Yufeng Ding is a Doctoral Researcher in Finance at the Turku School of Economics, University of Turku. His research focuses on asset pricing and climate finance, with particular interest in how carbon emissions and climate-related disclosures affect firm valuation and financial markets. His work applies empirical methods in financial econometrics and panel data analysis to study climate risk and sustainable finance in equity markets.

Prior to pursuing his doctoral studies, he worked at S&P Global, where he conducted quantitative credit analysis, financial modeling, and risk assessment for corporations, banks, and structured finance products. His work also involved ESG analysis and sustainable finance research.

He holds a Master of Science in Financial Engineering from Temple University and a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from the University of Washington. He is also a certified Financial Risk Manager (FRM).

His research examines the asset pricing implications of climate risk and carbon emissions in equity markets. In particular, he studies how carbon emissions intensity and climate-related disclosures influence firm valuation and investor expectations. Using firm-level data and panel econometric methods, his work investigates how environmental risks are incorporated into financial markets and how climate policies and disclosure practices shape corporate valuation.

More broadly, his research interests include empirical asset pricing, corporate finance, and the interaction between environmental risks and financial markets. He is also interested in applying machine learning and natural language processing to analyze climate-related information in financial data.