Jing Yu is an Associate Professor in the Discipline of Finance at the University of Sydney Business School. Prior to joining the University of Sydney, she held faculty positions at the University of Western Australia. Her research focuses on sustainable finance, environmental finance, and international capital markets. Yu's publications appear in top-tier journals such as Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Sustainability, Review of Finance, Journal of Banking & Finance, Accounting & Finance, and Journal of Financial Services Research. She has received the Rising Star Fellowship awarded by the Sydney Business School in 2021/22 and the AFAANZ Best Paper Award. In terms of service and leadership, she is a member of the Finance Discipline PhD and Honours Committees, an elected member of the Finance Discipline Honours Committee since January 2025, and Vice President of FIRN Women. Yu teaches sustainable finance courses at the University of Sydney Business School.

Key publications include 'The market reaction to green bond issuance: Evidence from China' (2020, Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, 503 citations); 'The Limits of Green Finance: A Survey of Literature in the Context of Green Bonds and Green Loans' (2021, Sustainability, 374 citations); 'Foreign investor heterogeneity and stock liquidity around the world' (2016, Review of Finance); 'International political risk and government bond pricing' (2015, Journal of Banking & Finance, 143 citations); 'Media sentiment, institutional investors and probability of stock price crash: evidence from Chinese stock markets' (2017, Accounting & Finance, 83 citations); 'Stock price informativeness and corporate governance: An international study' (2011, International Review of Finance, 59 citations); 'The EU taxonomy and the syndicated loan market' (2025, Journal of Financial Services Research, 52 citations); 'Foreign ownership in Chinese credit ratings industry: Information revelation or certification?' (2020, Journal of Banking & Finance, 43 citations); and 'Country environmental, social and governance performance and economic growth: The international evidence' (2023, Accounting & Finance, 42 citations). Her work on green finance and environmental impacts has significant academic influence.

Professional Email: jing.yu@sydney.edu.au