovation Diffusion in Network of Corporate Boards” — Taiwan Finance Association International Conference (May 2019); Asian Finance Association Seoul (July 2017); Hitotsubashi University (September 2017); National Chengchi University (October 2017); Waseda University (April 2017).
Education
Ph.D. in Finance, University of Minnesota, 1999.
Professional Memberships
• American Finance Association (AFA)
• AFFECT — Academic Female Finance Committee of the AFA
• Financial Management Association (FMA)
• Asia Finance Association
• Taiwan Finance Association