Finance research
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Through rigorous research agendas, faculty in our Finance academic area have made significant contributions to a broad range of topics within the field and have earned distinguished reputations for their scholarship and their knowledge of financial markets and institutions. Our faculty's research in finance has been recognized by The Financial Times for its significant social impact.
Finance faculty serve on the editorial boards of top scholarly journals and publish in leading journals, and they regularly receive teaching awards. The expertise they bring to the classroom equips our students for successful careers as finance professionals.
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Crowdsourcing consumer loans can bolster business growth and reduce crime
Imagine being able to borrow money from strangers, but without the potential of getting your thumbs broken if you miss a payment. That’s (sort of) the concept behind peer-to-peer lending.
Fund managers’ political bias can cost investors, study shows
In addition to their tendencies to be biased toward companies located very close to them, a new paper by University of Kansas researchers finds mutual fund managers tend to favor the stocks of companies whose executives share their political leanings.
Study finds noncompete clauses affect how employees behave, to benefit of employers
A University of Kansas professor has co-written a study that found noncompete clauses do in fact influence how employees behave, and that behavior is to the benefit of employers.
Second-career mutual fund managers can use their previous expertise well
When mutual fund managers are armed with expertise from previous careers outside the financial sector, they can use that information to generate an investment advantage, according to a study led by a University of Kansas finance professor.
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Assistant Teaching Professor, Brandmeyer Center for Applied Economics
Interim Associate Dean for Graduate Programs, Area Director, Analytics, Information and Operations Management, Capitol Federal Professor