| Michael C. Walker, PhD |
| Virgil M. Schwarm Professor of Finance and Investments, Emeritus |
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 Michael Walker the Virgil M. Schwarm Professor of Finance and Investments, Emeritus. Prior to assuming Emeritus status, he served the College of Business in various administrative capacities, including Associate Dean for Program Management, Head of the Department of Finance and as the Director of Undergraduate Prograns and the PhD Program Director.Before joining the University of Cincinniti he served on the faculties of the University of Houston, Georgia State University, the University of Oklahoma, and the University of North Texas.
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| Contact Information |
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| E-mail: |
michael.walker@uc.edu |
Phone: |
(513) 556-7078 |
| Office/Address: |
404 Carl H. Lindner Hall
PO Box 210020
Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0020 |
Fax: |
(513) 556-4891 |
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| Areas of Expertise |
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| General Expertise: |
Finance |
| Specific Expertise: |
Corporate Finance, Markets & Institutions |
| Research Interests: |
Risk, Valuation, and Capital Structure |
| Teaching Interests: |
Corporate Finance, Financial Statement Analysis, and Risk Management |
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| Working Papers |
- “Balance Sheet Structure, Firm Size and the and the Interest-Rate Risk of Bank Holding Companies” (with S. Jones)
- “Use of Preferred Stock In Lieu of Debt ”
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| Publications |
- “The Relationship Between Accounting Measures of Performance and Market Measures of Risk: The Case of Banks,” the Southern Business and Economic Journal, April 2001 (with S. Jones)
- “Founding Family Controlled Firms: Efficiency and Value,” Review of Financial Economics Fall 1998 (with D. McConaughy, G. Henderson and C. Mishra)
- 'The Effect of Stock Splits on the Ownership Structure of Firms,' Journal of Corporate Finance April 1997 (with S. Mukherji and Y. Kim)
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| Affiliations |
- American Finance Association
- Financial Management Association
- Southern Finance Association
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| Honors & Achievements |
- Outstanding Finance Professor, MBA Association, University of Cincinnati, 1991-1992
- Emmens Distinguished Scholar (Invited), Ball State University, 1997
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| Education |
- BA (Economics and Government), Austin College, 1965
- MA (Economics), Ohio State University, 1966
- Ph.D. (Economics with Finance Field), University of Houston, 1971
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