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WU Yichang
Graduate School of Business Administration / Division of Business Administration
Assistant Professor

Research activity information

■ Award
  • Mar. 2024 神戸大学経営学研究科, 伊賀隆賞

■ Paper
  • 大阪府におけるインバウンドの回復と未来
    伍一昌
    Mar. 2025, 大阪府商工労働部『産開研論集』

  • Yichang Wu
    Lead, Elsevier BV, Oct. 2024, Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, 102554 - 102554
    [Refereed]
    Scientific journal

  • Yichang Wu
    Abstract This article examines the relationship between bank diversification and performance in the Japanese banking sector. We use panel data from 141 banks over the period 2000–2022 to investigate whether banks can improve profitability and reduce risk through diversification strategies. Our evidence shows that diversification can improve bank profitability at the cost of a decline in net interest margins, suggesting banks are using the interest business as a loss leader to promote other business lines. We find that asset diversification has a risk‐reducing effect, which supports the portfolio hypothesis. Some evidence also implies that there is a more complex nonlinear relationship. This can be partly attributed to bank type, as the diversification effects vary across different types of banks. Furthermore, the decomposition of non‐interest income reveals that fees and commissions negatively influence return on assets while simultaneously reducing bank risk.
    Lead, Wiley, Sep. 2024, International Review of Finance, 24(3) (3), 449 - 492
    [Refereed]
    Scientific journal

■ Lectures, oral presentations, etc.
  • How does the market value bank complexity: Evidence from Japan
    日本ファイナンス学会第33回大会, Jun. 2025
    Oral presentation

  • Economies of scope in the Japanese banking industry
    Yichang Wu
    日本金融学会2023秋季大会, Sep. 2023

  • Economies of scope in the Japanese banking industry
    Yichang Wu
    日本ファイナンス学会第31回大会, May 2023
    Oral presentation

  • Bank diversification and performance: Empirical evidence from Japan
    Yichang Wu
    日本ファイナンス学会第30回大会, Jun. 2022
    Oral presentation

■ Affiliated Academic Society
  • M&A研究学会
    Jul. 2025 - Present

  • 日本金融学会
    Oct. 2023 - Present

  • 日本ファイナンス学会
    Apr. 2022 - Present

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