PhD Student in Finance
David Eccles School of Business, University of Utah
I am a second-year PhD student in Finance at the University of Utah. My research interests are in behavioral finance, corporate finance, and political economy.
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When Governors Flip, Boards Pause
Solo-authored
I show that when a very close governor election unexpectedly changes the ruling party, public companies temporarily slow visible board and executive turnover, then adjust their boards more gradually afterward by adding political directors.
Market Reactions to Short Seller Rebuttals
with Fangzhou Liu (Shanghai University of Finance and Economics)
Studies how markets respond when activist short sellers publish follow-up rebuttals after firm denials, and how those reactions differ from responses to original short reports.
Mortality Salience as an Observable State Variable in Asset Pricing Solo-authored Looks into observable behavioral wedges in the SDF.
Who Gets Paid in VC Exits? Empirical Evidence on Exit Proceeds Distribution With Reiner Braun and Mark Jansen This study reveals that, due to complex legal "waterfall" rules, startup founders and employees often walk away with little in average sales, while they only see massive paydays in rare, blockbuster IPOs.