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BO YANG
Ph.D. Candidate 701 Exposition Blvd, Hoffman Hall
Management and Organization Department Los Angeles, CA, USA, 90089-1424
Marshall School of Business bo.yang@marshall.usc.edu
University of Southern California https://bo-yang.weebly.com/

EDUCATION
Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California
Ph.D. Candidate in Business Administration (Strategy) 2018 – present
Fudan University
B.A. in Mathematical Economics 2014 – 2018

PUBLICATION
[1] Chen, Shuo, Xun Yan, and Bo Yang. “Move to Success? Headquarters Relocation, Political Favoritism, and
Corporate Performance.” Journal of Corporate Finance 64 (2020): 101698. (Authors listed
alphabetically)

WORKING PAPERS
[1] Ang, Yuen Yuen, Nan Jia, Bo Yang, and Kenneth G. Huang. The Limits of State-Led Innovation: Evidence
from Chinese Patents. (under review)
[2] Yang, Bo, Nan Jia, and Weiguo Zhong. Leading from a Rut? Career Incentives and Leadership
Persistence: Evidence from Chinese Local Politicians. (draft ready)

WORKS IN PROGRESS
[1] Global Supply Chain and Domestic Lobbying: Evidence from the U.S.-China Trade War (writing in
progress)
[2] FDI and Quality of Innovation in China (with Yuen Yuen Ang, Kenneth G. Huang, and Nan Jia; writing in
progress)
[3] Industrial Policy Environment and Corporate Geographic Expansion Strategy (with Anni Chen and
Weiguo Zhong; writing in progress)
[4] Information and Governance in China (with Yanhui Wu; data collection in progress)
[5] Strategy and Structure in the Venture Capital Industry (with Nan Jia and Yanhui Wu; data analysis in
progress)
[6] Lynching vs. Law: A History of Vigilantes (with Shuo Chen and Xinyu Fan; writing in progress)

DOCTORAL WORKSHOPS
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2021 Strategy Science Annual Doctoral Workshop; Nonmarket Strategy Research Community (NMSRC)
Doctoral Conference; AOM International Management Division Doctoral Student Consortium

CONFERENCES & SEMINAR PRESENTATIONS

2020 USC Marshall China Workshop; Political Science Speaker Series for Chinese Scholars; Annual
Conference of the Society for Institutional & Organizational Economics
2019 USC Marshall China Workshop

OTHER ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES

Co-host: USC Marshall China Research Group (2019-)
Organizer: Inaugural China Research Group Doctoral Symposium (2021)
Conference assistant: Strategy and the Business Environment Conference (2021)