Shiu-Yik Au, University of Manitoba

Research

Read how they describe their research on their University of Manitoba profile.

Corporate finance Equity, diversity, and inclusion and Finance Financial ethics Finance and innovation Social finance

Latest funding

Social Networks, Behavioural Biases, and Institutional Investor Trading
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$49,679
Social Networks, Behavioural Biases, and Institutional Investor Trading
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$31,784
Workplace Racial Discrimination and Firm Value
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$70,662

All 3 grants and awards

No publications available.

Social Networks, Behavioural Biases, and Institutional Investor Trading

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Dong, Ming

Keywords: social networks; social interaction; behavioural biases; investor mood; institutional investors; mutual funds; investor skill; COVID-19; market crashes; stock market seasonality; market efficiency

$49,679

Social Networks, Behavioural Biases, and Institutional Investor Trading

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Dong, Ming

Keywords: social networks; social interaction; behavioural biases; investor mood; institutional investors; mutual funds; investor skill; COVID-19; market crashes; stock market seasonality; market efficiency

$31,784

Workplace Racial Discrimination and Firm Value

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Au, Shiu-Yik

Keywords: Discrimination; Firm Value; Stock Returns; Corporate Culture; Textual Analysis; Profitability

$70,662

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Corporate finance Dear Professor Au, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on corporate finance connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Workplace Racial Discrimination and Firm Value" (2020), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]