Lecturer in Finance
BEng(NUS), Msc(Nottingham), PhD(VUW)
Email jern.chin@otago.ac.nz
Office OBS 5.33
Jern (Danny) Chin joined the Department of Accountancy and Finance as a Lecturer in Finance in 2026.
Prior to joining the department, Danny completed his PhD at Victoria University of Wellington. Danny also passed CFA Level 2 and completed a Msc of Finance and a Bachelor of Engineering. Danny has published in Journal of Financial Market (ABDC A*).
He is passionate about deploying machine learning tools to solve contemporary and global development issues.
Research interests
- Machine learning/Artificial intelligence
- Empirical asset pricing
- Financial markets
Teaching
Publications
Chin, J. T., Guo, X., Lin, H., & Mei, Y. (2026). Technical indicators and the cross-section of corporate bond returns in a machine learning era. Journal of Financial Markets, 79, 101029. doi: 10.1016/j.finmar.2025.101029 Journal - Research Article
Chin, J. T. (2025). Machine learning in empirical asset pricing (PhD). Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, NZ. doi: 10.26686/nav7-kenw Awarded Doctoral Degree