David Sovich

davidsovich "AT" uky.edu

About me

I am the Ashland Oil Assistant Professor of Finance at the University of Kentucky. I received my Ph.D. in finance from Washington University in St. Louis. 

My research interests are in empirical household and corporate finance. 

A copy of my curriculum vitae can be found here: CV

On the web

Find me on: SSRN and Github

Contact information

David Sovich

Gatton 335G

550 S Limestone

Lexington, KY 40506

Published or Forthcoming Papers

1) The Economic Impact of Index Investing

with Jonathan Brogaard and Matt Ringgenberg

The Review of Financial Studies, 2019

2) State Minimum Wages, Employment, and Wage Spillovers: Evidence from Administrative Payroll Data

 with Radha Gopalan, Bart Hamilton, and Ankit Kalda

Journal of Labor Economics, 2021

3) Home Equity and Labor Income:  The Role of Constrained Mobility

 with Radha Gopalan, Bart Hamilton, and Ankit Kalda

The Review of Financial Studies, 2021

4) Aversion to Student Debt? Evidence from Low-wage Workers

with Radha Gopalan, Bart Hamilton, and Jorge Sabat

Journal of Finance, Forthcoming

Working Papers

1) Does Trade Policy Affect Consumer Credit? The Role of Captive Finance

 with Kristine Hankins and Morteza Momeni

American Economic Review, Revise and resubmit

2) The Labor Market Consequences of Student Loan Forbearance 

with Naser Hamdi and Ankit Kalda

Management Science, Revise and resubmit

3) Between a Rock and a Hard Place: The Costs and Benefits of Expanded Unemployment Insurance Benefits

with Naser Hamdi and Ankit Kalda

Journal of Public Economics, Revise and resubmit

4) Pass-Through in Lending: Evidence from the Mortgage Market

 with Ankit Kalda and Gavin Pearson

5) The Marginal Propensity to Default

 with Morteza Momeni

6) Relative valuation and the information production network

with Armando Gomes and Alan Moreira

7) Unemployment insurance and the household financial channel 

Works in progress

1) Multiple Borrowing and the Pecking Order of Consumer Credit

with Radha Gopalan and Ankit Kalda

2) Tax Incidence in Consumer Financial Markets: Evidence from Auto Leases

with Sarah Khoei and Morteza Momeni

3) Mortgage Debt and Job Search Decisions

with Radha Gopalan and Avantika Pal