John Yiran Zhu

Assistant Professor of Finance

Contact Information

Primary Email:
zhuyiran@wharton.upenn.edu
Office Phone:
215-746-8569

office Address:
The Finance Department
2431 SH-DH
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Research Interests: contracts, corporate finance, game theory, probability

Links: Personal Website

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