Titles and Organizations
Assistant Professor, Finance
Contact Information
Email: lsun6@gmu.edu
Phone: (703) 993-3415
Office Location: Enterprise Hall 326
Office Hours: By Appointment
Personal Websites
Biography
Lin Sun is an assistant professor within the Finance Area in the Costello College of Business at George Mason University. She received her Ph.D. from University of California, Irvine. Before joining Mason, she has taught at Florida State University. Her research focuses on empirical asset pricing, investment, institutional investors, behavioral finance, etc. Her work has appeared in Journal of Corporate Finance, Review of Finance, and Review of Financial Studies.
Education
- PhD, University of California, Irvine
- MS, SUNY at Stony Brook
- BA, Shanghai University of Finance and Economic
Research Interests
- Empirical Asset Pricing
- Investment
- Institutional Investors
- Behavioral Finance
Research and Awards
- 2022: Faculty of the Year, MS in Finance Program, George Mason University
- 2020: Outstanding Research Publication Award, George Mason University
- 2018: Semifinalist for the Best Paper Award in Investments at FMA Annual Meeting
- 2017: Winner of 2017 Hillcrest Behavioral Finance Award
Teaching Interests
- MSF 643 Financial Economics and Statement Analysis
- MBA 643 Managerial Finance
- GBUS 643 Managerial Finance
- FNAN 311 Principles of Investment
- MBA 603 Managerial Economics
Media Clippings
- May 13, 2021 - The FinReg Blog, Global Financial Markets Center at Duke University School of Law
Weather, Institutional InvKestors, and Earnings News - April 28, 2021 - Institutional Investor
Even the Most ‘Sophisticated’ Investors Have Rainy Days - April 14, 2021 - MarketWatch
Earnings season is starting. Why you might want to take a look at the weather, too - August 27, 2018 - Institutional Investor
When Not to Invest in a Hedge Fund - July 31, 2018 - The Irish Times
Is Bad Weather Bad for Stock Markets?