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Dr. Huabing (Barbara) Wang

Huabing (Barbara) Wang

Assistant Professor of Finance

Office: Classroom Center, Room 215J
Email: hwang@wtamu.edu
Phone: 806-651-2508

Professional Profile

Education:
Ph.D. in finance, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Ala.
B.A. in accounting, China Institute of Finance and Banking, Beijing, China

Professional Affiliation:
Financial Management Association (FMA), Midwest Finance Association (MFA), Southern Finance Association (SFA), CFA level One, Past member of China Institution of Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

Teaching and Related Service

Teaching Interest:
Corporate finance, international finance, financial markets and institutions, banking

Courses:
Management of Financial Services (FIN5324/4324)
International Finance (FIN5323/4323)
Business Finance (FIN3320)
Financial Management (FIN5326/4326)
Money and Capital Market (FIN6330)

Research and Creative Activity

Research interest:
Corporate finance, financial analysts, corporate disclosure, corporate governance, insider trading, securities litigation, financial anomalies

Research activitiy:
The Impact of Analyst Recommendation Revisions: Time Variations and the Securities Litigation Reform, with Robert Brooks, (presented at the Financial Management Association Annual Meeting 2006)

Insiders' Informative Trading: Evidence from Multi-company Directors, with Douglas Cook (presented at the Midwest Finance Association Annual Meeting 2007 and the Financial Management Association Annual Meeting 2007)  

The Securities Litigation Reform, Analyst Earnings Forecasts, and the Information Environment, with Douglas Cook (presented at the Financial Management Association Annual Meeting 2007)

Why do Analysts Issue Long-term Earnings Growth Forecasts? An Empirical Analysis, with Douglas Cook (presented at the Financial Management Association Annual Meeting 2007)