Zhaoqi Wang 王兆祺

About Me

I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Finance at Jinan University (Guangzhou, China).

My research focuses on the processes and underlying mechanisms of human cognition, thought, and the formation of beliefs, with a particular emphasis on the interplay between cognitive processes and behavioral decision-making. Grounded in linguistic and informational contexts, my work examines how individuals construct, evaluate, and revise their judgments and biases. Situated at the intersection of behavioral economics, cognitive psychology, social psychology, and communication studies, my research aims to explore how cognitive architectures and informational environments jointly shape human judgment and decision-making.

Publications

"Motivated Inference of Ambiguous Information." Zhaoqi Wang and Vivian Juehui Zheng, Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance (2026): 101213.

"Motivated Beliefs Meet in the Marketplace." Daniel Friedman and Zhaoqi Wang, Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (2026): 102578.

"Overconfidence and Market Performance." Zhaoqi Wang, Daniel Friedman, and Thomas Bowen, Journal of Behavioral Finance (2025): 1-16.

Working Papers

Zhaoqi Wang and Anqi Zheng. "Mitigating Myside Bias: The Role of Logical Fallacy Recognition Training." Under Review at Journal of Behavioral Decision Making.

Xi Cheng and Zhaoqi Wang. "Navigating Between Idealization and Involution: Adaptation Strategies of Ethnic Chinese Students from Overseas in Chinese Higher Education." Under Review at Higher Education.

Work in Progress

Zhaoqi Wang, Xi Cheng, and Jingran Liu. "Motivated Reasoning and Logical Fallacies: How Moral Foundations Shape the Evaluation of Faulty Arguments"

Zhaoqi Wang, Xi Cheng, and Jingran Liu. "Making the Flawed Sound Persuasive: The Role of Rhetoric in Argument Evaluation"

Xi Cheng and Zhaoqi Wang. "Sojourning in the Ancestral Land: Ethnic Identity and Adaptation Among Overseas Chinese Students in the People's Republic of China"