Rex W. Thompson Ph.D.

 

FINA 3320 Fall 2008 Course Materials

Current Research

  1. Is Honesty The Best Policy? Some Affirming Evidence from Art Auctions 
  2. The Collateral Value of Fine Art Journal of Banking and Finance (2007) 589-607
  3. Testing for Negative Expected Market Return Premia Journal of Banking and Finance 31 (2007) 1755-1770
  4. Managing a Portfolio of Real Options: Sequential Exploration of Dependent Prospects The Energy Journal (Special Issue to Acknowledge the Contributions of Campbell Watkins to Energy Economics, 2008)
  5. Rational Plunging and the Option Value of Sequential Investment: The Case of Petroleum Exploration

Education
Ph.D., Finance, University of Rochester
M.B.A., University of Rochester
B.A., Economics, University of Washington

Areas Expertise
Capital Market Theory and Evidence
Corporate Finance
Empirical Methodology in Finance and Accounting

Courses Taught
Investments
Practicum in Portfolio Management
 

Research Profile
Published research includes subjects relating to corporate acquisitions, risk estimation, dividend policy, investment trading strategies, and security pricing. His work can be found in the following academic journals:

Journal of Financial Economics
Journal of Finance
The Review of Financial Studies
Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis
Journal of Accounting and Economics
Journal of Accounting Research
Journal of Business
The Journal of Law and Economics

Industry Experience
Outside Director, Rent a Center 1994-1999.
Partner, EMA, Empirical Modeling and Analytics (empirics.com).

 

James M. Collins Chair (Retired)

FINA Department

Office:
430A Fincher
Phone:
(214) 768-3052
Email:
rex@cox.smu.edu

Current Classes
FINA 3320-001H

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