In Ji Jang

In Ji Jang

  • Associate Professor, Finance
  • Ph.D. in Finance, Texas A&M University

Research Interests

Institutional investors; Proxy voting; Common ownership; Executive compensation;

Scholarly Contributions and Creative Productions

Journal Articles

  • Jang, I., Kang, N. (2024). ETF and Corporate Reporting. Financial Review (Link)
  • Jang, I., Minnick, K., Nemani, A. (2024). Safeguarding proprietary information in the supply chain and relationship-specific investments. Financial Review, (59) Issue 4 (Link)
  • Jang, I., Kang, N. (2024). ETF and corporate reporting. Financial Review, (59) Issue 2 (Link)
  • Jang, I. (2024). Passive Institutions and Long-Run CEO Compensation: Evidence from Proxy Voting. Quarterly Journal of Finance, (14) Issue 3 (Link)
  • Jang, I., Kang, N., Yezegel, A. (2022). Common ownership, price informativeness, and corporate investment. Journal of Banking and Finance, (135) February (Link) (Forthcoming)

    • Other Scholarly Work

  • Mohseni, M.Alphas in Trading with Value of Votes. (In Progress).
  • Lee, K.Securities lenders in shareholder activism. (In Progress).
  • Nemani, A. K. Safeguarding proprietary information in the supply chain and relationship specific investment. .
  • Jang, I.Passive institutions and long-run CEO compensation duration. .
  • Lee, K.Securities lenders in shareholder activism. (In Progress).
  • Sletten, E.Common ownership and common information environment?. (In Progress).
  • Kang, N.ETF and Corporate Reporting. .
  • Gao, J.Why Race to zero?: Zero fee funds and competition in mutual fund industry. (In Progress).

    • Presentations

  • Jang, I., Nemani, A. K., Yezegel, A., Zhang, F. (2024). “Remote work and voluntary disclosure: Evidence from Covid-19 lockdowns” Presented at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa 2024 Hawaii Accounting Research Conference Honolulu, Hawaii
  • Jang, I. (2024). “Securities lenders in shareholder activism” Presented at the EUROFIDAI-ESSEC Paris December Finance Meeting 2024
  • Jang, I., Nemani, A. K., Yezegel, A., Zhang, F. (2024). “Remote work and voluntary disclosures: Evidence from Covid-19 lockdowns” Presented at the Southern Finance Association Southern Finance Association Florida
  • Jang, I., Nemani, A. K., Yezegel, A., Zhang, F. (2024). “Remote work and voluntary disclosures: Evidence from Covid-19 lockdowns” Presented at the Financial Management Association
  • Yezegel, A., Jang, I., Nemani, A., Zhang, F. (2024). “Remote work and voluntary disclosure: Evidence from Covid-19 lockdowns” Presented at the Southwestern Financial Association 2024 Southwestern Financial Association Las Vegas, NV
  • Nemani, A., Jang, I., Yezegel, A., Zhang, F. (2024). “Remote work and voluntary disclosure: Evidence from Covid-19 lockdowns” Presented at the 2024 Southwestern Financial Association Las Vegas, NV
  • Jang, I., Lee, K. (2023). “Securities lenders in shareholder activism” Presented at the Financial Management Association
  • Jang, I., Nemani, A. K., Zhang, F. (2023). “Remote work and volutnary disclosures: Evidence from Covid-19 lockdowns” Presented at the Research Showcase Poster Session
  • Jang, I., Minnick, K. L., Nemani, A. K. (2023). “Safeguarding proprietary information in the supply chain and relationship specific investment” Presented at the Midwest Finance Association
  • Jang, I., Minnick, K. L., Nemani, A. K. (2022). “Does IDD adoption facilitate relationship-specific investments?” Presented at the Paris Financial Management Conference
  • Jang, I., Lee, K. (2022). “Securities lenders in shareholder activism” Presented at the Paris Financial Management Conference
  • Jang, I., Kang, N. (2022). “ETF and Corporate Reporting” Presented at the Financial Management Association
  • Jang, I., Kang, N. (2022). “ETF and Corporate Reporting” Presented at the EFA Eastern Finance Association
  • Jang, I., Kang, N., Yezegel, A. (2020). “Common Ownership, Price Informativeness, and Corporate Investment” Presented at the Eastern Finance Association Eastern Finance Association Boston
  • Kang, N., Jang, I., Yezegel, A. (2020). “Common ownership, price informativeness, and corporate investment” Presented at the 2020 Financial Accounting and Reporting Section Midyear Meeting
  • Kang, N., Jang, I., Yezegel, A. (2020). “Common ownership, price informativeness, and corporate investment” Presented at the Hawaii Accounting Research Conference Hawaii
  • Kang, N., Jang, I., Yezegel, A. (2019). “Common ownership, price informativeness, and corporate investment” Presented at the Paris Financial Management Conference Paris, France

    • Service

    Service: Department

  • Course Coordinator for Course Coordinator for FI 118 2024-09-01 - Present
  • Committee Chair for Search Committee 2024-09-01 - Present
  • Course Coordinator for Course coordinator for FI 307 2022-09-01 - Present
  • for Search (hiring) committee 2019-09-01 - Present

    • Service: University

  • Student Organization Advisor for Falcon's Nest 2023-12-01 - Present
  • Committee Member for AIG - Gender Mix in Finance 2023-10-01 - Present
  • Student Organization Advisor for Kosmos 2023-10-01 - Present
  • Committee Member for Entrepreneurship at Bentley 2022-01-01 - Present