Mingze Gao

Bio

Mingze Gao, aka Adrian, is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Sydney Business School, where he received a Ph.D. in Finance, a B.Com (Hon) in Finance and a B.Com in Econometrics and Finance.

With a focus on banking and corporate finance, his work has been published at the Journal of Banking & Finance, and/or presented at WFA Annual Meeting (sched), FMA Annual Meeting, FIRN Annual Meeting, FIRN Banking and Financial Stability Meeting, etc.

Mingze has a strong background in programming and received First Prize in the 2010 National Olympiad in Informatics in Provinces (NOIP). His PhD thesis involves large-scale textual analysis and novel machine learning application, leading to a $500,000 grant from the Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Project financing his postdoctoral fellowship. He is also studying computer science, e.g., database, crypto and distributed ledger technology, at the University of New South Wales with High Distinction.

🎓 Education

• 2017 - 2021 Ph.D. in Finance, University of Sydney
• 2023 (planned) - Master of Information Technology, University of New South Wales
• 2022 - 2023 Graduate Certificate in Computing, University of New South Wales
• 2016 - 2016 B.Com (Honours) in Finance, University of Sydney
• 2013 - 2015 B.Com in Econometrics and Finance, University of Sydney

📄 Research

Publication

Organization Capital and Executive Performance Incentives, Journal of Banking & Finance, 2021, with Henry Leung (University of Sydney) and Buhui Qiu (University of Sydney).

Closer than ever: Growing business-level connections between Australia and Europe, European Management Journal, 2023, with Boris Choy, Teresa Davis, Hanyun Ding, Massimo Garbuio, Catherine Hardy, Henry Leung, Thanh Son Luong, Greg Patmore, Sandra Peter, Buhui Qiu, Kai Riemer, John Shields, Catherine Sutton-Brady, Carlos Vazquez-Hernandez, and Eliza Wu, all from University of Sydney.

Working paper

1. "Lone (Loan) Wolf Pack Risk", with Iftekhar Hasan (Fordham University; University of Sydney), Buhui Qiu (University of Sydney) and Eliza Wu (University of Sydney).

   • The 2023 Western Finance Association (WFA) Annual Meeting, June 2023, San Francisco.
   • Bank of Finland Research Discussion Paper No. 4/2023.
   • The 2022 FIRN Banking and Financial Stability Meeting, Australian National University, September 2022, Canberra, Australia.

2. "Anomalous Lending and Bank Risk", with Iftekhar Hasan (Fordham University; University of Sydney), Buhui Qiu (University of Sydney), Eliza Wu (University of Sydney) and Yan Yu (University of Cincinnati).

   • The 2022 Business Financing and Banking Research Group Annual Workshop, University of Sydney, November 2022, Sydney, Australia.

3. "Borrower Technology Similarity and Bank Loan Contracting", with Yunying Huang (University of Sydney), Steven Ongena (University of Zurich; Swiss Finance Institute; KU Leuven; NTNU Business School; CEPR) and Eliza Wu (University of Sydney).

   • The 35th Australiasian Finance and Banking Conference, December 2022, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.

4. "Corporate Real Estate Holdings and M&As", with Thanh Son Luong (University of Sydney) and Buhui Qiu (University of Sydney).

   • The 2022 FMA Annual Meeting, October 2022, Atlanta, GA.
   • The 2022 FIRN Annual Conference, November 2022, Hamilton Island, Queensland, Australia.

Work in progress

1. "Differentiated Lending and Bank Risks: Evidence from Global Syndicated Loans", with Hanyun Ding (University of Sydney), Buhui Qiu (University of Sydney) and Eliza Wu (University of Sydney).
2. "Environmental Premium and Primary Market Catering", with Henry Leung (University of Sydney), Tse-Chun Lin (University of Hong Kong) and Tracy Thi Vu (University of Sydney).
3. "Consumer Behaviour and Credit Supply: Evidence from an Australian FinTech Lender", with Henry Leung (University of Sydney), Linhui Liu (University of Syndey) and Buhui Qiu (University of Sydney).
4. "Liquidity and Price Impact at the 52 Week High", with Joshua Della Vedova (University of San Diego), Andrew Grant (University of Sydney) and Joakim Westerholm (University of Sydney).

✉️ Contact

• Email: mingze.gao@sydney.edu.au
• Office: Room 431, H69, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW Australia