David Dicks

Educational Background

• PHD - Finance, Northwstrn University
• BS - Economics, University Of Missouri Columbia
• BS - Mathematics, University Of Missouri Columbia
• BS - Statistics, University Of Missouri Columbia

Work Experience

• Assistant Professor, Baylor University (August 9, 2017 - Present)
• Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina (July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2017)
• Instructor with Special Provision, University of North Carolina (July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2009)

Biography

I am an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Hankamer School of Business at Baylor University. I study corporate finance, focusing on executive compensation, corporate governance, banking, innovation, and insurance. I teach Advanced Corporate Finance.

Publications

Basic or Discovery Scholarship

• "Asymmetric Information and Insurance Cycles," Journal of Risk and Insurance, The, (December 2021), pp. 35 (coauthors: James R. Garven).
• "Uncertainty, Investor Sentiment, and Innovation," Review of Financial Studies, The, Vol. 34, No. 3, (March 2021), pp. 1236-1279 (coauthors: Paolo Fulghieri).
• "Uncertainty Aversion and Systemic Risk," Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 127, No. 3, (June 2019), pp. 38 (coauthors: Paolo Fulghieri).
• "Executive Compensation and the Role for Corporate Governance Regulation," Review of Financial Studies, The, Vol. 25, No. 6, (June 2012), pp. 1971-2004.