Finance | PhD

 

Finance | PhD Finance | PhD Finance Specialization The Department of Finance at the University of Utah trains doctoral students in the application of  economic theory to understanding the structure and behavior of firms and the nature of financial markets. This philosophy reflects the interests of the faculty in examining contemporary issues concerning the theory of the firm, corporate finance, market microstructure, contingent claims and the allocation of resources. The program provides students with opportunities to examine these issues through both developing theoretical models and the empirical testing of those models. Students who complete the doctoral program are trained as academic scholars and in addition to teaching, are expected to contribute to the field of finance by producing original research. The department provides its students with the opportunity to hear leading scholars from other universities present new research both at the departmental seminar series and at the Utah Winter Finance Conference. This intensive three-day conference, held each February, draws internationally renowned scholars from every area of finance and economics. In addition to the presentation of  papers, the conference format provides students with ample opportunity to get to know leading academics in these disciplines.

" I am am de deeply iin ndebted to to th the fa faculty iin n th the De Department of of Fi Finance at at tth he Da David Ec Eccles School of Business. They have greatly impacted my career by providing outstanding mentorship and support. The faculty strongly influenced my development as a teacher, a researcher, and a colleague, through sharing their knowledge, expertise, and experience. The program also provided a fruitful environment with thriving research, in which PhD students could become involved from the  very beginning. I consider myself fortunate that I was admitted and able to complete my PhD in finance at the David Eccles School of Business." - Ivalina Kalcheva, Assistant Professor, University of   Arizona

 

Typical Program of StudyFinance Program of Study Finance Specialization HighlightsStudents benefit from working with world renowned researchers in the DESB finance department.The finance finance faculty ranks in the top 25 in the world for top-level  journal research output.The output.The finance department department includes faculty faculty who are associate editors and editors of some of the most prestigious finance journals.Students benefit directly from working with these faculty members in molding and mentoring of o f the student's research agenda and dissertation.The finance department holds a regular seminar series in which top researchers from around the world come to the DESB to present their research.The departme department nt maintains a collegial supportive environment where students are encouraged to work with faculty members in developing their research projects.PhD students are invited to attend the finance department's annual Winter Finance Conference, where they can see accomplished researchers present their work, and also interact on the ski slopes if desired.Recent placements of DESB Finance PhD students include the University of Arizona, Texas Tech University, and Oklahoma University PhD Committee Representative Dr. Hendrik Bessembinder Email: [email protected] [email protected] Phone: 801-581-8268 Finance Faculty Elena Asparouhova (Assistant Professor) PhD, 2004, California Institute of Technology Research/Teaching Research/Teachin g Focus: Investments, Investments, Microeconomics Recent Publications: Review of Finance, Journal of Financial Markets Shmuel Baruch (Associate Professor) PhD, 1998, Olin School Of Business, Washington University University In St. Louis Research/Teaching Research/Teachin g Focus: Finance

 

Recent Publications: Review of Financial Studies, Journal of Finance, Journal of Business Hendrik Bessembinder Bessembinder (Director of the Department of Finance PhD Program, A. Blaine Huntsman Chaired Presidential Professor, Department of Finance) PhD, 1986, University Of Washington Research/Teaching Research/Teachin g Focus: Corporate Finance, Financial Markets Recent Publications: Journal of Economic Perspectives, Journal of Business, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis Calvin Boardman (Professor) PhD, 1977, University Of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Research/Teaching Research/Teachin g Focus: Corporate Finance; Business Philosophy and Ethics Recent Publications: Journal of Equipment Lease Financing, Journal of Business Ethics Michael Cooper (Professor) PhD, 1996, University Of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Research/Teaching Research/Teachin g Focus: Investments Recent Publications: The Journal of Finance, Journal of Business, The Journal of Finance Economics

Michael Halling (Assistant Professor) PhD (Finance), 2006, University Of Vienna Research/Teaching Research/Teachin g Focus: Corporate Finance, Investment Analysis, Risk Measurement and Management, International Finance Recent Publications: Review of Financial Studies (Forthcoming)  Avner Kalay (Professor) (Professor) PhD, 1979, University Of Rochester Research/Teaching Research/Teachin g Focus: Corporate Finance, Capital market Theory and Efficiency, Economics of 

 

Information, Agency Theory, Optimal Contracting, Real Options, Micro-Structure of Markets Recent Publications: Journal of Financial Economics, George Mason Law Review, Journal of  Financial Markets Michael Lemmon (Professor) PhD, 1995, University Of Utah Research/Teaching Research/Teachin g Focus: Empirical Methods, Organizations And Markets Recent Publications: Journal of Finance, Review of Financial Studies, Journal of Business Karl Lins (Professor) PhD, 2000, University Of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Research/Teaching Research/Teachin g Focus: Corporate Finance, International Finance, Corporate Governance, Emerging Markets Recent Publications: Review of Financial Studies, The Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, The Journal of Accounting Research Uri Loewenstein (Chair of the Department of Finance, Professor) PhD, 1984, New York University Research/Teaching Research/Teachin g Focus: Corporate Finance Recent Publications: Journal of Business, Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting Luis Rayo(Associate Professor) PhD, 2002 Stanford University Research/Teaching Research/Teachin g Focus: Managerial Economics Recent Publications: Journal for Institutional Comparisons, Journal of Political Economy, MIT Press, Brookings Papers on Economic Activity Scott Schaefer (Professor and David Eccles Faculty Fellow) PhD, 1995, Stanford Graduate School of Business Research/Teaching Research/Teachin g Focus: Economics, Economics of Organization; Personnel Economics; Economics of Strategy Recent Publications: Journal of Law, Economics and Organization, Journal of Financial Intermediation, Review of Accounting Studies  James Schallheim Schallheim (Professor) PhD, 1980, Purdue Research/Teaching Research/Teachin g Focus: Corporate Finance Recent Publications: Journal of Equipment Lease Financing, Journal of Financial Economics, Review of Financial Studies Elizabeth Tashjian (Associate Professor) PhD, 1986, Purdue University Research/Teaching Research/Teachin g Focus: Finance Recent Publications: Journal of Financial Economics, Leonardo, Proceedings of the 2004 EAAE-ARCC Research Conference http://phd.business.utah.edu/page/finance