Profile

Work experience

2019 –  now：Professor, Doctoral supervisor, RIEM, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics

2010 – 2018：Associate Professor, 

2008 – 2010：Lecturer, School of Business Administration, Drexel University, U.S.A.

Educational background

PhD in Economics, Drexel University, 2010

Research interests

Banking, Industrial organization of banking, Finance

Research achievements (partly)

Publications

1. Minghua Chen, Xueming Qin, Ji Wu, Yao Yao, 2025. Inflation uncertainty, macroprudential regulations, and bank stability: Some evidence from emerging economies. International Review of Finance, vol. 25, e70051.
2. Tayier Tudi, Ji Wu, Minghua Chen, Bang Nam Jeon, 2025. Does foreign demand affect corporate financialization? Some evidence from China. Emerging Markets Review, vol. 65, 101232.
3. Qiaoling Kang, Minghua Chen, Ji Wu, Zhiyang Hui, 2025. Macroprudential policy, bank risk and efficiency: Some evidence from China. Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, vol. 30, 1034–1064.
4. Qiaoling Kang, Minghua Chen, Ji Wu, Bang Nam Jeon, 2024. Reining in the riskiest? Evidence of non-linear impacts of macroprudential regulations on bank systemic risk in China. Journal of Asian Economics, vol. 94, 101765.
5. Peiwen Wang, Minghua Chen, Ji Wu, Yuanyun Yan, 2024. Bank connectedness and excessive risk-taking: Some cross-country evidence. Finance Research Letters, vol. 60, 104921.
6. Peiwen Wang, Minghua Chen, Ji Wu, Yuanyun Yan, 2023. Do peer effects matter in bank risk? Some cross-country evidence. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, vol. 88, 101844.
7. Minghua Chen, Konstantinos Serfes, Eleftherios Zacharias, 2022. Prices as signals of product quality in a duopoly. International Journal of Game Theory, vol. 52, 1-31.
8. Minghua Chen, Qiaoling Kang, Ji Wu, Bang Nam Jeon, 2022. Do macroprudential policies affect bank efficiency? Evidence from emerging economies, Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, vol. 77, 101529.
9. Bang Nam Jeon, Yao Yao, Minghua Chen, Ji Wu, 2024. The impact of macroprudential policies on bank risk under economic uncertainty: Evidence from emerging Asian economies. Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, vol. 29, 282-313.
10. Ji Wu, Yuanyun Yan, Minghua Chen, Bang Nam Jeon, 2022. Monetary policy, economic uncertainty and bank risk: Cross-country evidence, Journal of International Money and Finance, vol. 122, 102580.
11. Ji Wu, Yao Yao, Minghua Chen, Bang Nam Jeon, 2021. Does economic uncertainty affect the soundness of banks? Evidence from emerging Asian economies, Journal of Asian Economics, vol. 77, 101394.
12. Qiaoling Kang, Ji Wu, Minghua Chen, Bang Nam Jeon, 2021. Do macroprudential policies affect the bank financing of firms in China? Evidence from a quantile regression approach, Journal of International Money and Finance, vol. 115, 102391.
13. Ji Wu, Yao Yao, Minghua Chen, Bang Nam Jeon, 2020. Economic uncertainty and bank risk: Evidence from emerging economies, Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, vol. 68, 101242.
14. Ji Wu, Limei Chen, Minghua Chen, Bang Nam Jeon, 2020. Diversification, efficiency and risk of banks: Evidence from emerging economies, Emerging Markets Review, vol.45, 100720.
15. Ji Wu, Mengmeng Guo, Minghua Chen and Bang Nam Jeon, 2019. Market power and risk-taking of banks: Some semiparametric evidence from emerging economies. Emerging Markets Review, vol. 41, 100630.
16. Ji Wu, Minghua Chen, Bang Nam Jeon and Rui Wang, 2017. Does foreign bank penetration affect the risk of domestic banks? Evidence from emerging economies. Journal of Financial Stability, vol. 31, 45-61.
17. Minghua Chen, Ji Wu, Bang Nam Jeon and Rui Wang, 2017. Do Foreign Banks Take More Risk? Evidence from Emerging Economies. Journal of Banking & Finance, vol. 82, 20-39.
18. Minghua Chen, Ji Wu, Bang Nam Jeon and Rui Wang, 2017. Monetary Policy and Bank Risk-taking: Evidence from Emerging Economies. Emerging Markets Review, vol. 31, 116-140.
19. Minghua Chen, Adam Rennhoff and Konstantinos Serfes, 2016. Bundling, A La Carte Pricing and Vertical Bargaining in a Two-Sided Model. Information Economics and Policy, vol. 35, 30-44.
20. Minghua Chen, Bang N. Jeon, Rui Wang and Ji Wu, 2015. Corruption and Bank Risk-taking: Evidence from Emerge Economies. Emerging Markets Review, vol. 24, 122-148.

Author

Qiaoling KANG, Minghua CHEN and Ji WU, Analysis of the micro effects of macroprudential policy: A study using data from Chinese banks and enterprises, China Finance and Economics Press (ISBN: 9787522334530), published in October 2024.

Research grants

National Social Science Fund Project (18BJY245): A study on the effectiveness and transmission mechanism of macroprudential policies on bank risk, Principal investigator

National Natural Science Foundation of China (71873105): A study on the impact of monetary policy on bank risk under market omperfections, Principal investigator

Ministry of Education Humanities and Social Sciences, Planning Fund Project (18XJA790006): A study on the impact of monetary policy on bank risk under economic uncertainty, Principal investigator

Prizes and awards

2020: Selected as a reserved candidate for the 13th Batch of Academic and Technical leaders in Sichuan Province

2019: "Outstanding Teacher" of Southwestern University of Finance and Economics

2019: First prize of "Key Research Project" of Sichuan Provincial Financial Society

2019: "Tang Lixin Outstanding Scholar" of Southwestern University of Finance and Economics

2018: Second prize of "Liu Shibai Award Fund for Scientific Research Achievements" of Southwestern University of Finance and Economics

2017: First prize of "Outstanding Scientific Research Achievement Award" of Sichuan Provincial Financial Society

2016: "Outstanding Scientific Research Achievement Award" of Southwestern University of Finance and Economics

2015: Best Paper Award, Paris Economics, Finance and Business Conference