Faculty Profile for Dr. Ha-Chin Yi

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Dr. Ha-Chin Yi
Professor — Finance & Economics
MCOY 517
phone: (512) 245-3251

Biography Section

Biography and Education

Ha-Chin Yi is a professor of finance at McCoy College of Business. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Kentucky in 2002 and joined the faculty at Texas State University in the same year. He is also the President-Elect of the Korea-America Finance Association (KAFA). Dr. Yi’sresearch agenda includes initial public offerings (IPOs), bank loan financing, and other corporate finance issues. Internally, he has received several research and teaching awards and was designated as Professor of Tom Roddy Professorship by McCoy Foundation. His IPO paper won the Best Paper Award from the Journal of Financial Research. His bank loan paper was awarded “Outstanding Paper” by Samsung Securities at the International Conference on Asia-Pacific Financial Markets. Cambridge University invited his real estate paper in the past. A former software engineer, Dr. Yi actively integrates technology in both teaching and research activities and is currently developing FinTech and data analytics courses.

Teaching Interests

I believe that by empowering students and providing them with the resources and opportunities they need to succeed, I can help them achieve their full potential academically. My genuine, honest, and passionate approach with dedication has touched students in many ways. A former student said, “You inspired me to take my finance career to another level.” Another student stated that “I feel like this was my most influential class, and possibly one of the top classes that will help me out in life.” I am the President-Elect of the Korea-America Finance Association (KAFA), and I believe my colleagues elected me for being a good communicator with a genuine attitude toward people. I was invited to the National University of Singapore and the University of South Florida for the same reason. I will continue to exercise the same approach in my future classes.

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • Lee, K. Y., Kim, J.-C., & Yi, H.-C. (2023). Liquidity Difference between Non-U.S. and U.S. IPOs on the NYSE Listings. Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, 57.
  • Choi, D., Lee, J., & Yi, H.-C. (2023). Managerial Risk-Taking Incentives and Debt Diversity: Evidence from FAS 123R. Financial Research Letters.
  • Chang, K., Li, Y., & Yi, H.-C. (2021). Informed Equity Ownership and Bank Loan Contracting. Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, 48(7–8), 1368–1403.
  • Kim, Y., Kim, Y., & Yi, H.-C. (2021). Vice or Virtue? The Impact of Earnings Management on Bank Loan Agreements. International Review of Economics & Finance, 73, 303–324.
  • Lee, J., Kim, Y., & Yi, H.-C. (2021). Is Foreign Exchange Risk Priced in Bank Loan Spreads? Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, 57, 1061–1092.

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: Dean Nominee for the Presidential Award for Teaching, Texas State University. 2018
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Best in Track Award - Financial Markets, Academy of Finance. April 18, 2018 - April 20, 2018
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Dean Nominee for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities, Texas State University-San Marcos. 2012
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Outstanding Research Award, Korean Securities Association/Samsung Securities Co., Ltd. December 2011
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Dean Nominee for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities, Texas State University-San Marcos. 2010

Selected Grants

  • Yi, Ha-Chin. Research Enhancement Grant, $8000. (Funded: 2008). Grant.
  • Yi, Ha-Chin. McCoy College Development Fund. (Funded: 2013 - 2014). Grant.
  • Becerra, Enrique P, Mogab, John W, Blanco, Ivan, Yi, Ha Chin, Zank, Gail Marie. Business and International Education Program Grant, U.S. Dept. of Education, Federal, $163233. (Funded: 2006 - 2009). Grant.
  • Yi, Ha-Chin, Ott, Steven. Using the Real Options Approach to Explain and Predict Development: An Econometric Model of Real Estate Supply and Demand in South Carolina, Center for Applied Real Estate Education and Research at the University of South Carolina, State, $10000. (Funded: 2000). Grant.

Selected Service Activities

Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer
International Review of Economics & Finance
2020-Present
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer
Emerging Markets Finance and Trade
2018-Present
Editorial Review Board Member
Global Business and Finance Review
2014-Present
Officer, Other Officer
Korea-America Finance Association
2013-Present
Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer
Global Business and Finance Review
2006-Present