Congsheng Wu    Associate Professor of International Finance    Office: Mandeville Hall, Room 204    Phone: (203) 576-4869 (office)    Fax: (203) 576-4388    E-mail: congwu@bridgeport.edu

Office Hours

TU 9:30-11:00 AM and TH 2:30-4:00 PM or by appointment

Education

B.E., Tsinghua University;
MBA, University of International Business and Economics;
Ph.D. in International Finance, University of South Carolina

Academic Activities and Research Interests

Dr. Wu is the co-author of two books. The second book, coauthored with Chuck Kwok and Lihui Tian, International Financial Management: Theories and Practices in China, has been recently published by the Peking University Press in China. This book is included in the Finance Series of Peking University’s School of Management, the top business school in China.

Dr Wu’s research interests include international finance, new securities offerings, Chinese stock markets, and corporate governance. His articles have appeared in Financial Management, Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of Multinational Financial Management, Journal of Business and Economic Studies, and others. He has made numerous presentations in annual conferences of Academy of International Business, Financial Management Association, American Society of Business and Behavior Sciences, and Eastern Finance Association.

Professional Experience

Dr. Wu has extensive professional experience in the foreign exchange markets, commodities and financial futures markets, and personal financial planning.

Books

International Financial Management: Theories and Practices in China, coauthored with Chuck Kwok and Lihui Tian, Peking University Press, China.

International Financial Management, coauthored with Chuck Kwok, University of International Business and Economics Press, China.

Publications in Refereed Journals

“Long-Run Performance of Global Initial Public Offerings,” with Chuck Kwok, accepted and forthcoming, Journal of Banking and Finance.

“Why Do Companies List Abroad? A Survey of Recent Theories and Empirical Evidence,” with Guohui Hu, Economic Perspectives (in Chinese) 7, 102-107, July 2005.

“Overseas Listing of Chinese Companies: An Overview,” China and World Economy 13 (5) 44-57, July-August 2005.

“All IPOs Are Not Created Equal,” Journal of Business and Economic Studies 11 (1), 19-33, Spring 2005.

“The Pricing of Global versus Domestic Seasoned Equity Offerings,” Journal of Multinational Financial Management 15, 31-49, February 2005.

“The Pricing of Global and Domestic Initial Public Offerings,” with Chuck Kwok, Journal of Banking and Finance 27: 1167-1184, June 2003.

“Why Do U.S. Firms Issue Global Equity Offerings?” with Chuck Kwok, Financial Management 31 (2): 47-65, Summer 2002.

“How to Invest in China’s Stock Market,” North Central Business Journal 1 (10): 3-9, Winter-Spring 2002.

“Is China’s Stock Market Ready for Foreign Investors?” American Review of China Studies 3 (1): 17-26, Spring 2002.

“The Price Behavior of Seasoned Equities around the Offering Date,” Journal of Business and Economic Studies 7: 14-24, Fall 2001.

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