Jing-Chi (George) Chen
Assistant Professor of Finance
Roy Richards Sr. Hall - Room 238
Dr. Jing-Chi “George” Chen is an Assistant Professor of Finance in the Richards College of Business at the University of West Georgia. He teaches Corporate Finance and Investment Analysis. His classes are hands-on, using Excel, Python, and Capital IQ to analyze real datasets and solve practice-oriented problems.
Dr. Chen’s primary research lies at the intersection of textual analysis and capital markets, with a complementary stream in market microstructure. He uses machine learning and large language models to quantify information in corporate disclosures, ESG reports, job postings, and social media. He also employs high-performance computing to study trading costs, market quality, and retail investor behavior in large trade-and-quote data.
- B.A., Geometric Information, National Chengchi University, 2018
- M.S., Master of Finance, University of Memphis, 2022
- Ph.D., Ph.D. in Finance, University of Memphis, 2025
Fall 2025 Sections
- FINC-3511 (Corporate Finance) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- FINC-4541 (Investment Analysis) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Chen, J. C., Jain, P. K., & Silveri, S. (2025). Forward‐Looking Statements and Investor Trading. Journal of Business Finance & Accounting. [View Publication External Resource]
Chen, L. Y., Chen, J. C., & Li, C. M. (2025). Earnings informativeness, debt financing, and managerial characteristics. International Review of Economics & Finance, 98, 103847. [View Publication External Resource]
Chen, J. C., & Liao, L. K. (2024). Stock returns and earnings persistence following equity financing and earnings announcement: Considering managerial characteristics. Review of Financial Economics, 42(3), 291-315. [View Publication External Resource]