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Dr. Tilan Tang

Associate Teaching Professor

OFFICE: Farrell 312
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Honors

  • 2026 - Undergraduate Senior Class Teaching Award Class of 2026, Wake Forest University
  • 2025 - Nunnenkamp-Cinelli Faculty Fellow, Wake Forest University
  • 2024 - CDFI Research Consortium Grant, Center for Impact Finance, University of New Hampshire
  • 2024 - Nunnenkamp-Cinelli Faculty Fellow, Wake Forest University
  • 2021 - Innovative Teaching with Makerspace Technology Grant, Temple University
  • 2017 - HOPE Award for Professors of Excellence, Southern Methodist University
  • 2013 - Best Paper Award in Corporate Finance, Eastern Finance Association
  • 2012 - University Research Grant , Clemson University
  • 2008 - Learning Leader for Outstanding Teaching by Doctoral students, Michigan State University

In The Media

  • June 25, 2016 - Neither Rigged nor Fair , The Economist
  • March 23, 2015 - The Morning Risk Report: Why Firms Overpay Executives , The Wall Street Journal

Research Interests

  • Empirical Corporate Finance, Corporate Governance, Financial Institutions, Mergers and Acquisitions, Executive Compensation, Stakeholder Governance and Community development lending

Teaching Interests

  • Corporate Finance, International Finance, Financial Literacy

Education

  • Ph D, Michigan State University (Finance) - 2009
  • MA, Florida State University (Economics) - 2004
  • BA, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Business Administration) - 2001
  • BS, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Computer Science) - 2001

Publications

Review of Pacific Basin Financial Markets and Policies

Where to Find Value on the Balance Sheet
Tang, T. ,  Chinloy, P. , &  Imes, M. (2021)

Review of Pacific Basin Financial Markets and Policies

Where to Find Value on the Balance Sheet
Tang, T. ,  Chinloy, P. , &  Imes, M. (2021)

International Journal of Industrial Organization

Mergers in Medicare Part D: Assessing Market Power, Cost Efficiencies, and Bargaining Power
Tang, T. ,  Chorniy, A. , &  Miller, D. (2020)

International Journal of Industrial Organization

Mergers in Medicare Part D: Assessing Market Power, Cost Efficiencies, and Bargaining Power
Tang, T. ,  Chorniy, A. , &  Miller, D. (2020)

International Review of Finance

Bidder's Gain: Evidence from Termination Returns
Tang, T. (2015)

International Review of Finance

Bidder's Gain: Evidence from Termination Returns
Tang, T. (2015)

Journal of Accounting and Economics

Effects of Managerial Labor Market on Executive Compensation: Evidence from Job-Hopping
Tang, T. ,  Gao, H. , &  Luo, J. (2015)

Journal of Accounting and Economics

Effects of Managerial Labor Market on Executive Compensation: Evidence from Job-Hopping
Tang, T. ,  Gao, H. , &  Luo, J. (2015)