Yuhan Zhang
Postgraduate researcher

Profile

Biography

After completing a BSc in Economics in China, Yuhan obtained an MSc in International Finance from Nottingham Trent University, an MSc in Finance and an MPhil in Management from the University of Leicester.

After a "life-long" study in Finance, Yuhan worked four years as a Lecturer in Business English at Yantai Institute of Technology in China, where she developed interdisciplinary teaching skills and deepened her commitment to academia.

Drawn back to research to expand her research skills to engage with complex, real-world questions, Yuhan joined the University of York in 2023 to continue the PhD study with a focus on using quantitative methods to uncover the motivations and implications behind investor behaviour in sustainable finance.

Research

Overview

Thesis title

What Motivates ESG Investing? Evidence from Trading Volume.

Research topic

Yuhan's research focuses on how ESG factors influence investor behaviour and trading dynamics.

Research interests

• Financial Modelling
• Market Microstructure
• Quantitative Finance and Econometrics
• Sustainable and Responsible Investing

Supervisors

• Professor Alexandra Dias  
• Dr Maryam Alhalboni