Dr. Shuangshuang Ji

Assistant Professor of Finance

Dr. Shuangshuang Ji
Room 316, Business & Aerospace Building (BAS)
Office Hours

9:30 am - 11:00 am Tuesday & Thursday

Departments / Programs

Degree Information

  • PHD, University of North Carolina at Charlotte (2019)
  • MS, University of North Carolina at Charlotte (2014)
  • BS, Nankai University (2013)

Areas of Expertise

Capital Structure; Merger and Acquisitions; Relationship Lending (banks); Human capital

Biography

Hello, I am Dr. Shuangshuang (Sarah) Ji. I joined MTSU since 2019. My primary research interest is the empirical corporate finance with focuses on merger and acquisition (M&A), relationship lending (bank loan), capital structure and human capital cost. I live with my two-year old daughter and in the leisure time, I love cooking, reading and hiking!

Publications

Ji, S., Mauer, D.C. and Zhang, Y., 2020. Managerial entrenchment and capital structure: The effect of diversification. Journal of Corporate Finance65, p.101505.

Ji, S., King, THD, and Li, X., 2021. “Human capital cost and investment policy”, Review of Financial Economics 39(3), 254-279.

Courses

FIN 3810 Investments; FIN 4110 Cases in Finance; FIN 4260 Financial Market & Institution; FIN 4860 International Financial Management; FIN 6750 Corporte Finance