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Weihong Song, PhD
Assistant Professor of Finance

Weihong Song is an Assistant Professor of Finance. She joined the University of Cincinnati in Fall 2005 after she received her Ph.D. from Boston College. Her research interests span many areas of empirical and theoretical corporate finance. Her current research focuses on mergers and acquisitions, leverage buyouts, financial advisors, and corporate fraud.
Contact Information

E-mail:	weihong.song@uc.edu	Phone:	(513) 556-7041
Office/Address:	406 Carl H. Lindner Hall PO Box 210195 Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0195	Fax:	(513) 556-0979


Areas of Expertise

General Expertise:		Finance
Specific Expertise:		Corporate Finance
Research Interests:	corporate finance, financial management, and Mergers and Acquisitions
Teaching Interests:	corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions

Working Papers
Does Overvaluation Lead To Bad Mergers? (AFA 2007 Chicago Meetings Paper) The Value of 'Boutique' Financial Advisors in Mergers and Acquisitions Holdups, Renegotiation, and Deal Protection in Mergers, with E. Hotchkiss and J. Qian (AFA 2005 Philadelphia Meetings Paper, WFA 2005 meetings paper)
Publications
Do Buyouts (Still) Create Value? with S. Guo and E. Hotchkiss, forthcoming, Journal of Finance "Are Fairness Opinions Fair? The Case of Mergers and Acquisitions," with D. Kisgen and J. Qian, Journal of Financial Economics 91 (2009), 179-207 "Stock Splits as a Manipulation Tool: Evidence from Mergers and Acquisitions", with S. Guo and M. Liu, Financial Management, winter 2008, 695-712
Affiliations
AFA WFA
Education
Ph.D. in Finance (2005) - Boston College MS in Economics (1999) - Renmin University of China, China BS in Economics (1996) - Renmin University of China, China