- Gao, Y., Wang, X., Smith, A. (2022). Do hedge funds undertake activism in the bond market: Evidence from bondholders' responses to delay in financial reporting. Contemporary Accounting Research, (39)(3), pp. 1542-1582
- Gao, Y., Liao, S., & Wang, X. (2018). Capital markets' assessment of the economic impact of the Dodd-Frank act on systemically important financial firms. Journal of Banking and Finance, (86), pp. 204-223
- Gao, Y., Khan, M., & Tan, L. (2017). Further evidence on consequences of debt covenant violations. Contemporary Accounting Research, (34)(3), pp. 1489-1521
- Gao, Y. (2013). Research opportunities in the bond market. Journal of Accounting and Marketing, (2)(2)
- Gao, Y. (2011). The Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the choice of bond market by foreign firms. Journal of Accounting Research, (49)(4), pp. 933-968
- Gao, Y., & Tse, Y. K. (2004). Market segmentation and information values of earnings announcements: Some empirical evidence from an event study on the Chinese stock market. International Review of Economics and Finance, (13)(4), pp. 455-474
- American Accounting Association
- American Finance Association
- Chinese Accounting Professors' Association of North America
- European Accounting Association
- Contemporary Accounting Research, Reviewer
- Journal of Accounting Research, Reviewer
- Management Science, Reviewer
- Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, Reviewer
- Assistant Professor, University of St. Thomas - Opus College of Business, Saint Paul / Minneapolis (2015 - present)
- Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota - Carlson School of Management, Minneapolis (2007 - 2015)
- Teaching Assistant, University of Chicago - Booth School of Business, Chicago (2003 - 2007)