Jie Gao

Jie Gao is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the McCallum School of Business, Bentley University. Her primary areas of research focus on mutual fund performance, institutional investors, asset pricing, and fintech. Before joining Bentley University, she obtained her Ph.D. in Finance from the University of California in Irvine. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Statistics from Fudan University and a Master's degree in Statistics from Columbia University. She has also presented her research at EFA, CICF, etc.

Education

• Ph.D. in Finance University of California Irvine
• Master Columbia University
• Bachelor Fudan University

Teaching Interests

• Financial Market and Investment
• Principles of Accounting and Finance
• Behavioral Finance

Research Interests

Behavioral finance; Empirical asset pricing; Institutional investors.

Awards and Honors

• 2018, Excellence in Teaching Awards, University of California Irvine
• 2017, University of California Doctoral Fellowship, University of California Irvine
• 2009, Academic Merit Scholarship , Fudan University
• 2009, Chun-Tsung Research Scholarship, Fudan University

Publications

Conference Papers

• Gao, J., Zhang, C., Wang, K., Ba, S. (2010). Solving the Information Overload Problem: The Role of Unconscious Thought in Enhancing Online Purchasing Decisions. PACIS.

Presentations

• Gao, J. (2023). “Investor Overconfidence Over-extrapolation Bias Mutual Fund Flow and Performance” Presented at the the Sloan School of Management at MIT and the China Center for Financial Research (CCFR) at Tsinghua University CICF Shanghai
• Gao, J. (2023). “Investor Overconfidence Over-extrapolation Bias Mutual Fund Flow and Performance” Presented at the Southwestern University of Finance and Economic Institute of Financial Studies (IFS) Southwestern University of Finance and Economic
• Gao, J. (2022). “Investor Overconfidence Over-extrapolation Bias Mutual Fund Flow and Performance” Presented at the The European Finance Association EFA Washington D.C.
• Gao, J. (2021). “Investor Overconfidence Over-extrapolation Bias Mutual Fund Flow and Performance” Presented at the SFA SFA Annual Meeting 2021 Captiva Island