Alexei V. Ovtchinnikov
Assistant Professor of Finance
Subject Area(s):
Finance
Biography:
Professor Ovtchinnikov has significant expertise in the field of corporate finance, including financial management, mergers and acquisitions and investment performance. His research on firm capital structure changes following industry deregulation, the relation between firm politicial contributions and stock returns, changes in investors' expectations following additions to the S&P 500 Index, predictability of stock returns, and long-term spin-off returns for parent and subsidiary firms has appeared in such leading publications as the Journal of Finance, the Journal of Financial Economics, the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, and the Journal of Investment Management. Ovtchinnikov's current research interests include regulation and capital structure, regulation and mergers, and firm political contributions and stock returns. Prior to joining Owen, he served as an assistant professor of Finance at the Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Tech. Ovtchinnikov's research and teaching have been recognized with grants, awards and distinctions, including a Research Grant award from Virginia Tech, the Purdue Research Fund (PRF) Research Grant, Purdue University's Distinguished Teaching Award and Outstanding Teaching Assistant of the Year Award from the University of California at Riverside. He has also presented at numerous leading seminars and conferences sponsored by industry and academic institutions including the American Finance Association meetings, the Financial Management Association European meetings, and the Midwest Finance Association meetings. He currently serves as a member of the American Finance Association, the Financial Management Association, and the Western Finance Association. He has been a reviewer for the Financial Management, the Financial Review, the Journal of Banking and Finance, the Journal of Corporate Finance, the Journal of Economics and Business, the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, and the Review of Financial Studies. He has also served as a session chair and as a discussant for papers presented at the Financial Management Association meetings, the Financial Management Association European meetings, and the Midwest Finance Association meetings.
Areas of expertise (keywords): corporate finance, regulation, capital structure, political connections, stock return preditability.
Education:
B.A., University of California-Santa Barbara, 1998
M.B.A., University of California-Riverside, 2000
Ph.D., Purdue, 2004
Course(s) Taught:
- MGT 631a: Empirical Methods in Finance A
- MGT 432a: Corporate Valuation
Research Interest(s):
Regulation and capital structure, regulation and mergers and acquisitions, firm political contributions and stock returns, stock return predictability.
Article(s):
Corporate political contributions and stock returns, with Michael J. Cooper and Huseyin Gulen, Journal of Finance, forthcoming
Capital structure decisions: Evidence from deregulated industries, Journal of Financial Economics, forthcoming
What's the best way to trade using the January Barometer?, with Michael J. Cooper and John J. McConnell, Journal Of Investment Management, forthcoming
Capital market imperfections and the sensitivity of investment to stock prices, with John J. McConnell, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, June 2009
The other January effect, with Michael J. Cooper and John J. McConnell, Journal of Financial Economics, November 2006
Predictability of long-term spin-off returns, with John J. McConnell, Journal Of Investment Management, August 2004
S&P 500 Index additions and earnings expectations, with Diane K. Denis, John J. McConnell and Yun Yu, Journal of Finance, October 2003
Podcast(s) & Video:
Campaign contributions boost ROI
Media Mentions:
Financial Times, January 2009
Investors Chronicle, January 2009
National Journal, June 2008
CFO Magazine, April 2008
International Herald Tribune, January 2008
MSN Money, February 2007
CNBC Morning Call, February 2007
Barron's Online, January 2007
US Fed News, January 2007
CNBC Closing Bell, November 2006
The Salt Lake Tribune, November 2006
The Wall Street Journal, November 2006
The New York Times, November 2006
Dow Jones News Service, November 2006
Dow Jones Market Watch, January 2005
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