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Prof. Kunru ZOU

Assistant Professor
Finance Discipline
Department of Accountancy, Economics and Finance

kunruzou@hkbu.edu.hk
3411 8044
WLB 915
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0239-7147
https://krzou.github.io/research/
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Kunru Zou is an Assistant Professor of Finance in the Department of Accountancy, Economics and Finance at Hong Kong Baptist University. His research interests include empirical corporate finance, real estate, and financial intermediation. His research has been published in the Journal of Accounting and Economics, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Management Science, and Review of Finance, among others.

Empirical Corporate Finance; Real Estate; Financial Intermediation

  • Financial Management (Undergraduate)
  • Corporate Finance (Undergraduate)
  • Corporate Finance (MBA, taught in Chinese)

PhD in Finance, Nanyang Technological University

Master of Finance, Sun Yat-sen University

Master of Science in Mathematics, Sun Yat-sen University

Minimum Wages, State Ownership, and Corporate Environmental Policies

Chen, T., Xiong, X. &Zou, K.,Sept 2025,In:Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis.60,6,p. 2921-295131 p.
Research output : Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review

The Real Effects of the Recent Life Expectancy Shock

Chen, Z., Zhao, Y. &Zou, K.,1 Jul 2025.52 p.
Research output : Contribution to conference › Conference paper › peer-review

Household Mobility and Collateral Constraint: Cash-based Housing Resettlement in China

He, Z., Liu, Z., Pang, X., Su, Y. &Zou, K.,29 Jun 2025.63 p.
Research output : Contribution to conference › Conference paper › peer-review

Early-life experience and CEOs’ reactions to COVID-19

Ru, H., Yang, E. &Zou, K.,Feb 2025,In:Journal of Accounting and Economics.79,1,18 p., 101734.
Research output : Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review

Cultural Antecedents of Virus Transmission: Individualism Is Associated With Lower Compliance With Social Distancing Rules During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Feng, Z.,Zou, K.& Savani, K.,Mar 2023,In:Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.124,3,p. 461-48222 p.
Research output : Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review

How Do Individual Politicians Affect Privatization? Evidence from China

Ru, H. &Zou, K.,1 May 2022,In:Review of Finance.26,3,p. 637-67236 p.
Research output : Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review

Combating the COVID-19 pandemic: The role of the SARS imprint

Ru, H., Yang, E. &Zou, K.,Sept 2021,In:Management Science.67,9,p. 5606-561510 p.
Research output : Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review