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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.
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Latest Research
Latest Research
Fich, Eliezer M., Harford, Jarrad, and Tran, Anh, Disloyal Managers and Shareholders’ Wealth. Review of Financial Studies Forthcoming (Forthcoming)
Fich, Eliezer M., Petmezas, Dimitris, and Nguyen, Tung Duy, The Effect of Terrorist Attacks on Inventor Productivity and Mobility. Research Policy Forthcoming (Forthcoming)
Becher, David A., Griffin, Thomas P., and Nini, Gregory, Creditor Control of Corporate Acquisitions. 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.
Becher, David A., Jensen, Tyler K, and Liu, Tingting, Acquisitions and Funding Conditions. Journal of Corporate Finance (Forthcoming)
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.
Bekkerman, Ron, Fich, Eliezer M., and Khimich, Natalya, The Effect of Innovation Similarity on Asset Prices: Evidence from Patents’ Big Data. Review of Asset Pricing Studies Forthcoming (Jun 2022):
Fich, Eliezer M., and Xu, Guosong, Assimilation Effects in Financial Markets. Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis Forthcoming (May 2022):
Lantushenko, Viktoriya, and Nelling, Edward, Institutional Ownership Stability and Investment Behavior of REITs. International Real Estate Review 25 (Summer 2022): 161-198.
Nini, Gregory, Griffin, Thomas P., and Becher, David A., Creditor Control of Corporate Acquisitions. Review of Financial Studies 35 (Apr 2022): 1897-1932.
Nini, Gregory, Griffin, Thomas P., and Becher, David A., Creditor Control of Corporate Acquisitions. Review of Financial Studies 35 (Apr 2022): 1897-1932.
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.
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.
Lowry, Michelle, Does common ownership really increase firm coordination?. Journal of Financial Economics 141 (Jul 2021): 322-344.
Brisley, Neil, Cai, Jie, and Nguyen, Tu, Required CEO stock ownership: Consequences for risk-taking and compensation. Journal of Corporate Finance 66 (Year 2021):
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.
Lowry, Michelle, Michaely, Roni, and Volkova, Ekatarina, Information revelation through regulatory process: Interactions between the SEC and companies ahead of the IPO. Review of Financial Studies 33 (Dec 2020): 5510-5554.