Kai Li
BSc (Jiaotong University), MA (Concordia), PhD (Toronto)
Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
Canada Research Chair in Corporate Governance
W.M. Young Chair in Finance
Professor, Finance Division
Selected publications
- Li, K., F. Mai, R. Shen, C. Yang, and T. Zhang, “Dissecting Corporate Culture Using Generative AI,” Review of Financial Studies forthcoming.
- Li, K., F. Mai, G. Wong, C. Yang, T. Zhang, “Female Equity Analysts and Corporate Environmental and Social Performance,” Management Science forthcoming (Winner of the John L. Weinberg/IRRCi Best Paper Award at the Weinberg/ECGI Corporate Governance Symposium.)
- Hsu, P.-H., K. Li, and Y. Pan, “The Eco Gender Gap in Boardrooms,” Management Science forthcoming (Winner of the Best Paper Award at the 2024 China International Conference in Finance).
- Li, K., R. Peng, R. Shen, and G. Wong, 2025. “Gender, Competition, and Performance: International Evidence,” Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis 60, 1686-1726.
- Li, K., X. Liu, F. Mai, and T. Zhang, 2021. “The Role of Corporate Culture in Bad Times: Evidence from the COVID-19 Pandemic,” Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis 56 (A Special Issue on COVID-19), 2545-2583.
- Li, K., F. Mai, R. Shen, and X. Yan, 2021. “Measuring Corporate Culture Using Machine Learning,” Review of Financial Studies 34 (A Special Issue on Big Data in Finance), 3265-3315.