Zoey Yiyuan ZHOU
Assistant Professor, Division of Environment and Sustainability
Tel: (852) 3469 2540
Fax: (852) 2335 9317
Email: zoeyzhou@ust.hk
Office: Room 4354 (Lift 13/15)
Link(s): Personal Home Page
Research Area
- Sustainable and Green Finance
- Corporate Finance
- Banking
Recent Interests
Professor Zoey Yiyuan Zhou's research interests lie at the intersection of finance and sustainability. Her focus is on exploring how sustainable finance and impact investing can be utilized to create a more sustainable world. In particular, she investigates how firms can incorporate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations into their decision-making processes to enhance their competitiveness while addressing global challenges such as climate change, inequality, and public health. In addition, her research investigates the potential of financial innovation to improve access to finance and promote inclusion and sustainability.
Recent Publications
- Yuan, Hongqi, Zoey Yiyuan Zhou, and Hong Zou. "Serving Multiple ‘Masters’: Evidence from the Loan Decisions of a State-owned Publicly Listed Bank around a Massive Economic Stimulus Programme." Journal of Corporate Finance 72 (2022): 102-156.
- Gao, Pin, Zoey Yiyuan Zhou, Fang Meng, Yihui Zhang, Zhenhong Liu, Wenqi Zhang, and Gang Xue. "Preparation and characterization of hydrochar from waste eucalyptus bark by hydrothermal carbonization." Energy 97 (2016): 238-245.