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Dr Yi (Sherry) Luo is currently an Assistant Professor of Accounting. Her main research interests lie in financial econometrics, high-frequency volatility modeling, tail risk modeling, machine learning in accounting and finance, and financial accounting (banking specific). She has published in leading international journals, such as the Journal of Financial Econometrics, The British Accounting Review, etc. Her works have been presented at several prestigious conferences, such as the Annual Meeting of SoFiE, IAAE, BAR, FMA Europe, Asia FA, etc. Prior to her work at XJTLU, she was a PhD teaching assistant at Lancaster University. She has rich teaching experience in Econometrics, Financial Accounting, Quantitative Methods in Economics and Statistics. She also contributed to several professional training programmes like Machine Learning in Economics initiated by Timberlake. She holds the certificate of Certified Management Accountant and the license of Certified Public Accountant (Australia).
Dr. Sherry Luo is willing to supervise PhD students who have passion in financial econometrics and financial accounting. Strong logical reasoning and coding skills are essential.
Research interests
Financial econometrics
High-frequency financial volatility modeling
Tail risk forecasting
Machine Learning in Accounting and Finance
Financial accounting (Banking-specific)
Experience
Assistant Professor of Accounting in XJTLU, 2022 to present
Teaching assistant of Economics in Lancaster University, 2018 to 2022
Teaching
ACC 207: Econometrics in Accounting and Finance
ACC 103: Introduction of Financial Accounting
ACC 411: Integrated Case Study
ECON 103: Quantitative Methods in Economics (Undergraduate)
ECON 212: Introduction to Econometrics (Undergraduate)
ECON 403: Applied Econometrics (Graduate)
ECON 413: Market Risk Forecasting and Control (Graduate)
ECON 420: Postgraduate Dissertation: Time Series Session (Graduate)
Education/Academic qualification
PhD in Economics, Lancaster University, 2022
MicroMaster in Statistics and Data Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020
MSc in Money, Banking and Finance, Lancaster University, 2017
Person Types
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Empowering Learning and Teaching with Dynamic Bibliometric Visualization Tools
Luo, Y. (PI), Xue, J. (CoPI), Bai, Y. (CoPI) & Cao, Y. (CoPI)
1/04/25 → 29/02/28
Project: Internal Research Project
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Bank Loan Loss Provision Estimates: A Hybrid Data-driven Approach
Luo, Y. (PI)
1/07/23 → 30/06/26
Project: Internal Research Project
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The Effect of Digital Transformation on Investment Efficiency
Jiu, L. (PI), Li, Z. (CoI) & Luo, Y. (CoI)
20/06/25 → 20/08/25
Project: Internal Research Project
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Bankruptcy Forecasting – Market Information with Ensemble Model
Cao, Y., Luo, Y., Wei, P., Zhai, J. & Shi, S., 25 Aug 2025, In: British Accounting Review.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Market Reaction to the Recognition of Data Resources in Financial Statements
Jiu, L., Li, J., Li, Z., Luo, Y. & Zhou, J., 2025, In: Applied Economics.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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When MIDAS Meets LASSO: The Power of Low-frequency Variables in Forecasting Value-at-Risk and Expected Shortfall
Luo, Y., Xue, X. & Izzeldin, M., 28 Feb 2025, In: Journal of Financial Econometrics. 23, 1, nbae016.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Forecasting Realized Volatility: A Hybrid Model Integrating BiLSTM with HAR-type Models
Luo, Y., 15 Aug 2023, (Submitted).Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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When MIDAS Meets LASSO: The Wisdom of Low-frequency Variables in Forecasting Value-at-Risk and Expected Shortfall
Xiaohan Xue & Marwan Izzeldin, 19 Jan 2023, (Submitted) In: Journal of Financial Econometrics.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Activities
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From Overload to Insight: The Impact of Bibliometric Approaches on Learning Efficiency
Yi Luo (Supervisor), Lili Jiu (Co-supervisor), Ziyin Li (Co-supervisor), Jing Xue (Co-supervisor) & Peng Cheng (Co-supervisor)
1 Jul 2025 → 15 Aug 2025Activity: Supervision › Completed SURF Project
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Gender bias and analyst performance
Jing Xue (Supervisor), Peng Cheng (Co-supervisor), Yan Jin (Co-supervisor) & Yi Luo (Co-supervisor)
15 Jun 2025 → 15 Aug 2025Activity: Supervision › Completed SURF Project
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2025 XJTLU Derivatives and FinTech Workshop
Yi Luo (Participant)
17 May 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in an event e.g. a conference, workshop, …
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IMA & IBSS MOU Signing Ceremony
Yi Luo (Chair)
14 Apr 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising an event e.g. a conference, workshop, …
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The 19th Annual Meeting of Chinese Academy of Management
Yi Luo (Participant)
25 Oct 2024 → 27 Oct 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in an event e.g. a conference, workshop, …