Research

Featured Research

 
Our Finance area faculty conduct research on a number of different topics important to the finance profession. Below are a few examples of our recent work.
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Mortgage Prepayments: Factors beyond Interest Rate Movements

A model estimates the impact of economic variables on the pricing of prepayment risk

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Sizing Up the Measurable Good of Affirmative Action

An economic model sets aside who loses and focuses on efficiency and overall growth

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Chinese Investors Learn about Derivatives the Hard Way

Avanidhar Subrahmanyam’s examination of warrant trading reveals individuals’ poor grasp of complex securities

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Single-Family Rentals: What Drives Investor Return?

Andrea Eisfeldt’s unique data set provides fresh insights for the growing institutional investor market

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How Tech's Disruption Alters Investors' Appetite for Risk

New technology’s upending of the old creates demand for alternative assets to offset risk

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The Housing Meltdown Would Have Been Far Worse Without California’s Anti-Foreclosure Laws

Restraining lenders saved hundreds of billions in home value

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Local-Level Mortgage Lending: How Competition Pushes Rates Higher, Not Lower

A study finds unexpected impact when a disruptive player enters market

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When Younger Investors Overreact to News, Others Feel It

Inexperienced investors, lacking historical context, impact markets

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In China, Big Investors Have Brilliant Timing ― Or Do They Know Someone?

A scan of a million brokerage accounts finds the wealthy trade ahead of market-moving news

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Clues to the Market When Mortgage Originators Delay Securitization

With high-quality borrowers hard to judge from afar, Alt-A market offers quiet signal on creditworthiness