
Lin William Cong
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Contact Information
Lin William Cong
Expertise
FinTech; economic big data; entrepreneurship and innovation; information economics; financial economics
Current Research Interest
Application of artificial intelligence and unstructured data analytics in investments, corporate finance, and other social science issues; cryptoasset pricing, staking, and regulation; the interaction among digitization, small businesses, and development
Distinction
Johnson Faculty Research Award
Poets&Quants Best 40 Under 40 MBA/Business School Professors
Kauffman Foundation Junior Faculty Fellowship in Entrepreneurship
AAM-CAMRI-CFA Institute Prize in Asset Management
Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS) Best Paper Award, Eastern Finance Association
The Gerald J. Lieberman Fellowship
Selected Publications
Cong, Lin William, Ye Li, and Neng Wang. “Tokenomics: Dynamic Adoption and Valuation.” Review of Financial Studies 34, no. 3 (2021): 1105–1115. (Editor’s Choice)
Azarmsa, Ehsan, and Lin William Cong. “Persuasion in Relationship Finance.” Journal of Financial Economics.