UMass Boston

Corporate Finance, Investments

DBA, Boston University
MS, Technical University of Lisbon

• Ai, L. and Gao, L.S., (2023). Firm-level risk of climate change: Evidence from climate disasters. Global Finance Journal.
• Chakraborty, A., Gao, L.S., Musa, P. (2022). Corporate Social Responsibility and Litigation Risk: Evidence from Securities Class Action Lawsuits. Accounting and Finance.
• Gao, L., Sheikh, S. and Zhou, H. (2022) Executive compensation linked to corporate social responsibility and firm risk. International Journal of Managerial Finance.
• Bardos, K., Ertugrul, M., Gao, L.S. (2020) "Corporate Social Responsibility, Product Market Perception, and Firm Value." Journal of Corporate Finance.
• Feng, S., Gao, L.S. (2020). "The Verbal Tone in Mandatory Environmental Disclosures: Evidence from Changes in Disclosures Following SEC Guidance." Social and Environmental Accountability Journal.
• Chakraborty A., Gao L.S., Sheikh S. (2019). "Managerial Risk Taking Incentives, Corporate Social Responsibility, and Firm Risk." Journal of Economics and Business, Vol. 101, 58-72.
• Chakraborty A., Gao L.S., Sheikh S. (2018). "Corporate Governance and Risk in Cross-listed and Canadian Only Companies." Management Decision.
• Chakraborty A., Gao L.S., Sheikh S. (2018). "Does Size Affect the Relation Between Option Compensation and Managerial Risk Taking? Evidence from Canadian Listed Companies." International Journal of Finance & Economics, Vol. 24, No. 1, 20-32.
• Gao L.S., Zhong M. (2017). "Does Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure Improve Firm Investment Efficiency? Evidence from China." Review of Accounting and Finance, Vol. 16, No. 3, 348 - 365.

Background

Boston University, University of the Azores, Insurance Industry

Courses Taught

Corporate Finance, Risk Management, Financial Modeling.

Research Interests

Corporate Social Responsibility and finance

Honors

• 2008 Joan Moon Undergraduate Teaching Award
• 2008 CM Faculty Scholarship Award