Kevin Wang

Kevin Wang is an Associate Professor of Finance at Rotman. His teaching interests are in investments and has taught courses at the undergraduate, MBA, MFin and PhD levels. His research interests include asset pricing, stock market anomalies, evaluation of portfolio performance, and empirical methods in investments. Kevin was previously a Visiting Associate Professor of Finance at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and Assistant Professor of Finance with the Faculty of Management at McGill University.

Degrees:

• PhD in Finance, University of Chicago
• MA in Economics, University of Southern California
• BSc in Mathematics, Wuhan University

Research and Teaching Interests

Teaching - My teaching interests are in investments. I have taught various courses at Rotman including RSM 2302 ''Security Analysis and Portfolio Management'' (MBA) and RSM2306 ''Options and Futures Markets'' (MBA).

Research - My research interests include asset pricing, stock market anomalies, evaluation of portfolio performance, and empirical methods in investments.

Academic Positions

2004 - present
Associate Professor of Finance, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto.

2004 - 2005
Visiting Associate Professor of Finance, Business School, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

1999 - 2004
Assistant Professor of Finance, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto.

1998 - 1999
Assistant Professor of Finance, Faculty of Management, McGill University.

Honors and Awards

2010 - 2013
Research Grant, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC).

2006 - 2011
Excellence in Teaching Award, Rotman School of Management

2006 - 2009
SSRHC Research Grant,

2001 - 2004
SSHRC Research Grant,

2001 - 2003
Connaught New Staff Grant, University of Toronto.

2000
Petro Canada Young Innovators Award.,

1999
Connaught Grant, University of Toronto.

1993 - 1998
Doctoral Fellowship, Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago.