My research focuses on corporate governance and the intersection of law and economics. In particular, I study how judicial decisions, institutional design, and legal rules shape firm behavior and market outcomes. In addition to this core agenda, I have published work in household finance, investments, and finance pedagogy.
Published Articles
Corporate Governance and Law & Economics
Risk-shifting: Evidence from the 2007 Credit Crisis
North American Journal of Economics and Finance, 2022.
[Journal Link] | [SSRN]
Household Finance and Investments
Can Financial Literacy and Payday Loan Bans Benefit Consumers?
(with Oscar Solis and Wei Zhang)
Finance Research Letters, 2025.
[Journal Link] | [SSRN] | [Survey Variable Documentation (GitHub)]
Human Capital Migration Networks and Stock Returns
(with Shagun Pant, Gautam Pant, and Yuanyang Liu)
Review of Financial Economics, 2025.
[Journal Link] | [SSRN] | [Gies College of Business Blog]
The Effectiveness of Commodities in Hedging Inflation-Is It Still Valid during Low Inflationary Period?
(with Doh-Khul Kim)
Journal of Business and Economic Perspectives, 2012
Finance Pedagogy
From Query to Conclusion: Active Learning Using the WRDS Database
(with Oscar Solis and Anne Macy)
Journal of Education for Business, 2025.
[Journal Link] | [SSRN] | [Survey Instrument & Documentation (GitHub)]
Online Students' Perception of Finance Project using Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS)
(with Oscar Solis)
Journal of Financial Education, 2025.
Working Papers
Corporate Governance and Law & Economics
With the Advice and Consent of the Senate He Shall Appoint Judges of the Supreme Court: The Importance of the Senate in Measuring Judicial Ideology
(with Anne Macy and Wei Zhang)
Under review.
[SSRN] | [Data and Linking Table (GitHub)]
Corporate Governance and Litigation
(with Robin Clark and Anne Macy)
Working paper. Draft available upon request.
Dual Ownership as a Market Solution to Risk Shifting: Evidence from Loan Covenant Violations
(with Steve Irlbeck and Tyson Van Alfen)
Working paper.
[SSRN]
Limited Partner: Denham Capital Management and IRS Code §1402(a)(13)
(With Anne Macy and Darlene Pulliam)
Working paper.
Pedagogy
Business Students' Perception of the Use of AI: Active Learning in an Introductory Finance Course
(with Oscar Solis, Goutham Abotula, Wei Zhang, and Anne Macy)
Under review. Draft available upon request.
Works in Progress
Pride, Prejudice, and Future Value of Annuities
(with Anne Macy)
Project in progress.
Risk-Shifting: Evidence from the Russian Debt Crisis
(With Wei Zhang)
Project in progress.