Academic Appointments
Stephen M. Ross School of Business, University of
Michigan
Assistant Professor of Finance, 2007-Present
Lecturer, Department of Economics, UCLA 2005-2006
Education
University of California - Los Angeles, 2002-2007
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Ph.D. Program in Economics, 2007
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M.A., Economics, 2004
New York University, 1991-1994
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B.F.A., Film and Television, 1994
Research
Interests
Corporate Finance:
Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate Governance, Restructuring,
Learning
Asset Pricing: Industrial Organization and Stock Prices
Publications
"M&As: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly," with J. Fred Weston
The Journal of Applied Finance, Spring/Summer 2007, vol.
17(1), pp. 5-20
"Sample Selection and Event Study Estimation,"
Journal of Empirical Finance,
June 2009, vol. 16(3), pp. 466 - 482
Working Papers
"The Changing of the
Boards: The Value Effect of a Massive Exogenous Shock," with Amy
Dittmar, September 2009
"Bargaining Power and Industry Dependence in Mergers,"
August 2009
"The Returns to Repeat Acquirers," September 2008
Invited Presentations
2009
Wharton, University of Pennsylvania
Texas Tech University
Wayne State University
Hosmer Lunch Series, University of Michigan
2007
London Business School
Smeal College of Business, Pennsylvania State University
Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia
Krannert School of Management, Purdue University
Stephen M. Ross School of Business, University of Michigan
Pamplin College of Business, Virginia Tech
Owen Graduate School of Management, Vanderbilt
Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland
Shidler School of Business, University of Hawaii
2006
UCLA Anderson School
of Management
UCLA Department of Economics
Conference
Presentations
"Bargaining Power and Industry Dependence in Mergers"
• Financial Intermediation Research Society Conference, Prague 2009
• Utah Winter Finance Conference, 2009
• Annual Meeting, American Finance Association, San Francisco, 2009
• Annual Meeting, European Finance Association, Athens, Greece, 2008
"Markets Talk, Firms Listen: The Dynamics of Repeat
Acquirers"
• Annual Meeting, American Finance Association, New Orleans, 2008
• Annual Meeting, Financial
Management Association, Salt Lake City, 2006
• Financial Management Association Doctoral Student Seminar,
2006
• Financial Management Association European Doctoral Seminar, 2006
"Sample Selection and Event Study Estimation"
• European Conference, Financial
Management Association, Stockholm, 2006
• Annual Meeting, Financial
Management Association, Salt Lake City, 2006
"M&As: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly"
• Annual Meeting, Financial Management Association, Salt Lake
City, 2006
"Corporate Governance and Risk: A Proposal"
• Institute for Humane Studies Research Colloquium, Arlington,
Virginia, 2005
Fellowships and Honors
• NTT Research Fellowship, Ross School of Business, University of
Michigan, 2008-2009
• Robert Ettinger Prize for Best Paper, Department of
Economics, UCLA, 2007
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Dissertation Year Fellowship, UCLA, 2006-2007
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Humane Studies Fellow, Institute for Humane Studies, 2005-2007
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Collegium of University Teaching Fellows, (Declined) UCLA, 2006-2007
• Financial Management Association Doctoral Seminar - Annual
Conference, 2006
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Financial Management Association Doctoral Seminar - European
Conference, 2006
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Hayek Fund for Scholars Travel Grant, Institute for Humane Studies,
2006
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Program on Takeovers, Restructuring, and Governance Fellowship, Anderson
School, UCLA,
2005-2006
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Graduate Student Lecturer Appointment, UCLA 2005-2006
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Graduate Research Mentorship Fellowship, UCLA, Mentor: Professor
Emeritus Harold Demsetz, 2004-2005
Teaching Experience
Financial Management, Ross School of Business, University of
Michigan, 2007-2008
Economics of Entrepreneurship, Department of Economics, UCLA, 2005-2006
ReFEREE WORK
Journal of Corporate Finance, Empirical Economics, Journal of
Empirical Finance, Management Science
Other Professional Experience
Production Sound Technician, Freelance, 1994-2003
• Los Angeles, California.
Buenos Aires, Argentina. Madrid, Spain
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