Dr Claire Liu
Dr Claire Liu is a Senior Lecturer in the Discipline of Finance at the University of Sydney Business School. She received her PhD in Finance from University of New South Wales in November 2018. Prior to joining University of Sydney, she held positions at University of Technology of Sydney and University of New South Wales. Claire’s research interests are in the broad area of empirical corporate finance. She has published in leading peer-reviewed journals including the Journal of Financial Economics and Review of Financial Studies. Her research papers have also received best paper awards from several conferences.
Claire’s research interests are in the broad area of empirical corporate finance, including institutional investors, shareholder voting, board of directors, executive compensation, product markets, and political connections.
- UTS Business School Research Grant ($10,000), 2019
- Runner-up prize for Best Paper Award, 2017 Auckland Finance Meeting
- Best Paper Award, 2016 Conference on Asia-Pacific Financial Markets (CAFM)
- Semi-finalist of Best Paper Award, 2017 FMA Annual Meeting
- Semi-finalist of Best Paper Award, 2016 FMA Annual Meeting
- Research Excellence Scholarship for PhD Placement, UNSW Business School
- PRSS Travel Grant, University of New South Wales, 2016
- Australian Postgraduate Award
- Australian School of Business Supplementary Scholarship
| Project title | Research student |
|---|---|
| Activist short selling, cybersecurity and corporate finance | Anna LUONG |
| ESG and Portfolio Performance Optimization with Advanced Machine Learning Techniques：evidence from China | Xuan YE |
Publications
Journals
- Liu, C., Low, A., Putnins, T. (2024). The real impacts of public short campaigns: Evidence from stakeholders. Journal of Corporate Finance, 88, 102624. [More Information]
- Liu, C., Masulis, R., Stanfield, J. (2021). Why CEO Option Compensation Can be a Bad Option for Shareholders: Evidence from Major Customer Relationships. Journal of Financial Economics, 142(1), 453-481. [More Information]
- Liu, C., Low, A., Masulis, R., Zhang, L. (2020). Monitoring the monitor: Distracted institutional investors and board governance. The Review of Financial Studies, 33(10), 4489-4531. [More Information]
2024
- Liu, C., Low, A., Putnins, T. (2024). The real impacts of public short campaigns: Evidence from stakeholders. Journal of Corporate Finance, 88, 102624. [More Information]
2021
- Liu, C., Masulis, R., Stanfield, J. (2021). Why CEO Option Compensation Can be a Bad Option for Shareholders: Evidence from Major Customer Relationships. Journal of Financial Economics, 142(1), 453-481. [More Information]
2020
- Liu, C., Low, A., Masulis, R., Zhang, L. (2020). Monitoring the monitor: Distracted institutional investors and board governance. The Review of Financial Studies, 33(10), 4489-4531. [More Information]
In the media
Invited Post in Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance:“Monitoring the Monitor: Distracted Institutional Investors and Board Governance.”
Link: https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2020/02/27/monitoring-the-monitor-distracted-institutional-investors-and-board-governance/