Defense Time: 10:30 a.m., Thursday, July 16, 2026
Defense Location: Room 0411, Teaching Building 0, Jiuli Campus
Personal Profile: Lin Zhiyu, born in July 1994 in Mianyang, Sichuan Province, is a Ph.D. candidate (admitted in 2020) at the School of Economics and Management, Southwest Jiaotong University. His primary research interests include asset pricing and corporate finance. During his graduate studies, he has published four papers in leading domestic and international journals, including the Journal of Systems Science and Mathematical Sciences, the China Journal of Econometrics, the International Journal of Finance & Economics, and Applied Economics Letters.
Thesis Title: Investor Risk Perception and Its Impact on Asset Pricing
Thesis Overview: Focusing on China’s A‑share market, this study explores the impacts of investor risk‑perception on asset pricing. Using variations in book‑to‑market ratio to measure idiosyncratic risk‑perception shocks, it builds a corresponding factor and examines its roles in cross‑sectional returns, factor pricing and market return forecasting. The research provides empirical support for understanding stock‑price formation and enriches China‑based asset‑pricing research.
