Dr. Lei holds a PhD in Finance from McMaster University. His primary areas of study include corporate finance and financial accounting. He teaches courses in corporate finance, investments, financial theory, international finance, and managerial economics.

As a core faculty member for the MSc program, Dr. Lei is available to supervise MSc students specializing in finance. He has served on the Research Excellence and Impact Committee (REIC) at the Goodman School of Business as well as on the Insight Development Grant Adjudication Committee for the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRCC).

Dr. Lei’s work has appeared in finance journals such as Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Journal of Corporate Finance, and Journal of Banking and Finance. His research has been sponsored by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRCC).

Dr. Lei has served as a referee for journals such as Journal of Corporate Finance, Journal of Banking and Finance, European Financial Management, Financial Review, British Journal of Management, British Accounting Review, and International Review of Financial Analysis.

RESEARCH AREA

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Journal Articles

Cumming, D., DeLisle, R., Lei, J., and Yang, Z. Corporate governance and trade credit: International evidence from board reforms, Journal of Corporate Finance, 2026.

Lei, J., TANG, T., and Wu, W. Tax avoidance and disclosure strategies, British Accounting Review, 2025.

Ding, G., Lei, J., Liu, Y., and Wang, Z. Supplier–customer cultural similarity and supplier performance, Journal of Banking and Finance, 2024.

Lei, J., Qiu, J., Wan, C., and Yu, F. Credit risk spillovers and cash holdings, Journal of Corporate Finance, 2021.

Deaves, R., Lei, J., and Schröder, M. Forecaster overconfidence and market survey performance, Journal of Behavioral Finance, Volume 20, 2019.

Lei, J., Qiu, J., and Wan, C. Asset tangibility, cash holdings, and financial development, Journal of Corporate Finance, Volume 50, 2018.

Ertugrul, M., Lei, J., Qiu, J., and Wan, C. Annual report readability, tone ambiguity, and the cost of borrowing, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Volume 52, 2017.

Conference Proceedings and Presentations

Lei, J., TANG, T., and Lei, J. Tax Avoidance and Disclosure Strategies - Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance Conference, Helsinki, Finland, 2023.

Lei, J., TANG, T., and Wu, W. Corporate Tax Avoidance and Annual Report Tone Ambiguity - Hawaii Accounting Research Conference, Manoa, Hawaii, 2022.

Lei, J., TANG, T., and Wu, W. Tax Avoidance and Disclosure Strategies - Paris Financial Management Conference, Paris, France, 2022.

Lei, J., Qiu, J., and Wan, C. Asset tangibility, cash holdings, and financial development - China International Conference in Finance (CICF), Xiamen, China, 2016.

Lei, J., Qiu, J., and Wan, C. Asset tangibility, cash holdings, and financial development - Financial Management Association (FMA) Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida, 2015.

Deaves, R., Lei, J., and Schröder, M. Forecaster overconfidence and market survey performance - Paris Financial Management Conference (PFMC), Paris, France, 2014.