Kelly Nianyun Cai, Ph.D.

Teaching Areas:
BBA, BBA Finance, MBABiography and Education
Kelly Nianyun Cai, Ph.D., Professor of Finance at the University of Michigan-Dearborn College of Business. Dr. Cai joined the College of Business in 2002 after earning her Ph.D. in Finance from the University of Houston. She received her Bachelor degree in Finance from Nankai University. Dr. Cai teaches Corporate Finance, Derivatives, and Investments courses to undergraduate and graduate students.
Research
Dr. Cai鈥檚 research covers a variety of topics, including initial public offerings (IPOs), bond pricing and capital market. Her research has been published in refereed journals such as Review of Financial Studies, Financial Management, The Financial Review, Journal of Fixed Income, Journal of Business Research and Journal of Financial Research.
Education
University of Houston
Selected Publications
- Kelly Nianyun Cai and Julia Zhu, 2020, 鈥淐ustomer-Supplier Relationships and the Cost of Debt鈥, Journal of Banking and Finance 110, 1-19.
- Kelly Nianyun Cai and Julia Zhu, 2020, 鈥淒oes Going Public in the U.S. Facilitate Corporate Innovation of Foreign Firms?鈥 Forthcoming, North American Journal of Economics and Finance.
- Kelly Nianyun Cai, Heiwai Lee and Magali Valero, 2018, 鈥淭he Roles of the Information Environment and the Stock Price Performance of Foreign Firms in their Decision to Delist from U.S. Exchanges鈥, Journal of Multinational Financial Management 47-48, 1-13. (Lead Article)
- Kelly Nianyun Cai 2017, 鈥淭he Cost of Debts of Yankee and Domestic Bonds鈥, Journal of Multinational Financial Management 40, 1-13. (Lead Article)
- Kelly Nianyun Cai and Julia Zhu, 2016, 鈥淭he Market Reaction to Yankee and Rule 144ABond Offerings鈥, Journal of Multinational Financial Management 34, 1-17. (Lead Article)
- Kelly Nianyun Cai, Julia Zhu, 2015, 鈥淐ultural Distance and Foreign IPO Underpricing Variations鈥, Journal of Multinational Financial Management 29, 99-114.
- Julia Zhu and Kelly Nianyun Cai, 2014, 鈥淐ultural Distance and Bond Pricing: Evidence in the Yankee and Rule 144a Bond Markets鈥, Journal of Financial Research 37, 357-384.
- Kelly Nianyun Cai, Xiaoquan Jiang and Heiwai Lee, 2013, 鈥淒ebt IPO Waves, Investor Sentiment, Market Conditions and Issue Quality鈥, Journal of Financial Research 36,435-452. Outstanding Investment Paper 鈥 Midwest Financial Association 2013; Best Paper Published at Journal of Financial Research 2013
- Kelly Nianyun Cai, 2013, 鈥淓ffect of Being Fallen Angels on Bond Rating and Yields鈥, Journal of Trading 8, 7-13. (Lead Article)
- Kelly Nianyun Cai and Heiwai Lee, 2012, 鈥淓vent Study and Debt IPOs鈥, Journal of Applied Business Research 29, Issue 1, 69-78.
- Brent Ambrose, Kelly Nianyun Cai and Jean Helwege, 2012, 鈥淔allen Angels and Price Pressure鈥, Journal of Fixed Income 21, Issue 3, 74-86. Semifinalist for the Best Paper Award 鈥 Financial Management Association 2010
- Kelly Nianyun Cai, Hei-Wai Lee and Vivek Sharma, 2011, 鈥淯nderpricing of IPOs that follow private placement?鈥, Journal of Financial Research 34, Issue 3, 441-459.
- Hei-Wai Lee, Vivek Sharma and Kelly Nianyun Cai, 2011, 鈥淎re Stocks Dumped or Neglected by Analysts Inferior Investments to Covered Stocks?鈥, Journal of Business Research 64, 501-507. Outstanding Investment Paper 鈥 Southern Finance Association 2009
- Kelly Nianyun Cai, Hei-Wai Lee and Magali Valero 2010, 鈥淐hanging Underwriting Practices on Underpricing of U.S. Global Initial Public Offerings鈥, Journal of Business Research 63, 1317-1323.
- Magali Valero, Hei-Wai Lee and Kelly Nianyun Cai, 2009, 鈥淐ross-Listing Pursuit of Unseasoned Foreign Firms after Going Public in the U.S.鈥, Journal of Business Research 62, 797鈥804. Outstanding International Finance Paper 鈥 Eastern Finance Association 2008
- Kelly Nianyun Cai, Yong H. Kim and Xuejing Xing, 2008, 鈥淒o IPO Firms Have Lower Risk? Evidence from IPO Performance in Different States of the World鈥, Advances in Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management 3, article 9.
- Brent Ambrose, Kelly Nianyun Cai and Jean Helwege, 2008, 鈥淔orced Selling of Fallen Angels鈥, Journal of Fixed Income 18, 72-86.
- Kelly Nianyun Cai and Xiaoquan Jiang, 2008, 鈥淐orporate Bond Returns and Volatilities鈥, Financial Review 43, 1-26. (Lead Article) On SSRN鈥檚 Top Ten download list for FEN Blackwell publishers Journals.
- Kelly Nianyun Cai, Jean Helwege and Arthur Warga, 2007, 鈥淯nderpricing in Corporate Bond Market鈥, 2007, Review of Financial Studies 20, 2021-2046.
- Kelly Nianyun Cai, Latha Ramchand and Arthur Warga, 2004, 鈥淭he Pricing of Equity IPOs that Followed Debt Public Offerings鈥, Financial Management 33, 5-26. (Lead Article)
- Kelly Nianyun Cai 2017, 鈥淭he Cost of Debts of Yankee and Domestic Bonds鈥, Journal of Multinational Financial Management 40, 1-13. (Lead Article)
Awards and Recognition
Outstanding International Finance Paper Award 鈥淐ross-Listing Pursuit of Unseasoned Foreign Firms after Going Public in the U.S.鈥 (with Valero, M., and Lee, H.) 鈥 Eastern Finance Association 2008
Outstanding Investment Paper Award 鈥淎re Stocks Dumped or Neglected by Analysts Inferior Investments to Covered Stocks?鈥 (with Lee, H. and Sharma, V) 鈥 Southern Finance Association 2009
Outstanding Paper in Corporate Finance, World Scientific Publishing Award 鈥淒ebt IPO Waves鈥 (with Jiang, J and Lee, H) 鈥 Midwest Finance Association 2013
Best Paper Published at Journal of Financial Research 2013, 鈥淒ebt IPO Waves鈥 (with Jiang, J and Lee, H)