Woo-Young Kang

Woo-Young Kang is a Lecturer in Finance at Brunel University London since 2017 when he completed his PhD in Finance at Cranfield School of Management in the UK. He is also a graduate of Boston University (BA Economics, 2006; MSc Mathematical Finance, 2009) in US and Sogang University (MBA Finance, 2008) in South Korea with finance industry experience. He teaches Financial Markets and Global Financial Markets for the undergraduate and graduate levels, respectively. His research areas are in Asset Pricing, Banking, Financial Markets, Financial Engineering and Corporate Finance. He has published his research in leading international peer-reviewed journals, including the Journal of Banking and Finance, the Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, the Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, and the Finance Research Letters. His research are being presented at leading academic conferences, such as the meetings of the Southern Finance Association, the Eastern Finance Association and the Southwestern Finance Association.

Qualifications

• PhD, Cranfield University, 2017
• MSc, Boston University, 2009
• MBA, Sogang University, 2008
• BA, Boston University, 2006

Responsibility

• Departmental Research Ethics Coordinator
• Departmental Leader of Academic Misconduct
• Programme Leader of BSc Banking and Finance ( – 1/2021)

Research area(s)

• Asset Pricing
• Banking
• Financial Markets
• Financial Engineering
• Corporate Finance

Research Interests

• Current additional research: behavioral finance and cryptocurrency

Publications

• Choudhry, T., Dissanaike, G., Jayasekera, R., Kang, W-Y. and Nnadi, M. (2021) 'Loss Sensitive Investors and Positively Biased Analysts in Hong Kong Stock Market'. Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, 57 (4). pp. 1 - 45. ISSN: 0924-865X
• Caporale, GM. and Kang, W-Y. (2021) 'On the preferences of CoCo bond buyers and sellers'. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, 72. pp. 1 - 34. ISSN: 1042-4431
• Caporale, GM., Kang, W-Y., Spagnolo, F. and Spagnolo, N. (2021) 'Cyber attacks, spillovers and contagion in the cryptocurrency markets'. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, 0 (in press). pp. 1 - 19. ISSN: 1042-4431
• Caporale, GM., Kang, W-Y., Spagnolo, F. and Spagnolo, N. (2021) 'Cyber-Attacks, Cryptocurrencies, and Cyber Security'.60th Southwestern Finance Association Annual Meeting. Virtual.
• Kang, W-Y. (2021) 'Internal capital budgeting and allocation in financial firms', in Lee, C-F. and Lee, AC. (eds.) Encyclopedia of Finance. Springer. pp. 1 - 21. ISBN 13: 9783030734435.
• Caporale, GM., Kang, W-Y., Spagnolo, F. and Spagnolo, N. (2020) 'Non-Linearities, Cyber Attacks and Cryptocurrencies'. Finance Research Letters, 32. pp. 1 - 10. ISSN: 1544-6123
• Kang, W-Y. and Poshakwale, S. (2019) 'A New Approach to Optimal Capital Allocation for RORAC Maximization in Banks'. Journal of Banking and Finance, 106. pp. 153 - 165. ISSN: 0378-4266
• Chandrasena, S., Jayasekera, R., Kang, W-Y. and Mishra, T. (2019) 'The Determinants of Corporate Capital Structure: Do CEO’s Cultural Values Affect the Firm Leverage Decision?'.17th Infiniti Conference on International Finance. Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
• Kang, W-Y. and Poshakwale, S. (2017) 'A New Approach to Optimal Capital Allocation for RORAC Maximization in Banks'.53rd Eastern Finance Association Annual Meetings. Jacksonville, Florida, USA.
• Kang, W-Y. and Poshakwale, S. (2016) 'A New Approach to Optimal Capital Allocation for RORAC Maximization in Banks'.56th Southern Finance Association Annual Meetings. Miramar, Florida, USA.
• Dissanaike, G., Jayasekera, R., Kang, W-Y. and Lucey, B. (2016) 'The Impact of the Political Environment on Managerial Wealth Perception: Evidence from Cumulative Prospect Theory'.14th Infiniti Conference on International Finance. Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.