Faculty Research - Finance

Zhongdong (Ronnie) Chen
Ronnie researches in the areas of banking, corporate finance, and empirical assets pricing. One focus of his research is the drivers of the risk-taking behavior in the banking industry. Another focus is the behavior of retail investors and its impact on stock demand and stock returns. Ronnie is currently studying the influence of retail investors on corporate decisions made by managers.

James Dugdale
Real Estate Investment Trusts

Brett C. Olsen
Brett's research interests include a broad range of topics, including security issuance, investment and financing decisions, corporate governance, and restructuring. One of his favorite papers is the application of a baseball statistic (Wins Above Replacement) to the C-suite, where he and his coauthors developed the Alpha Above Replacement stat for CEOs of the firm, trying to determine what characteristics of a company's leader bring added return for shareholders. 

Hua-Hsin Tsai
Innovation; Institutional Ownership; Corporate Governance

Mian Wei
Mian's research interests are centered around corporate finance, including but not limited to corporate governance, executive compensation, payout policies, SPACs and IPOs, and investor behavior. His research to date has been empirical in nature and covers various topics in the field of corporate finance.