- Faculty
Cynthia Yin
- Assistant Professor
Biography
Cynthia (Mingye) Yin is an assistant professor of finance at Cornell SC Johnson College of Business. Her research spans asset pricing, corporate policies, climate finance and ESG. Recent work shows how real-world production frictions limit the ability of sustainable investing to shift firms’ environmental and social behavior, underscoring the role of technological innovation alongside financial incentives. Yin holds a doctoral degree in finance from The Ohio State University, a master’s degree in financial engineering from New York University, and a bachelor’s degree in applied mathematics from Nankai University.
Education
PhD Fisher College of Business, Ohio State University, Columbus, 2025 MS New York University, 2017 BS Nankai University, 2016