Dr. Olivia Wu, CFA, is an Assistant Professor of Finance in the Grenon School of Business at Assumption University, where she teaches courses in corporate finance, investment theory, and statistics. Before joining academia, she worked as an associate consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers, gaining practical experience in financial analysis and advisory services. Her research focuses on international trade, corporate finance, and firm productivity. She is also the faculty advisor for the Greyhounds Investment Fund, where students gain hands-on experience in portfolio management and security valuation.
Education Background
Ph.D., Clark University
M.S., University of Edinburgh
B.S., Beijing Institute of Technology
Courses Taught
ECO 115 STATISTICS
ECO 110 MICROECONOMICS
FIN/ECO 325 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT I (CORPORATE FINANCE)
FIN/ECO 326 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT II
FIN/ECO 357 INVESTMENT THEORY
FIN/ECO 358 INVESTMENT AND SECURITIES VALUATION
FIN 410 CASE IN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
FIN 420 APPLIED SECURITY AND PORTFOLIO ANALYSIS
FIN 350/450 GREYHOUNDS INVESTMENT FUND
Publications and Working Papers
Wu, W., Hong, C., & Muhammad, A. (2020). The Spillover effect of export processing zones. China Economic Review, 63, 101478.
Wu, W., & Hong, C. (2022). How processing trade assists local industrial upgrading: input–output analysis of export processing zones in China. Journal of Industrial and Business Economics, 1-29.
Wu, W. (2023). Export Pricing Strategies for Firm-specific Exchange Rate Shocks: Pass on the Cost, or Swallow the Bitter Pill? International Journal of Economics and Business Research, Forthcoming.
Wu, W. (2023). The Impact of Export Tax Policies on Firm Productivity: A Comparative Analysis across Trade Types. Working Paper.
Wu, W. (2023). Import Competition and CEO’s Speaking Sentiments. Working Paper.
Conferences and Seminars
Conference Oral Presentation
Wu, W. 2022. Export Promotion Subsidy, Processing Trade, and Productivity: Evidence from China, The Western Economic Association Conference, June 2022
Wu, W. 2021. Spillovers and industrial linkages of processing trade-evidence from Export Processing Zone in China, The Western Economic Association Conference (Virtual), March 2021
Wu, W. 2019. The Spillover Effect of Export Processing Zones. The American Economic Association Annual Meeting, ASSA-CES Session (Atlanta, GA), January 2019
Wu, W. 2018. The Spillover Effect of Export Processing Zones. The 93rd Western Economic Association Conference (Vancouver, Canada), June 2018
Wu, W. 2018. The Spillover Effect of Export Processing Zones. The 88th Southern Economic Association Conference (Washington, D.C.), November 2018
Invited Speaker/Guest Speaker
Wu, W. 2018. CFA Preparation and Experience Sharing. Graduate School of Management, Clark University, September 2018
Wu, W. 2017. Exchange Rate Pass-Through When Imported Input Matters: A Case Study of Chinese Manufacturing Firms. Fitchburg State University Research Seminar, April 2017
Professional Leadership and Service
Senior Editor (Finance)
Global Business and Economics Review (GBER)
Article Editor (Economics)
Sage Open
Session Chair
Chair in Studies on Applied Economic Issues session. The Western Economic Association Conference (Vancouver, Canada), 2018
Referee
China Economic Review
Journal of Asian Economics
SAGE Open
Global Business and Economics Review
International Journal of Global Energy Issues
Emerging Market Finance and Trade
Discussant
Western Economic Association Conference
American Economic Association Annual Meeting
Southern Economic Association Conference
Memberships
American Economic Association
The Western Economic Association
The Southern Economic Association