Overview
biography
- Dr. Lawrence’s research interests are in asset pricing, behavioral finance and banking and financial institutions. His research has been published in the Applied Financial Economics, Financial Analyst Journal, Finance India, Global Finance Journal, International Journal of Banking Finance, International Journal of Finance, Journal of Behavioral Finance, Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, Journal of Emerging Markets, Journal of Modern Accounting and Auditing, Managerial Finance, Quarterly Journal of Business and Economics, and the Nanyang Business Review. He has presented papers in several professional conferences, including Eastern Finance Association, Financial Management Association, Global Finance Conference, World Finance Conference, Northern Finance Association, South Western Finance Association, Sothern Finance Association, Mid Western Finance Association and the Academy of Economics and Finance. He has reviewed papers for the Financial Review, Applied Financial Economics, Quarterly Journal of Business and Economics and the International Journal of Banking and Finance. His teaching experience includes such courses as fundamentals of corporate finance, security analysis, portfolio management, financial economics and managerial corporate finance. Dr Lawrence has won the Best Professor Award thrice in the MSF Program and has twice received the undergraduate teaching awards.
research interests
- Banking and Bank Management; Capital Budgeting; Corporate Finance; Investments
Scholarly & Creative Works
selected scholarly works & creative activities
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Article
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2024Independence of board leadership of acquirers and the success of mergers and acquisitions. JOURNAL OF CORPORATE FINANCE. 86.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2024.102581
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2024Do firms led by founders take higher risk?. FINANCIAL REVIEW.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/fire.12388 Web of Science: 001189727500001
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2023Does board gender diversity affect firms' expected risk?. STUDIES IN ECONOMICS AND FINANCE.Full Text via DOI: 10.1108/SEF-05-2023-0245 Web of Science: 001065933900001
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2023Additions to and deletions from the S&P 500 index: A resolution to the asymmetric price response puzzle. JOURNAL OF BANKING & FINANCE. 154.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2023.106976 Web of Science: 001065340400001
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2023Risk disclosure in IPO advertisement and the quality of the firm. JOURNAL OF FINANCIAL MARKETS. 64.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.finmar.2022.100789 Web of Science: 001010408600001
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2023Hot potatoes: Underpricing of stocks following extreme negative returns *. JOURNAL OF BANKING & FINANCE. 149.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2023.106757 Web of Science: 000923887400001
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2023Gender bias, board diversity, and firm value: Evidence from a natural experiment. JOURNAL OF CORPORATE FINANCE. 78.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2022.102349 Web of Science: 000917232600001
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2022Interest Rate Competition among C Banks, S Banks, and Credit UnionsFull Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10693-022-00389-w Web of Science: 000874474400001
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2022The differing impact of COVID-19 across Republican and Democratic states. APPLIED ECONOMICS. 54:1864-1876.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2021.1983137 Web of Science: 000712666700001
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2021Why do Subchapter S Banks Convert to C Banks?Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10693-021-00369-6 Web of Science: 000718732900001
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2021Securities litigation risk and board gender diversity. JOURNAL OF CORPORATE FINANCE. 71.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2021.102102 Web of Science: 000712264800004
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2021Are US founding families expropriators or stewards? Evidence from quasi-natural experiment. JOURNAL OF CORPORATE FINANCE. 69.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2021.101987 Web of Science: 000693225000034
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2021Founder-Led Firms and Operational Litigation Risk. JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL FINANCE. 24:183-201.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/15427560.2021.1949716 Web of Science: 000673073400001
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2021The effect of cultural and institutional factors on initiation, completion, and duration of cross-border acquisitions. JOURNAL OF CORPORATE FINANCE. 68.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2021.101950 Web of Science: 000695282600033
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2020The Shareholder's response to a firm's first international acquisition. JOURNAL OF BANKING & FINANCE. 118.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2020.105852 Web of Science: 000564489700009
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2019Institutional Investment Patterns in Gender-Diverse Firms. JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL FINANCE. 20:437-450.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/15427560.2019.1554574 Web of Science: 000463461200001
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2019Measuring Sovereign Risk: Are CDS Spreads Better than Sovereign Credit Ratings?. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT. 48:229-256.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/fima.12223 Web of Science: 000460172400007
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2018Determinants of Transactional Internet BankingFull Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10693-016-0268-8 Web of Science: 000443367700004
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2018The Effect of Prior Investment Outcomes on Future Investment Decisions: Is There a Gender Difference?. REVIEW OF FINANCE. 22:1195-1212.Full Text via DOI: 10.1093/rof/rfw060 Web of Science: 000432295400010
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2017The effect of holding company affiliation on bank risk and the 2008 financial crisis. STUDIES IN ECONOMICS AND FINANCE. 34:105-121.Full Text via DOI: 10.1108/SEF-05-2016-0104 Web of Science: 000396552800006
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2016The Tax Exemption to Subchapter S Banks: Who Gets the Benefit?. FINANCIAL REVIEW. 51:329-362.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/fire.12107 Web of Science: 000388372700002
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2013Does knowledge of finance mitigate the gender difference in financial risk-aversion?. GLOBAL FINANCE JOURNAL. 24:140-152.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.gfj.2013.07.002 Web of Science: 000216289000005
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2012The Role of Financial Education in the Management of Retirement Savings. JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL FINANCE. 13:299-307.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/15427560.2012.735727 Web of Science: 000311941700005
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2012Do Finance Professors Invest Like Everyone Else?. FINANCIAL ANALYSTS JOURNAL. 68:95-105.Full Text via DOI: 10.2469/faj.v68.n5.1 Web of Science: 000309575200011
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2012Additions to S&P 500 Index: not so informative any more. MANAGERIAL FINANCE. 38:380-+.Full Text via DOI: 10.1108/03074351211207536 Web of Science: 000210927700002
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2012Can Diversification be Learned?. JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL FINANCE. 13:38-50.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/15427560.2012.654547 Web of Science: 000304853600005
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2011Effect of regulation FD on disclosures of information by firmsFull Text via DOI: 10.1080/09603107.2011.560107
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2009An Empirical Investigation of the Campbell-Cochrane Habit Utility Model. JOURNAL OF BUSINESS FINANCE & ACCOUNTING. 36:774-791.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5957.2009.02134.x Web of Science: 000268100300010
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2008Internet banking services and credit union performance. MANAGERIAL FINANCE. 34:437-446.Full Text via DOI: 10.1108/03074350810872804 Web of Science: 000210875600006
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2008Virtual bank failures: an investigation. MANAGERIAL FINANCE. 34:399-412.Full Text via DOI: 10.1108/03074350810872778 Web of Science: 000210875600003
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2007Answering Financial Anomalies: Sentiment-Based Stock Pricing. JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL FINANCE. 8:161-171.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/15427560701547248
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1986Corporate Bankruptcy Prediction and the Impact of Leases. JOURNAL OF BUSINESS FINANCE & ACCOUNTING. 13:571-585.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5957.1986.tb00519.x
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Letter
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2013"Do Finance Professors Invest Like Everyone Else?": Author Response. FINANCIAL ANALYSTS JOURNAL. 16-17.Web of Science: 000317375500005
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Preprint
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2022Risk Disclosures in IPO Advertisements and the Quality of FirmFull Text via DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.4174740
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2020The Determinants of IPO Withdrawals: Evidence From SPACsFull Text via DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3538671
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Review
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2021Sell-side analyst recommendation revisions and hedge fund trading before and after regulation fair disclosure. FINANCIAL REVIEW. 563-590.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/fire.12273 Web of Science: 000656993700001
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Works By Students
chaired theses and dissertations
- Rodríguez, Iván Marcelo, Three Essays in International Finance 2018
- Rodriguez, Jodonnis, Essays on the Effect of Board Gender Diversity on Firm Risk, Performance, and Institutions' Ownership Preferences 2016
Research
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Contact
full name
- Edward Lawrence
Identifiers
ORCID iD
- https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9050-4215 (confirmed)
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