George Mason University  

School of Management

FINANCE AREA PUBLICATIONS (Since 2002)

2009

  • Christophe, Stephen E., Michael G. Ferri, and Jim Hsieh, 2009, "Informed Trading Before Analyst Downgrades: Evidence from Short Sellers," Journal of Financial Economics, forthcoming.

  • Ivanov, Vladimir, and Fei Xie, 2009,“Do Corporate Venture Capitalists Add Value to Startup Firms? Evidence from IPOs and Acquisitions of VC-backed Companies,” Financial Management, forthcoming.

2008

  • Hannan, Tim and Gerald Hanweck, 2008,“Recent Trends in the Number and Size of Bank Branches: an Examination of Likely Determinants,” Journal of Financial Transformations, forthcoming.

  • Curry, Tim, Gary Fissel, Gerald Hanweck, 2008, "Is There Cyclical Bias in Bank Holding Company Risk Rating?" Journal of Banking and Finance 32(7), 1297-1309.

  • Curry, Tim, Gary Fissel, Gerald Hanweck, 2008, "Equity Market Information, Bank Holding Company Risk, and Market Discipline," Journal of Banking and Finance 32(5), 807-819.

  • Avramov, Doron, Tarun Chordia, Gergana Jostova, and Alexander Philipov, 2008, "Dispersion in Analysts' Earnings Forecasts and Credit Rating," Journal of Financial Economics, forthcoming.

  • Masulis, Ronald, Cong Wang, and Fei Xie, 2008, "Agency Problems at Dual-Class Companies," Journal of Finance, forthcoming.

  • Hsieh, Jim, and Qinghai Wang, 2008, "Stock Repurchases: Theory and Evidence," Blackwell Companion to Dividends and Dividend Policy, edited by H. Kent Baker.

  • Joos, Philip, and Alexei Zhdanov, 2008, "Earnings and Equity Valuation in the Biotech Industry: Theory and Evidence," Financial Management, forthcoming.

2007

  • Christophe, Stephen E., Michael G. Ferri, and James J. Angel, 2007, “Should Owners of NASDAQ Stocks Fear Short-Selling?” Journal of Portfolio Management 33(3), 122-131.

  • Wang, Cong and Fei Xie, 2007, "Corporate Governance Transfer and Synergistic Gains from Mergers and Acquisitions," Review of Financial Studies, forthcoming.

  • Masulis, Ronald, Cong Wang, and Fei Xie, 2007, "Corporate Governance and Acquirer Returns," Journal of Finance 62, 1851-1889.

  • Avramov, Doron, Tarun Chordia, Gergana Jostova, and Alexander Philipov, 2007, "Momentum and Credit Rating," Journal of Finance 62, 2503-2520.

  • Morellec, Erwan and Alexei Zhdanov, 2007, "Financing and Takeovers," Journal of Financial Economics.

2006

  • Hsieh, Jim and Qinghai Wang, 2006, "Insiders' Tax Preferences and Firm's Choice between Dividends and Share Repurchases," Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, forthcoming.

  • Hsieh, Jim and Ralph Walkling, 2006, "The History and Performance of Concept Stocks," Journal of Banking and Finance 30, 2433-2469.

  • Zhdanov, Alexei, 2006, "Competitive Equilibrium with Debt," Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, forthcoming.

  • Fissel, Gary, Lawrence Goldberg and Gerald Hanweck, 2006, "Bank Portfolio Exposure to Emerging Markets and Its Effects on Bank Market Value," Journal of Banking and Finance 30 (4), 1103-1126.

2005

  • Christophe, Stephen E. and Hun Lee, 2005, “What Matters about Internationalization: A Market-Based Assessment,” Journal of Business Research 58 (5), 636-43.

  • Hsieh, Jim and Ralph Walkling, 2005, "Determinants and Implications of Arbitrage Holdings in Acquisitions," Journal of Financial Economics 77, 605-648.

  • Morellec, Erwan and Alexei Zhdanov, 2005, "The Dynamics of Mergers and Acquisitions," Journal of Financial Economics 77, 649-672.

2004

  • Christophe, Stephen E., Michael G. Ferri, and James J. Angel, 2004, “Short-Selling Prior to Earnings Announcements,”  Journal of Finance 59 (4), 1845-75.

  • Christophe, Stephen E. and Michael G. Ferri, 2004, “Evidence on the Market’s Underestimation of Foreign Earnings Persistence,” Journal of Investing 13 (1), 72-78 .

  • Brau, James C., David A. Carter, Stephen E. Christophe, and Kimberly G. Key, 2004, "Market Reaction to the Expiration of IPO Lockup Agreements,” Managerial Finance 30 (1), 75-91.

2003

  • Angel, James J., Stephen E. Christophe, and Michael G. Ferri, 2003, “A Close Look at Short Selling on the Nasdaq Market,” Financial Analysts Journal 59 (6), 66-74. Quoted in the February 2, 2004 issue of Forbes.

2002

  • Christophe, Stephen E., 2002, "The Value of U.S. MNC Earnings Changes from Foreign and Domestic Operations," Journal of Business 75 (1), 67-93.

  • Christophe, Stephen E., and Ray J. Pfeiffer, Jr., 2002, "The Valuation of MNC International Operations During the 1990s," Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting 18 (2), 119-38.