Xiafei Li

Biography

I am a Senior Lecturer in finance in the Economics and Finance group at the Keele Business School. Before joining Keele, I was an Assistant Professor at the University of Nottingham and a Lecturer at the University of Bradford. I received my PhD in finance from the Cass Business School, City University.

My research interests are in the areas of efficient market anomalies, asset pricing, corporate finance, capital structure, cash holdings, and peer-to-peer lending. I have published articles in international journals, including Review of Finance, Journal of Business Research, Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of International Money and Finance, Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions & Money, Journal of Business, Finance & Accounting among others I have served as a reviewer for international journals in finance.

Research and scholarship

My current research interests include:

• Efficient market anomalies
• Asset pricing
• Capital structure and zero-leverage
• Peer-to-peer lending
• Cash holdings
• R&D and market competition

I would welcome applications from students in the areas of asset pricing, corporate finance, and fintech.

Teaching

• ECO-30053 Investment Management
• ECO-30050 Applied Econometrics
• ECO-30048 Risk Management with Derivatives
• FIN-40039 Fixed Income Securities and Credit Risk