She received her PhD at the Rutgers University in New Jersey, United States. She obtained a BA in Economics at the Central University of Finance & Economics in Beijing, and a MA in Finance at the Renmin University of China. Prior to joining the Department of Economics and Finance at the City University of Hong Kong, she was an Associate Professor at the Department of Finance, Concordia University, Canada. She is interested in Law and Economics, Corporate Finance and Household Finance. She has published papers in Journal of Financial Economics, Journal of International Business Studies, Accounting Review and Journal of Law and Economics.