Zhou Zhou (周舟) | Finance | FinTech

Welcome!

I am a PhD candidate in Digital Financial Technology at the National University of Singapore.

My research focuses on the impact of technology and information on financial markets. I combine Generative AI, machine learning, and alternative data to explore questions in Empirical Asset Pricing and Sustainable Finance. My work aims to understand how digital transformation reshapes the information environment for investors and firms alike.

Research Interests

Empirical Asset Pricing
FinTech
Climate and Sustainable Finance

Research

Working Papers

The Dark Side of Geographically Dispersed Information: Evidence from Lockdown of Subsidiaries

with Allaudeen Hameed, Massimo Massa, and Zhenghui Ni

R&R, Journal of Accounting and Economics

Presentations: 2025 MFA, 2025 CICF*, University of Cincinnati*, RenMin Business School Summer Finance Forum*, University of Missouri*, Simon Fraser University*, 2025 FMA Asia.

Through the Looking Glass: Leveraging Machine Learning to Price Corporate Carbon Footprints

with Haoxu Wang, Ahmed Syalabi Seet, and Johan Sulaeman

Presentations: 2025 CICF*, NUS Finance Brown Bag Seminar*, 2025 Singapore Scholars Symposium*.

Sea Level Rise Risk and Enterprise Dynamics: Evidence from Singapore

with Sumit Agarwal and Changwei Zhan

* denotes coauthor presentation.

Work in Progress

Mobile App Usage, Retail Attention, and Stock Market Dynamics

with Allaudeen Hameed, Massimo Massa, and Jia Hui Woon