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Most faculty research pertains to corporate finance or corporate governance. In the finance area, research topics include mergers and acquisitions, dividend policy, capital budgeting, issuing securities, and capital structure. Some faculty work in investments with a focus on behavioral finance, mutual funds and hedge funds. Research topics in corporate governance include board composition, executive compensation, director reputation, board input into mergers and acquisitions, and issues relating to bankruptcy and fraud.
Highlighted Research
Lowry, Michelle, ES Risks and Shareholder Voice. Review of Financial Studies (Forthcoming).
Cai, Jie, Walkling, Ralph A., and Nguyen, Tu, Director Appointments - It is Who You Know. Review of Financial Studies 35 (Forthcoming):1933-1982.
Fich, Eliezer M., Parrino, Robert, and Tran, Anh, When and how are rule 10b5-1 plans used for insider stock sales?. Journal of Financial Economics 149 (Jul 2023):1-26.
Fich, Eliezer M., Harford, Jarrad, and Tran, Anh, Disloyal Managers and Shareholders’ Wealth. Review of Financial Studies 36 (May 2023):1837-1888.
Lowry, Michelle, Bucking the trend: why do IPOs choose controversial governance structures and why do investors let them?. Journal of Financial Economics 146 (Oct 2022):27-54.
Nini, Gregory, Griffin, Thomas P., and Becher, David A., Creditor Control of Corporate Acquisitions. Review of Financial Studies 35 (Apr 2022):1897-1932.
Blouin, Jennifer, Fich, Eliezer M., Rice, Edward, and Tran, Anh, Corporate tax cuts, merger activity, and shareholder wealth. Journal of Accounting and Economics 71 (Jan 2021):101315.
Latest Research
Fernandes, Nuno, and Fich, Eliezer M., Are outside directors with greater board tenure valuable? Evidence from the last credit crisis. Journal of Accounting and Public Policy 42 (Feb 2023):107037.
Fich, Eliezer M., Petmezas, Dimitris, and Nguyen, Tung Duy, The Effect of Terrorist Attacks on Inventor Productivity and Mobility. Research Policy 52 (Jan 2023):104655.
Tsetsekos, George, Sovereign Debt Sustainability, Debt Relief Initiatives and Restructurings in the COVID-19 Era. Multinational Finance Journal 25 (Aug 2022):115-149.
Tsetsekos, George, Sovereign Debt, Management, and Restructurings during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Multinational Finance Journal 25 (Aug 2022):63-71.
Lowry, Michelle, What’s good for women is good for science. The Review of Corporate Finance Studies 11 (Aug 2022).
Fich, Eliezer M., and Xu, Guosong, Assimilation Effects in Financial Markets. Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis Forthcoming (May 2022).
Keswani, Aneel, Tran, Anh, and Volpin, Paolo, Institutional Debt Holder Governance. Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis 56 (Sep 2021):2103-53.
Tsetsekos, George, Gyoshev, Stanley B., Kaplan, Todd R., and Szewczyk, Samuel H., Why do investment banks buy put options from companies?. Journal of Corporate Finance 67 (Aug 2021):1-21.
Lantushenko, Viktoriya, and Nelling, Edward, Do more active funds still earn higher performance? The effect of Regulation Fair Disclosure. Journal of Financial Research 44 (Jul 2021):725-752.
Brisley, Neil, Cai, Jie, and Nguyen, Tu, Required CEO stock ownership: Consequences for risk-taking and compensation. Journal of Corporate Finance 66 (Year 2021).
Becher, David A., Jensen, Tyler K, and Liu, Tingting, Acquisitions and Funding Conditions. Journal of Corporate Finance 65 (Dec 2020).