Finance PhD Graduates
| Year | Student | Dissertation | Advisor(s) | First Job |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2014 |
Qing Bai |
Essays on Stock Return Predictability: Novel Measures Based on Technology Spillover and Firm's Public Announcement |
Michael Ferguson |
Wisconsin-Eau Claire |
2013 |
Haimanot Kassa |
Three Essays in Finance |
Steve Slezak |
Miami University (Ohio) |
2013 |
Avis Devine |
Three Essays in Residential Real Estate Topics: An Examination of Rental Tenure, Green Residential Construction Policy, and Green Residential Rental Rates |
Shaun Bond |
University of Guelph (Ontario, CA) |
2013 |
Qingqing Chang |
Essays on Liquidity in Finance and Real Estate Markets |
Shaun Bond |
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency |
2013 |
Vinod Changarath |
Essays in Banking: (1) Do Capital Standards Promote Bank Safety? Evidence from Involuntary Recapitalizations (2) Does Bank Liquidity Creation Translate into a Wealth Effect for Borrowers? |
Michael Ferguson |
James Madison (Virginia) |
| 2011 | Ran Lu | Liquidity, Price Behavior and Market-Related Events | John Glasscock | University of the Pacific |
2009 |
Buhui Qiu |
Two Essays on Corporate Fraud |
Michael Ferguson Steve Slezak |
Erasmus University (Rotterdam) |
2009 |
Doina Chichernea |
Essays on the Relation between Idiosyncratic Risk and Returns |
Michael Ferguson Steve Slezak |
University of Toledo |
2008 |
Diana Wei |
Essays in Mergers and Acquisitions: The Role of the Third Party |
Michael Ferguson |
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency |
2007 |
David Manzler |
Capital Gains Overhang and the Closed-End Fund Puzzle and Idiosyncratic Risk Arbitrage |
Steve Slezak |
Suffolk University (Boston) |
2007 |
Guohua Ma |
Three Essays on Trading Volume |
Steve Wyatt |
South Carolina State University |
2006 |
Michael Dillon |
A Comparison of IPO Issuers' Perceptions and Academic Theories about IPOs |
Michael Walker |
Lincoln Memorial University (Tennessee) |
2006 |
Gina Nicolosi |
Levelheaded Leaders? An Investigation into CEO Overconfidence and Effects |
Steve Wyatt |
Northern Illinois University |
2005 |
Brad Stevenson |
An Analysis of the Monitoring Ability of Commercial Banks with two Applications in Loan Contracting |
Michael Ferguson |
University of Akron |
2004 |
Olivier Maisondieu-LaForge |
Financial Contracting with CEOs: An Examination of Wealth Generation or Rent Extraction in an Environment of Changing Control Rights |
Yong H. Kim |
Brigham Young University |
2003 |
Jr-ming (Jimmy) Yang |
A Market Stabilization Mechanism—Circuit Breaker: Theory and Evidence |
Yong H. Kim |
Oregon State University |
2003 |
Xu-Shen (Jason) Zhou |
Empirical Studies in Finance |
Yong H. Kim |
Bloomsburg University (Pennsylvania) |
2002 |
Andreas Rauterkus |
Banks as Shareholders: Conflict of Interest or Efficient Corporate Governance? The Case of Germany |
Steve Wyatt |
Louisiana State University |
2000 |
Debbie Psihountas |
Family-Friendly Corporations: An Analysis of Implementation of Family-Friendly Policies and the Impact upon Corporate Performance and Efficiency |
Glenn Henderson |
Webster University (St. Louis) |
2000 |
Angela Bansal |
Pricing of Closed-End Country Funds: Effect of Investor Sentiment, Market Segmentation and Local Market Factors |
Yong H. Kim |
Federal Home Loan Bank Board |
1999 |
Marlena Akhbari |
Re-examination of the Bondholder Wealth Hypothesis in the Event of Tender Offer Stock Repurchases |
Glenn Henderson |
Wright State University (Dayton) |
1998 |
Elizabeth Haradon |
Do Ethical Investors Matter? Investor Responses to Disinvestment |
Glenn Henderson |
Xavier University (Ohio) |
1998 |
Jae-nam Lee |
The Hot Issue Phenomenon and Market Conditions |
Glenn Henderson |
Kyunghee University (Korea) |
1997 |
Steven Jones |
An Investigation into the Sources of Market-Determined Measures of Bank Risk |
Michael Walker |
Auburn University-Montgomery |
1997 |
Maura Skill (Donahue) |
CEO Compensation, Firm Value, and Board of Directors Efficiency |
Glenn Henderson |
University of Dayton |
1997 |
Jean Snavely |
Voluntary Corporate Downsizing: An Agency Perspective |
Michael Walker |
Western Kentucky University |
1996 |
Terrance Grieb |
Cointegration and APT Tests for Equity Market Integration: The Case of US, Mexico, and Brazil |
Steve Wyatt |
University of Idaho |
1994 |
Manjeet Dhatt |
Price Surprises in Initial Public Offering Markets: A New Test of the Underpricing Phenomenon |
Glenn Henderson |
Miami University (Ohio) |
1994 |
Suzanne Belezza |
A Binomial Model of Insider Trading |
Steve Wyatt |
U. Wisconsin-Eau Claire |
1994 |
Daniel McConaughey |
Founding Family Controlled Corporations: An Agency Theoretic Analysis of Corporate Ownership and its Impact upon Performance, Operating Efficiency and Capital Structure |
Michael Walker |
California State University-Northridge |
1994 |
Barry Stedman |
Regional Economic Activity and Employment: An Economic Base Approach |
Norman Miller |
U. of Cincinnati Design, Arts, Architecture & Planning |
1993 |
C. Robert Kilby |
The January Anomaly |
Glenn Henderson |
University of Rio Grande (Ohio) |
1992 |
Robert Albert Jr. |
A Re-Examination of the Firm-Size Explanation of the Overreaction Hypothesis |
Glenn Henderson |
Murray State University |
1992 |
Sandip Mukherji |
Stock Splits: Rationales, Effects, and Reactions |
Yong H. Kim |
Howard University |
1992 |
Timothy Smaby |
Price Discovery in Foreign Exchange Markets |
Steve Wyatt |
Penn State-Erie |
1991 |
Charles Richards |
Option Initiation and the Impact on Security Returns |
Glenn Henderson |
Austin Peay University |
1991 |
Srinivasan Sundaram |
Selecting Targets for Takeovers: A Structural Equations Approach Using LISREL |
Michael Walker |
U of Wisconsin – Eau Clair |
1989 |
Rajiv Kaira |
Causes and Consequences of Plant Closing Announcements |
Glenn Henderson |
Minnesota State Univeristy |
1989 |
David Johnson |
Insider Ownership and Signals: A Study of Stock and Bond Issue Announcement Effects |
Glenn Henderson |
Pepperdine University |
1989 |
Narender Rao |
The Pricing of Cash Tender Offers: An Empirical Investigation |
Lew Melnyk |
Northeastern Illinois University |
1988 |
Balusubramani Ramjee |
Asset Structure of the Firm: Theory and Evidence |
Lew Melnyk |
Northern Kentucky University |
1988 |
Yuwen (Elizabeth) Sun |
Financing Decisions Under Agency Costs Considerations |
Yong H. Kim |
Wayne State University |
1988 |
Steven Cochran |
The Effects of Macroeconomic Factors Upon the Systematic Risk of Equity and the Parameters of the Security Market Line |
Yong H. Kim |
Bowling Green State University |
1987 |
Anju Ramjee |
Comprehensive Liquidity Index: An Alternative Measure of a Firm's Liquidity |
Lew Melnyk |
Northern Kentucky University |
1987 |
Won Kee Kim |
Determinants of the Optimal Dividend Payout Ratios: Empirical Evidence |
Lew Melnyk |
Keimyung University (Korea) |
1987 |
Steve Kreider |
Hedging the Interest Rate Risk of GNMAs |
Charles Barngrover |
Miller, Anderson & Sherred LLP (Morgan Stanley) |
1987 |
Rosemary Prasad |
Strategic Positioning of Banks for Acquisitions |
Lew Melnyk |
Central Michigan University |
1987 |
Prasad Medury |
Returns to Common Stockholders of Firms Issuing Preferred Stock: Theory and Evidence |
Lew Melnyk |
Western Kentucky University |
1986 |
Kee Ho Chung |
Determinants of Beta and the Relationship between the Firm's Business Risk and Debt Policy (Capital Structure) |
Yong H. Kim |
University of Hawaii-Manoa |
1986 |
Nancy Mohan |
Going Private: Financial Issues |
Lew Melnyk |
University of Dayton |
1985 |
Carter Randolph |
An Evaluation of Adjustable Rate Mortgage Risk |
Norman Miller |
Xavier University |
1985 |
Venkatesan Srinivasan |
Designing a Decision Support System for Working Capital Management |
Yong H. Kim |
Northeastern University |
1984 |
Rinne Martin |
The Wall $treet Week Index as a Measure of Future Stock-Market Movements |
Tim Johnson |
Oral Roberts University |
1981 |
William Landes |
Federal Reserve Membership Transaction and the Impact Upon Bank Systematic Risk |
Phil Glasgo |
Marquette University |
1981 |
Omar Benkato |
Forecasting Models for Commercial Bank Asset Management: The Case of Libya |
Raymond Neveu |
Ball State University |
1981 |
Julie Gerdsen |
The Impact of Organization on the Financial Performance of Conglomerate Companies |
Lew Melnyk |
Xavier University |
1980 |
Dixie Mills |
The Information Content Hypothesis: Some Empirical Tests |
Raymond Neveu |
Illinois State University |
1980 |
Mona Gardner |
Determinants of Profitability in Minority-Owned Commercial Banks, 1976-78 |
Raymond Neveu |
Illinois State University |
1980 |
Charles Maxwell |
Management of Foreign Denominated Assets under Flexible Exchange Rates: A Portfolio Approach |
Lew Melnyk |
Murray State University |
1977 |
Margaret Crail |
An Investigation into the Relationship between the Composition of the Board of Directors and Top Management and the Financial Position of the American Firm |
Charles Barngrover |
|
1976 |
Ravindra Kamath |
Commercial Bank Capital Adequacy: A Theoretical Model and Empirical Measurement |
Raymond Neveu |
Cleveland State University |
1976 |
Antonio Bailetti |
The Investment Process in the Iron and Steel Industry: Dimensions and Determinants |
Lew Melnyk |
|
1975 |
James S. Hagias |
An Investigation into the Financial Roles of the Equity Real Estate Investment Trust and the Real Estate Corporation |
Charles Barngrover |
|
1974 |
John B. Martin |
Some Practical Aspects of Stock Valuation: A Comparison of Risk Rankings Inherent in a Typical Valuation Model and Published Rankings |
Raymond Neveu |
|
1974 |
Ike Mathur |
The Changing Structure of Metropolitan Areas: A Surrogate Taxonomy |
Ronald Dornoff |
University of Pittsburgh |
1973 |
Elbert Hubbard |
An Investigation into the Cost of Using Warrants to Raise Capital Funds |
Ray Dawson |
|
1972 |
Lawrence Gitman |
An investigation into the role of inflation, capital structure and price changes |
Raymond Neveu |
University of Tulsa |
1971 |
Assa Birati |
A Comparison of the Cost of Capital in the Iron and Steel Industry, 1958-1966: The United States of America and the European Economic Community, An Empirical Study |
Richard Ball |