Research Areas
Corporate finance, international finance, behavioral finance, network and text analysis
Academic Degrees
PhD, Georgia Institute of Technology
MA, Ohio University
BA, Ohio University
Publications
Peer-reviewed Publications
“” (with Kevin Young, Seth Goldman, and Brendan O’Connor), Global Networks 21(2), 2021, 365-392; received an honorable mention for the 2021 Political Ties Award from the American Political Science Association
“” (with Sergio Pinto, Panka Bencsik, and Carol Graham), Economica, 2020; featured in The Economist
(with Panka Bencsik) Small Business Economics, 2019
“” (with Andrew Prevost and Arun Upadhyay), Journal of Corporate Finance, 44, 2017, 193-214
&Բ;“,” Global Finance Journal, 33, 2017, 51-68
"Local Happiness and Firm Behavior: Do Firms in Happy Places Invest More?" (with Carol Graham) Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 125, 2016, 41-56 Featured at HBR.org, brookings.edu, ozy.com
“Who is Happy in the Land of Eternal Blue Sky? Some Insights from a First Study of Well-Being in Mongolia," (with Carol Graham and Sarandavaa Myanganbuu) International Journal of Wellbeing, 6(3), 2016, 49-70.
“,” Journal of Banking and Finance, 51, 2015, 62–78
“” (with Andrew Prevost and John Puthenpurackal) Financial Management, 43(3), 2014, 533-568
“Investment Intensity of Currencies and the Random Walk Hypothesis: Cross-Currency Evidence,” (with Cheol Eun and Rehim Kilic) Journal of Banking and Finance, 35(2), 2011, 372-387
Other Publications
“” The Conversation, April 2022
“” (with Kevin Young), 19A: The Brookings Gender Equality Series, December 2020
Textbooks
“” 10th edition (with Cheol Eun and Bruce Resnick), McGraw Hill.
Professional Experience/Certification
Chartered Financial Analyst
Professional Memberships
American Finance Association
Financial Management Association
International Network for Social Network Analysis
CFA Institute and CFA Society Baltimore
Professional Designations
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
Honors and Awards
Outstanding Dedication to Learners Award, Office of Digital Teaching and Learning,
2020
Sellinger School STAR Award in Research, 2017
Financial Management Association Superior Faculty Advisor, 2017
91Թ ELMBA Program Distinguished Professor of the Year, 2016
Working Papers
“Future Orientation and Uncertain Tone: Evidence from Corporate Discourse” (with Siamak Javadi, Takeshi Nishikawa, and Andrew Prevost)