Project Memory

Snapshot

• Project: Jin Xu academic homepage.
• Purpose: Long-term academic personal website for empirical corporate finance / empirical asset pricing.
• Primary user: Jin Xu.
• Public URL: https://jinxu-xj.github.io/.
• GitHub repository: jinxu-xj/jinxu-xj.github.io.
• Current stage: Draft AcademicPages site; intentionally kept out of search engine results while content is revised.

Architecture

• App/framework: AcademicPages Jekyll site for GitHub Pages.
• Branch: master.
• Important modules:
  • _config.yml for site metadata and sidebar identity.
  • _data/navigation.yml for top navigation.
  • _pages/ for Home/About, Research, Teaching, CV pages.
  • _publications/ for one Markdown file per paper.
  • _includes/head/custom.html for custom head tags including temporary search hiding.
  • images/profile.png for sidebar image.
  • files/ for public CV and paper PDFs.
• External services: GitHub Pages; future ORCID, Google Scholar, SSRN/RePEc links may be added.

Local Conventions

• Git command: use GitHub Desktop bundled git if git is not on PATH: C:\Users\12428\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.5.8\resources\app\git\cmd\git.exe
• Dev command if Ruby/Jekyll is installed: bundle exec jekyll serve -l -H localhost.
• GitHub Pages deployment happens after pushing to master.
• Keep website content edits concise and academic; prefer standard scholar homepage style over portfolio/marketing styling.

Important Paths

• Repository root: C:\BaiduSyncdisk\codex\Personal Website\github-site\jinxu-xj.github.io
• Home page content: _pages/about.md
• Research page shell: _pages/publications.html
• Publication entries: _publications/
• Teaching/service page: _pages/teaching.html
• CV page: _pages/cv.md
• Search hiding: _includes/head/custom.html
• Maintenance notes: JINXU_SITE_NOTES.md

Durable Context

• The repository was created from the AcademicPages template.
• Template example posts, talks, teaching entries, portfolio pages, and sample PDFs were removed during customization.
• Current navigation is Research, Teaching, CV; the root page is the About/Home page.
• Current sidebar identity:
  • Name: Jin Xu

  • Bio: Empirical Corporate Finance

    Empirical Asset Pricing

  • Location: Hong Kong
  • Employer: The Chinese University of Hong Kong
  • Email: jinxu0209@gmail.com
  • GitHub: jinxu-xj
• ORCID, Google Scholar, SSRN/RePEc links are not yet filled in.
• A public CV PDF has not been added yet because the original CV includes private referee information.
• images/profile.png is currently a placeholder research mark, not a formal portrait.
• Published paper currently listed:
  • Xiaoran Ni, Jin Xu, and David Yin. “Are Enhanced Creditor Rights in Bankruptcy Desirable to Shareholders? Evidence from the Cost of Equity Capital.” Journal of Banking & Finance, Volume 175, 2025, Article 107442. DOI: 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2025.107442.
• Working papers currently listed:
  • “CEO Rugged Individualism and Workplace Safety”
  • “Classified Board and Workplace Safety”

Watchouts

• The live site is accessible by direct URL even with noindex; noindex only discourages search engine indexing.
• To make the site inaccessible, disable GitHub Pages or change repository/pages visibility settings on GitHub.
• Do not publish referee contact details or private CV content.
• Mainland China access to github.io may be unstable; consider a future custom domain or mirror if China-facing access becomes important.