TAO Ran
PhD, Economics
Finance
PhD, Economics
Ran Tao is an Assistant Professor of Economics at NEOMA Business School. She graduated summa cum laude from Washington University in St. Louis with a B.A. in Economics in 2011 and earned her PhD in Economics from Arizona State University in 2017. Her research interests fall under the broad label of applied economics, with a specific focus on public good provision. Ran has published articles on topics including charitable giving, the value of a statistical life, and gender equality in journals such as Applied Economics and International Business Review. She is currently working on projects regarding corporate social responsibility and is teaching courses in microeconomics.
Areas of research
- Applied Microeconomics
- Public Goods
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Value of A Statistical Life
Recent academic contributions
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BELAOUNIA, S., R. TAO, H. ZHAO, "Director foreign experience: Geographic specificity and value implication", International Review of Financial Analysis, October 2024, vol. 91, no. 102998
DOI : 10.1016/j.irfa.2023.102998 -
TAO, R., H. ZHAO, J. WU, "Do Corporate Customers Prefer Socially Responsible Suppliers? An Instrumental Stakeholder Theory Perspective", Journal of Business Ethics, July 2023, vol. 185, no. 3, pp. 689 - 712
DOI : 10.1007/s10551-022-05171-5
Article
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BELAOUNIA, S., R. TAO, H. ZHAO, "Director foreign experience: Geographic specificity and value implication", International Review of Financial Analysis, October 2024, vol. 91, no. 102998
DOI : 10.1016/j.irfa.2023.102998 -
TAO, R., H. ZHAO, J. WU, "Do Corporate Customers Prefer Socially Responsible Suppliers? An Instrumental Stakeholder Theory Perspective", Journal of Business Ethics, July 2023, vol. 185, no. 3, pp. 689 - 712
DOI : 10.1007/s10551-022-05171-5 -
BELAOUNIA, S., R. TAO, H. ZHAO, "Gender equality's impact on female directors’ efficacy: A multi-country study", International Business Review, October 2020, vol. 29, no. 5, pp. 101737
DOI : 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2020.101737 -
BELAOUNIA, S., R.TAO, H.ZHAO, "Women Improve Boards", BizEd, December 2020
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TAO, R., H.ZHAO, "“Passing the Baton”: The Effects of CEO Succession Planning on Firm Performance and Volatility", Corporate Governance: An International Review, January 2019, no. 27, pp. 61-78
DOI : 10.1111/corg.12251 -
TAO, R., "Fundraising under Two-Dimensional Asymmetric Information: The Case of Mindless Donations", Applied Economics, July 2019, vol. 51, no. 40, pp. 4438-4454
DOI : 10.1080/00036846.2019.1593314 -
TAO, R., H.ZHAO, "Crime Rate, Housing Price, and Value of A Statistical Case of Homicide", Economics Bulletin, September 2019, vol. 39, no. 3, pp. 1727-1739