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EducationPh.D., Harvard University.

Academic AppointmentsYao Zeng is the Assistant Professor of Finance, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. Before joining Wharton, he was an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Foster School of Business at the University of Washinton.

Research Field

Professor Zeng's current agenda explores the interplay between banks and various non-banks, including mutual funds, ETFs, and FinTech lending and payment service companies that all behave more like banks post-crisis, and the financial stability and macroeconomic implications.