Steve Slezak
Professional Summary
Dr. Slezak earned his PhD in Economics at UC San Diego. He has served at the University of Michigan and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, prior to his joining the University of Cincinnati in 2002.
Contact Information
Phone:
513-556-6531
Fax:
513-556-0979
Teaching Interest
- Financial management, Managerial economics, Options and Futures, Risk Management, Portfolio Management, and Asset Pricing and Asymmetric Information (Ph.D.)
Research Interest
- Insider Trading, Asset Pricing with Asymmetric Information, Incentives to Commit Fraud, and Corporate Governance.
Organization:
University of Cincinnati, Carl H. Lindner College of Business
Title:
Associate Professor
Organization:
University of Michigan, Ross School of Business
Title:
Visiting Professor of Finance
End Date:
2011-08-31
Organization:
University of Cincinnati, College of Business
Title:
Associate Professor
End Date:
2009-08-31
Organization:
University of Cincinnati, College of Business
Title:
Assistant Professor
End Date:
2003-08-31
Organization:
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Kenan-Flagler Business School
Title:
Adjunct Assistant Professor
End Date:
2002-08-31
Organization:
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Kenan-Flagler Business School
Title:
Assistant Professor
End Date:
2000-06-30
Organization:
University of Michigan Business School
Title:
Assistant Professor
End Date:
1995-08-31
Description
Development and execution of graduate and undergraduate curriculum, faculty development, new faculty recruiting, student advising, support activities for the capital campaign, and member of the academic council for the College.
Dates:
2006-09-01
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2009-08-01
Description
Academic Director of MBA Programs and Director of the Graduate Programs Office: Administered academic aspects of MBA Programs (full- and part-time) and managed professional staff serving MBA and MS programs.
Dates:
2004-10-01
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2006-08-31
Organization:
University of Cincinnti, College of Business
Name:
Harold J. Grilliot Award for Exemplary Service to Undergraduate Organizations
Year Received:
2009
Organization:
University of Cincinnati, College of Business
Name:
Michael L. Dean Excellence in Classroom Education and Learning EXCEL Graduate Teaching Award
Year Received:
2008
Organization:
Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Name:
Weatherspoon Award for Excellence in MBA Teaching
Year Received:
2000
Organization:
University of California, San Diego
Location:
San Diego, California
Major:
Economics
Dissertation:
A Theory of the Dynamics of Security Returns Around Market Closures
Completed:
1989
Degree:
Ph D
Organization:
University of California, San Diego
Location:
San Diego, California
Major:
Economics
Dissertation:
n/a
Completed:
1985
Degree:
MA
Organization:
University of California, San Diego
Location:
San Diego, California
Major:
Economics
Dissertation:
n/a
Completed:
1981
Degree:
BA
Published Contributions
Title:
Can Corporate Governance Save Distressed Firms from Bankruptcy? An Empirical Analysis
Page(s):
225-251
Author(s):
Fich, Eliezer
Slezak, Steve
Slezak, Steve
Year Published:
2008
Publisher:
Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting
Publicly available:
Yes
Title:
An Equilibrium Model of Incentive Contracts in the Presence of Information Manipulation
Page(s):
603-626
Author(s):
Goldman, Eitan
Slezak, Steve
Slezak, Steve
Year Published:
2006
Publisher:
Journal of Financial Economics
Publicly available:
Yes
Title:
On the Impossibility of Weak-Form Efficient Markets
Author(s):
Slezak, Steve
Year Published:
2003
Publisher:
Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis
Publicly available:
Yes
Title:
Delegated Portfolio Management and Rational Prolonged Mispricing
Page(s):
283-311
Author(s):
Goldman, Eitan
Slezak, Steve
Slezak, Steve
Year Published:
2003
Publisher:
Journal of Finance
Publicly available:
Yes
Title:
The Effect of Organizational Form on Information Flow and Decision Quality: Informational Cascades in Group Decision-Making
Page(s):
115-156
Author(s):
Khanna, Naveen
Slezak, Steve
Slezak, Steve
Year Published:
2000
Publisher:
Journal of Economics and Management Strategy
Publicly available:
Yes
Title:
Insider Trading, Outside Search and Resource Allocation: Why Firms and Society May Disagree on Insider Trading Restrictions
Page(s):
575-608
Author(s):
Khanna, Naveen
Slezak, Steve
Bradley, Michael
Slezak, Steve
Bradley, Michael
Year Published:
1994
Publisher:
Review of Financial Studies
Publicly available:
Yes
Title:
A Theory of the Dynamics of Security Returns Around Market Closures
Page(s):
1163-1212
Author(s):
Slezak, Steve
Year Published:
1994
Publisher:
Journal of Finance
Publicly available:
Yes
Research in progress
Title:
Are Incentive Contracts too short-sighted?
Status:
On-Going
Research Type:
Scholarly
Title:
Capital Gains Overhang and the Closed-End Fund Puzzle
Research Type:
Scholarly
Title:
Incentive Compensation, Fraud, and Amplified Downturns
Status:
On-Going
Research Type:
Scholarly
Title:
Is Idiosyncratic Risk a Source of Momentum?
Research Type:
Scholarly
Title:
The Economic Significance and Arbitrage of Idiosyncratic Risk
Research Type:
Scholarly
Title:
The Strategic Interaction between Committing and Detecting Fraudulent Misreporting
Research Type:
Scholarly
Title:
The Optimal Portfolio Weight fopr Real Estate with Liquidity Risk and Uncertainty Aversion
Organization:
AREUEA
Title:
Economic Significance of Idiosyncratic Risk
Year:
2008
Title:
The Strategic Interaction between Committing and Detecting Fraudulent Misreporting
Organization:
Finance Management Association
Location:
Dallas, Texas
Year:
2008
Title:
The Strategic Interaction between Committing and Detecting
Organization:
Western Finance Association
Location:
Hawaii
Year:
2008
Title:
Capital Gains Overhang and the Closed-End Fund Discount
Year:
2007
Title:
An Equilibrium Model of Incentive Contracts in the Presence of Information Manipulation
Year:
2005
Title:
An Equilibrium Model of Incentive Contracts in the Presence of Information Manipulation
Year:
2004
Title:
An Equilibrium Model of Incentive Contracts in the Presence of Information Manipulation
Year:
2004
Title:
Delegated Portfolio Management and Rational Prolonged Mispricing
Year:
2001
Title:
The Theoretical Impact of Long- versus Short-lived Liquidity Shocks on Asset Returns in Markets with Asymmetric Information
Year:
2000
Title:
The Theoretical Implications of Asymmetric Information on the Dynamic and Cross-Sectional Characteristics of Asset Returns
Year:
1999
Title:
The Theoretical Implications of Asymmetric Information on the Dynamic and Cross-Sectional Characteristics of Asset Returns
Year:
1999
Title:
A Theory of the Dynamics of Security Returns Around Market Closures
Year:
1994
Title:
A Theory of the Dynamics of Security Returns Around Market Closures
Year:
1994
Title:
The Effect of Organizational Form on Information Aggregation and Project Choice: The Problem of Informational Cascades in Teams
Year:
1994
Title:
Insider Trading, Outside Search and Resource Allocation: Why Firms and Society May Disagree on Insider Trading Restrictions
Year:
1993
Title:
Insider Trading, Outside Search and Resource Allocation: Why Firms and Society May Disagree on Insider Trading Restrictions
Year:
1993
