Yihui Lan
University of Western Australia
Rate Professor Yihui Lan
Always positive and motivating in class.
Always kind, respectful, and approachable.
Inspires growth and curiosity in every student.
Creates dynamic and thought-provoking lessons.
Always supportive and deeply knowledgeable.
Inspires students to love their studies.
About Yihui
Yihui Lan is a Senior Lecturer in finance within the Accounting and Finance discipline of the UWA Business School at the University of Western Australia. She earned her Bachelor of Engineering from Huazhong University of Science and Technology in China, followed by an MBA and a PhD in international finance from the University of Western Australia. Her primary research interests encompass international finance, empirical asset pricing, commodity economics, and financial econometrics. Lan has maintained a sustained academic career at UWA, progressing through roles including Lecturer in the Financial Studies Discipline and Associate Professor in the Department of Accounting and Finance from 2010 to 2016, to her current position as Senior Lecturer.
Lan's scholarly contributions are evidenced by 43 research outputs, including peer-reviewed articles in prominent journals. Key publications include 'How Productive Are Economics and Finance PhDs?' (2023, Australian Economic Review, co-authored with Ian Li, Zong Ken Chai, and Kenneth W. Clements), assessing publication productivity of Australian PhD graduates in economics and finance; 'Credit Rating Downgrades and Stock Price Crash Risk: International Evidence' (2023, co-authored with Thu Ha Nguyen, Sirimon Treepongkaruna, and Rui Zhong); and 'The Cost of Financial Intermediation in Australia' (2025, Australian Journal of Management, with Indeewari U. Colombage and Dirk G. Baur). Other significant works are 'Temperature, Storage, and Natural Gas Futures Prices' (2023, Journal of Futures Markets, with Yanting Chen and Peter R. Hartley), 'A Closer Look at the Relationship between Firm-Specific Return Variation and Stock Returns' (2024, with Ha Nguyen and Sirimon Treepongkaruna), and 'Biodiversity Risk Exposure and Analysts' Forecasts' (2025, with Chengao Guo and Rui Zhong). Earlier publications feature 'Capital Flight from China: Further Evidence' (2010, China Economic Review, with Yanrui Wu and C. Zhang) and 'The Big Mac Index 21 Years On: An Evaluation of Burgernomics' (2008, with Kenneth W. Clements and Shi Pei Seah). She has supervised five doctoral students, received five research grants, and one prize or award. Her collaborations, particularly with Kenneth W. Clements, have advanced understanding of exchange rates, purchasing power parity, and commodity markets.
Professional Email: yihui.lan@uwa.edu.au