I am Xiapeng Song, a Ph.D. candidate in Finance at the University of Edinburgh Business School, expecting to complete my degree in July 2026. I am currently on the academic job market and seeking a tenure-track faculty position, and welcome all opportunities.

My research interests include:

• Corporate finance and financial development
• Culture, historical institutions, and finance
• Information frictions in lending and capital markets
• AI, fintech, and digital disclosure in finance

My emails: song_xiapeng@163.com / Xiapeng.Song@ed.ac.uk

Wechat: Lullaby_ouos

Education

• Ph.D in Finance, University of Edinburgh, 2026 (Expected)
• M.S. in Accounting and Finance, London School of Economics and Political Science, 2021
• B.S. in Economics, University College London, 2020

Job Market Paper

Xiapeng Song, Wenxuan Hou*, Tong Wang. Labor Coercion, Anti-Market Culture, and Finance: The Lesson from Historical Serfdom of the Russian Empire. (Revise & Resubmit in Journal of Corporate Finance)

Working Paper

Fangmin Hao, Wenxuan Hou, Xiapeng Song*. Does Financial Development Have Roman Roots:The Legacy of Roman Roads. (Revise & Resubmit in Journal of Corporate Finance)

Xiapeng Song, Aluna Wang*, Tong Wang. Information Portability and the Real Effects of Lending Relationship Disruptions: Evidence from U.S. Bank Mergers. (Revise & Resubmit in Review of Corporate Finance Studies)

Xiapeng Song, Wenxuan Hou, Fangmin Hao*. AI Washing: Strategic Disclosure and Backlash. (Accepted in Finance Research Letters)

Fangmin Hao, Wenxuan Hou, Xiapeng Song*. Why Stablecoins Fail: Design Fragilities, Regulation, and the Role of Institutions. (Accepted by Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies)

Jiang Dai, Fangmin Hao, Wenxuan Hou, Xiapeng Song*. The Legacy of Repression: Gulag Camps and Long-Run Financial Development in Eastern Europe. (Submitted)

Fangmin Hao, Wenxuan Hou*, Lucy Liu, Xiapeng Song*. The Impact of LGBT-Supportiv Policies on Corporate Innovation: Gold Rush Legacy. (Submitted)

Xiapeng Song, Wenxuan Hou*, Tong Wang. Dictatorship, Repression, and Financial Development.

Xiapeng Song, Wenxuan Hou*, Tong Wang. Political Fractionalization, Spatial Competition, and Corporate Innovation.

Other Info

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• Publications – working papers and publications
• Teaching – teaching experience and materials
• CV – full academic CV (PDF)