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Hang Dong

Ph.D. in Business Administration and Quantitative Methods, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (ES), M.Sc. in Business Administration and Quantitative Methods, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (ES), B.A. in Economics, Beijing Technology and Business University (CN).

Hang Dong is currently assistant professor of Finance at IE University. His main research interests cover information diffusion in the stock market, and individual investor behavior. In particular, he is interested in the role of social media in the stock market. His work has been published in academic journals such as European journal of Information Systems, Journal of Business Research, Information & Management, Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, and International Review of Financial Analysis.

His research has received the second runner-up for the Best Conference paper (AMCIS 2018) and Best Paper Nomination (AMCIS 2020).

Before joining academia, Hang worked as a journalist and an editor for Chinese Central Television Finance Channel (CCTV证券资讯).

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

• Assistant Professor of Finance, IE University, 2014 – Present

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

• Ph.D. in Business Administration and Quantitative Methods, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, 2010 – 2014

• M.Sc. in Business Administration and Quantitative Methods, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, 2008 – 2010

• B.A. in Economics, Beijing Technology and Business University, 2001 – 2005

CORPORATE EXPERIENCE

• Journalist/editor, Chinese Central Television Finance Channel (CCTV证券资讯), 2005 – 2008

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

• Ren, J., Dong, H., Nickerson, J.V., Sabnis, G., Popovic, A. “Digital Platforms in the News Industry: How Social Media Platforms Impact Traditional Media News Viewership”. Europrean Journal of Information Systems

• Dong, H., Ren, J., Padmanabhan, B., Nickerson, J.V. (2022). “How are Social and Mass Media Different in the Stock Market? A Study on Topic Coverage and Predictive Value.” Information & Management, 59, 103588

• Jikyung, K. Dong, H., Choi, J., Ryung, S.(2022). “Sentiment Change and Negative Herding: Evidence from Microblogging and News.” Journal of Business Research, 142, pp. 364 – 376

• Dong, H., Gil-Bazo, J., Valeria, R. (2021) “Information demand during the COVID-19 pandemic.” Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, 40 (6), 106917

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