Regular biography
Liyan Yang is a professor at the University of Toronto, affiliated with the Department of Economics. They are cross-appointed as a professor with the status only, and their contact information includes an email address at liyan.yang@Rotman.utoronto.ca. Their profile page provides details about their affiliation with the Rotman School of Management and contact information for the Department of Economics. The profile also includes details about the university's structure and contact information for various departments and programs.
Scholar-generated biography
Liyan Yang is a Professor of Finance at the University of Toronto, specializing in Asset Pricing, Information Economics, and Behavioral Finance. Her research explores how information disclosure, investor behavior, and market structure influence financial markets. Yang's work examines topics such as information diversity, social networks, and the impact of behavioral biases like loss aversion on asset prices. She investigates the role of public and private information in shaping market liquidity and price efficiency, as well as the implications of differential information access for market participants. Her research also addresses the intersection of ESG performance and social trust in financial markets, contributing to both theoretical and policy-relevant insights in finance.