Maggie Hu

Education

Ph.D., Finance, National University of Singapore Singapore

B.Eng, Industrial and Systems Engineering, National University of Singapore Singapore

Journal Articles

(2026). Managing Risk Through Presale Strategies: Pricing and Timing Dynamics of Real Estate Developments. Revise and Resubmit at Journal of Financial Stability,

Chen, Z., Hu, M., Jin, G. Z., & Zhou, Q. (2026). Haste or Waste? The Role of Presale in Residential Housing. Revise and Resubmit at American Economic Journal: Microeconomics,

Hu, M., Wan, W., & Xu, K. (2026). Cross-market Spillovers of Real Estate Speculation. Revise and Resubmit at Real Estate Economics,

Agarwal, S., Hu, M., & Lee, A. (2026). Market Impacts and Unintended Consequences of Housing Assistance Policies with Price Threshold. Revise and Resubmit at Journal of Banking and Finance,

Agarwal, S., Chau, K., Hu, M., & Wan, W. (2026). Tobin Tax Policy, Housing Speculation, and Property Market Dynamics. Management Science,

(2026). Cyberloafing at Work: A Comprehensive Meta-Analysis of Antecedents, Consequences, and Contextual Moderators. Revise and Resubmit at Information Systems Research,

Hu, M., Jiang, C., John, K., & Ju, M. (2026). Fiduciary Duty of Loyalty and Corporate Culture. Review of Corporate Finance Studies,

Hong, H., Hu, M., Lin, Y., & Zhang, M. (2026). Gender Difference in Conformity to Social Influence: Evidence from Review Behavior. Revise and Resubmit at Management Information Systems Quarterly ,

Hu, M., Tsang, D., & Wan, W. (2025). Corporate Relocation and Housing Market Spillovers. Management Science, 71(5). 4344–4376.

Hu, M., Kuang, W., Li, X., & Shi, Y. (2025). Is the More Always the Merrier? Buyers’ Onsite Viewing Activities and Housing Search Outcomes. Journal of Banking and Finance, volume 180, 107543.

He, Z., Hu, M., Wang, Z., & Yao, V. (2024). Valuing Long-Term Property Rights with Anticipated Political Regime Shifts. American Economic Review, 114(9). 2701–47.

Hu, M. R., Li, X., Shi, Y., & Zhang, X. (2023). Numerological Heuristics and Credit Risk in Peer-to-Peer Lending. Information Systems Research, 34(4). 1744-1760.

Fan, Y., Hu, M. R., Wan, W. X., & Wang, Z. (2023). A Tale of Two Cities: Mainland Chinese Buyers in the Hong Kong Housing Market. Review of Finance, 27(6). 2205–2232.

Cheng, M., Hu, M. R., & Lee, A. D. (2023). A Global Perspective on the Impact of Covid-19 on Peer-to-peer Accommodation: Human Mobility, Case Number and Lockdown Policies. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 35(8). 2838-2867.

Gan, Q., Hu, M., & Wan, W. X. (2022). Contract Rescission in Real Estate Presale Market. Real Estate Economics, 50(4). 1054-1106.

Agarwal, S., Hu, M. R., & Lee, A. D. (2022). Street Name Fluency and Housing Prices. Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, 65. 181–229.

Deng, Y., Hu, M. R., & Lee, A. D. (2021). Melting Pot or Salad Bowl: Cultural Distance and Housing Investments. Real Estate Economics, 49(S1). 235-267.

Hu, M. R., Lee, A. D., & Zou, D. (2021). COVID-19 and Housing Prices: Australian Evidence with Daily Hedonic Returns. Finance Research Letters, 43(101960).

He, W., Hu, M. R., Mi, L., & Yu, J. (2021). How Stable are Corporate Capital Structures? International Evidence. Journal of Banking and Finance, 126.

Hu, M. R., & Lee, A. D. (2020). Outshine to Outbid: Weather-Induced Sentiment and the Housing Market. Management Science, 66(3). 1440-1472.

Fang, Y., Hu, M. R., & Yang, Q. (2018). Do Executives Benefit from Shareholder Disputes? Evidence from Multiple Large Shareholders in Chinese Listed Firms. Journal of Corporate Finance, 51. 275–315.

Deng, Y., Hu, M. R., & Srinivasan, A. (2017). Information Asymmetry and Organizational Structure: Evidence from REITs. Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, 55(1). 32–64.

He, W., & Hu, M. R. (2016). Religion and Bank Loan Terms. Journal of Banking and Finance, 64. 205-215.

An, X., Deng, Y., Fisher, J. D., & Hu, M. R. (2016). Commercial Real Estate Rental Index: A Dynamic Panel Data Model Estimation. Real Estate Economics, 44(2). 378-410.

He, W., & Hu, M. R. (2014). Aggregate Earnings and Market Returns: International Evidence. Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, 49(4). 879-901.

Presentations

Hu, M., Wang, K., Yu, M., & Zhang, B. (2026, January 31). Credit Access and Customer Satisfaction: Evidence from China’s Three-Red-Lines Policy. AREUEA Annual Conference (jointly with ASSA).

Hu, M., Wu, Y., & Zhou, T. (2026, January 31). Is Beauty Productive? The Sales and Fees of Real Estate Agents. AREUEA Annual Conference (jointly with ASSA).

Agarwal, S., Hu, M., & Zhao, Y. (2026, May 1). Fake Bidders, Real Consequences: Shill Bidding and Price Manipulation in Judicial Housing Auctions. Seminar at Penn State University, April 2026.

Agarwal, S., Hu, M., & Zhao, Y. (2026, March 3). Fake Bidders, Real Consequences: Shill Bidding and Price Manipulation in Judicial Housing Auctions. Seminar at University of Wisconsin Madison.

Hu, M., Jiang, Y., & Yildirim, Y. (2026, March 31). Paying More for Less: Racial Disparities in Rental Housing Quality. Housing Economics Research Conference at University of Notre Dame.

Hu, M., & Yip, W. (2026, March 31). Cultural Proximity and Housing Investment . Housing Economics Research Conference at University of Notre Dame.

Hu, M., Jiang, Y., & Yildirim, Y. (2026, May 1). Paying More for Less: Racial Disparities in Rental Housing Quality. AREUEA Virtual Seminar.

Agarwal, S., Hu, M., & Zhao, Y. (2026, May 1). Fake Bidders, Real Consequences: Shill Bidding and Price Manipulation in Judicial Housing Auctions. Seminar at Stevens Institute of Technology.

Agarwal, S., Hu, M., & Zhao, Y. (2026, May 31). Fake Bidders, Real Consequences: Shill Bidding and Price Manipulation in Judicial Housing Auctions. NYC Metro Real Estate Conference, Baruch College, 2026 May 8.

Hu, M., Jiang, Y., & Yildirim, Y. (2026, May 1). Paying More for Less: Racial Disparities in Rental Housing Quality. Seminar at Fordham University, 2026 Apr 17th.

Hu, M., Jiang, Y., & Yildirim, Y. (2026, July 31). Paying More for Less: Racial Disparities in Rental Housing Quality. 2026 AsRES-GCREC Conference. Hangzhou

Agarwal, S., Hu, M., & Zhao, Y. (2026, July 31). Fake Bidders, Real Consequences: Shill Bidding and Price Manipulation in Judicial Housing Auctions. 2026 AsRES-GCREC Conference. Hangzhou

Chen, Z., Hu, M., Jin, G., & Zhou, Q. (2026, January 31). Haste or Waste? The Role of Presale in Residential Housing. AREUEA-ASSA Conference. Philadelphia

Hu, M., Jiang, Y., & Yildirim, Y. (2026, December 31). Paying More for Less: Racial Disparities in Rental Housing Quality. Jinan-SMU Conference on Urban and Regional Economics.

Hu, M., & Zhao, Y. (2026, July 31). Shill Bidding in Online Housing Auctions. China Financial Research Conference (CFRC).

Hu, M., Peng, L., & Zhao, Y. (2026, March 3). Weathering the Storm: The Impact of Natural Disasters on Household Financial Decisions and the Role of Government Safety Nets. Brownbag Seminar at Department of Finance, Baruch College.

Hu, M., Jiang, Y., & Yildirim, Y. (2026, May 31). Paying More for Less: Racial Disparities in Rental Housing Quality. Brownbag Seminar at Department of Real Estate, Baruch College.

Hu, M., Wang, K., Yu, M., & Zhang, B. (2026, December 31). Credit Access and Customer Satisfaction: Evidence from China’s Three-Red-Lines Policy. Jinan-SMU Conference on Urban and Regional Economics.

Hu, M., & Yip, W. (2026, October 31). Cultural Proximity and Housing Investment . CUNY Marxe School of Public and International Affairs (MSPIA) Seminar Series.

Hu, M., & Zhao, Y. (2026, May 31). Shill Bidding in Online Housing Auctions. Webinar at Southwestern University of Finance and Economics. Virtual

Hu, M., Peng, L., & Zhao, Y. (2026, March 31). Weathering the Storm: The Impact of Natural Disasters on Household Financial Decisions and the Role of Government Safety Nets. Fourth Annual Cross-College Faculty Research Symposium, CUNY.

Hu, M., Zhao, Y., & Agarwal, S. (2026, May 31). Shill Bidding in Online Housing Auctions. AREUEA National Conference. Washington, D.C.

Hu, M., & Zhao, Y. (2026, January 31). Shill Bidding in Online Housing Auctions. Seminar at Beijing Normal University & HKBU United International College.

Hu, M., & Zhao, Y. (2026, January 31). Shill Bidding in Online Housing Auctions. Seminar at Jinan University.

Hu, M., Peng, L., & Zhao, Y. (2026, July 31). Weathering the Storm: The Impact of Natural Disasters on Household Financial Decisions and the Role of Government Safety Nets. CES (Chinese Economist Society) Annual Conference. Guangzhou, China

Hu, M., & Zhao, Y. (2026, July 1). Shill Bidding in Online Housing Auctions. The 3rd Summer Meeting in Urban Economics, Peking University HSBC Business School.

Hu, M., Li, Z., Yang, X., & Zhang, B. (2026, July 31). Government Information Disclosure and Implicit Bond Pricing. China International Conference in Finance (CICF).

Hu, M., Peng, L., & Zhao, Y. (2026, May 31). Weathering the Storm: The Impact of Natural Disasters on Household Financial Decisions and the Role of Government Safety Nets. Baruch–SWUFE Research Symposium, Baruch College.

Chen, Z., Hu, M., Jin, G. Z., & Zhou, Q. (2026, July 1). Haste or Waste? The Role of Presale in Residential Housing. Asian Finance Association Annual Conference 2024. Macau

Chen, Z., Hu, M., Jin, G. Z., & Zhao, Q. (2026, May 31). Haste or Waste? The Role of Presale in Residential Housing. NYC Real Estate Conference. : NYU.

Hu, M., & Zhao, Y. (2026, December 31). Shill Bidding in Online Housing Auctions. SMU-Jinan Conference on Urban and Regional Economics. Singapore

Hu, M. R., Xu, K., & Wan, X. (2026, October 1). Cross-market Spillovers of Real Estate Speculation. 2024 North American Meeting of the Urban Economics Association (UEA). Washington, D.C.

Gan, Q., Hu, M., Shi, Y., & Zhang, A. Q. (2026, January 31). Presale Discounts and Risk Sharing: Evidence from the Hong Kong Real Estate Market. 2024 AREUEA-ASSA Annual Conference. San Antonio, Texas

Chen, Z., Hu, M., Jin, G., & Zhou, Q. (2026, October 1). Haste or Waste? The Role of Presale in Residential Housing. North American Meeting of the Urban Economics Association (UEA). Washington, D.C.: Urban Economics Association.

Hu, M., & Zhao, Y. (2026, July 31). Natural Disaster Experiences and Household Risk Taking. ESG Workshop at Tianjin University.

Agarwal, S., Hu, M., & Lee, A. (2026, May 1). Market Impacts and Unintended Consequences of Housing Assistance Policies with Price Threshold. Western Economic Association International Conference. Melbourne

Hu, J., Hu, M., Li, S., Zhang, Y., & Zhang, Z. (2026, July 31). Horizon Risk in Renting: Evidence from a PropTech Rental Platform. 2023 AREUEA International Conference. UK: University of Cambridge.

Agarwal, S., Chau, K., Hu, M., & Wan, W. (2026, August 31). Tobin Tax Policy, Housing Speculation, and Property Market Dynamics. Seminar at Tsinghua University.

Agarwal, S., Chau, K., Hu, M., & Wan, W. (2026, August 31). Tobin Tax Policy, Housing Speculation, and Property Market Dynamics. Seminar at Hong Kong Baptist University.

Hu, M., Li, X., Shi, Y., & Zhang, M. (2026, October 1). Numerological Heuristics and Credit Risk in P2P Lending. Digital Finance Seminar at Goethe University / Leibniz Institute SAFE. Virtual: Goethe University.

Chen, X., Hu, M., & Zhang, B. (2026, December 31). Monitoring Fintech Firms: Evidence from the Collapse of Peer-to-Peer Lending Platforms. Sydney Banking and Financial Stability Conference. : University of Sydney.

Chen, Z., Hu, M., Jin, G., & Zhou, Q. (2026, December 31). Haste or Waste? The Role of Presale in Residential Housing. Jinan-SMU Conference on Urban and Regional Economics. Guangzhou, China

Hu, M., Wan, W. X., & Xu, K. (2026, January 31). Cross-Market Spillovers of Real Estate Speculation. 2023 AREUEA-ASSA Conference. New Orleans

Hu, M., Kuang, W., Li, X., & Shi, Y. (2026, January 31). Seeing is Believing: The Impact of Buyers’ Onsite Viewing Activities on Housing Transactions. 2023 AREUEA-ASSA Conference. New Orleans

Agarwal, S., Chau, K., Hu, M., & Wan, W. X. (2026, January 31). Tobin Tax Policy, Housing Speculation, and Property Market Dynamics. 2023 AREUEA-ASSA Conference. New Orleans

Hu, J., Hu, M., Li, S., Zhang, Y., & Zhang, Z. (2026, May 1). Horizon Risk in Renting: Evidence from a PropTech Rental Platform. Seminar at Penn State University. Virtual

Chen, X., Hu, M., & Zhang, B. (2026, July 31). Monitoring Fintech Firms: Evidence from the Collapse of Peerto-Peer Lending Platforms. 2023 IFABS (International Finance and Banking Society) Conference. UK: Oxford University.

Hu, J., Hu, M., Li, S., Zhang, Y., & Zhang, Z. (2026, March 31). Horizon Risk in Renting: Evidence from a PropTech Rental Platform. 2023 European Meeting of the Urban Economics Association (UEA) Conference. Milan

Agarwal, S., Hu, M., & Lee, A. (2026, December 31). Market Impacts and Unintended Consequences of Housing Assistance Policies with Price Threshold. FMA Asia Pacific Conference. Melbourne

Agarwal, S., Chau, K., Hu, M., & Wan, W. X. (2026, December 1). Tobin Tax Policy, Housing Speculation, and Property Market Dynamics. Seminar at Florida State University.

Agarwal, S., Chau, K., Hu, M., & Wan, W. X. (2026, December 1). Tobin Tax Policy, Housing Speculation, and Property Market Dynamics. Seminar at University of Florida.

Agarwal, S., Chau, K., Hu, M., & Wan, W. (2026, May 31). Tobin Tax Policy, Housing Speculation, and Property Market Dynamics. 2022 ABFER 9th Annual Conference (Real Estate & Urban Economics). Singapore

Hu, M., Tsang, D., & Wan, X. (2026, October 31). Corporate Relocation and Housing Market Spillovers. Seminar at University of Hong Kong, 2022 Oct.

Agarwal, S., Hu, M., & Lee, A. (2026, July 1). Market Impacts and Unintended Consequences of Housing Assistance Policies with Price Threshold. AsianFA Conference. PolyU HK

Agarwal, S., Hu, M., & Lee, A. (2026, August 31). Market Impacts and Unintended Consequences of Housing Assistance Policies with Price Threshold. AsRES-AREUEA Joint Conference,. Tokyo, Japan

Agarwal, S., Hu, M., & Lee, A. (2026, January 31). Market Impacts and Unintended Consequences of Housing Assistance Policies with Price Threshold. AREUEA/ASSA Conference, Virtual.

Hu, M., Agarwal, S., & Lee, A. (2026, December 31). Market Impacts and Unintended Consequences of Housing Assistance Policies with Price Threshold. Jinan-SMU-ABFER Conference on Urban and Regional Economics.

Hu, M., Agarwal, S., & Lee, A. (2026, July 31). Market Impacts and Unintended Consequences of Housing Assistance Policies with Price Threshold. AREUEA International Conference. Singapore

Agarwal, S., Hu, M., & Lee, A. (2026, December 1). Market Impacts and Unintended Consequences of Housing Assistance Policies with Price Threshold. The 12th ReCapNet Conference. Mannheim and Virtual

Hu, M., Agarwal, S., & Lee, A. (2026, October 31). Market Impacts and Unintended Consequences of Housing Assistance Policies with Price Threshold. Urban Economic Association Virtual Conference. Virtual

He, Z., Hu, M., Wang, Z., & Yao, V. (2026, December 31). Valuation of Long-Term Property Rights under Political Uncertainty. NBER Chinese Economy Working Group Meeting. Virtual

Research Currently in Progess

Hu, M., Yildirim, Y., & Jiang, Y.(n.d.). Paying More for Less: Racial Disparities in Rental Housing Quality. In Progress.

Hu, M., & Yildirim, Y.(n.d.). Cultural Proximity and Housing Investment . In Progress.

Hu, M., Li, Z., Yang, X., & Zhang, B.(n.d.). Government Information Disclosure and Implicit Bond Pricing. In Progress.

Chen, X., Hu, M., & Zhang, B.(n.d.). Monitoring Fintech Firms: Evidence from the Collapse of Peer-to-Peer Lending Platforms. In Progress.

Hu, M., Li, X., Shi, Y., & Zhang, M.(n.d.). Adverse Selection and Credit Certificates: Evidence from a P2P Platform. In Progress.

Hu, M., Lee, A., & Putnin, T.(n.d.). Evading Capital Controls via Cryptocurrencies: Evidence from the Blockchain. In Progress.

Hu, M., Peng, L., & Zhao, Y.(n.d.). Weathering the Storm: The Impact of Natural Disasters on Household Financial Decisions and the Role of Government Safety Nets. In Progress.

Agarwal, S., Hu, M., & Zhao, Y.(n.d.). Fake Bidders, Real Consequences: Shill Bidding and Price Manipulation in Judicial Housing Auctions. In Progress.

Hu, J., Hu, M., Li, S., Zhang, Y., & Zhang, Z.(n.d.). Horizon Risk in Renting: Evidence from a PropTech Rental Platform. In Progress.

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