Tao (Jonas) Chen

Provost’s Chair Professor in Finance
Associate Professor in Finance
Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Welcome. I am an associate professor in finance at Nanyang Business School. My research is in sustainable finance; FinTech, AI, and finance; and how investors and monitors shape corporate policy.

jtchen@ntu.edu.sg · ABS-06-106, 91 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639956

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Research record

Citations: 5,647
h-index: 20
FT50 publications: 10
UTD 24 publications: 6
Nature Index publication: 1
Stanford/Elsevier scientists: Top 2%

Citations and h-index from Google Scholar, 15 November 2026. Journal lists: Financial Times 50, UT Dallas 24, Nature Index. Stanford/Elsevier list of the top 2% of scientists, 2024–2026.

Research programs

Word cloud of research topics in the shape of a world map. The largest words are sustainable finance, corporate governance, artificial intelligence, FinTech, ESG, financial analysts and tax avoidance.

Recent publications

Ecological Integrity of Avoided Deforestation Projects — Nature Climate Change, 2026
Cultural Lag, Consumer Literacy, and Coping in AI-Enabled Advertising: A Theoretical Explication and Managerial Solutions — Journal of Advertising, 2026
Minimum Wages, State Ownership, and Corporate Environmental Policies — Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, 2025
What Influences Demand for Buy Now, Pay Later Credit? — Economics Letters, 2024
Labor Unionization and Real Earnings Management: Evidence from Labor Elections — PLOS ONE, 2024

All 24 papers

Positions

2025– Provost’s Chair Professor in Finance, Nanyang Business School, NTU
2020– Associate Professor (with tenure) in Finance, NTU
2014–2020 Assistant Professor in Finance, NTU

Fellowships

2026– Fellow, Asian Bureau of Finance and Economic Research (ABFER)
2024– Executive Committee and Fellow, NTU Teaching Excellence Academy (TEA)
2020– Fellow, NTU Institute of Science and Technology for Humanity (NISTH)

Editorial

2022– Associate Editor, Financial Management
2025– Associate Editor, The British Accounting Review
2023– Associate Editor, Journal of Business Research
2023– Guest Editor, Pacific-Basin Finance Journal

Education

2014 PhD in Finance, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
2011 MPhil in Finance, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
2004 BA in English and Finance, Beijing Foreign Studies University