Geoffrey Tate
at The Robert H. Smith School of Business
Professor of Finance at Kenan-Flagler Business School
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- Kenan-Flagler Business School
- The Robert H. Smith School of Business
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The Robert H. Smith School of Business
Geoffrey Tate’s primary research interests are in the areas of empirical corporate finance and behavioral finance. His work explores the effect of managerial biases on corporate investment and financing decisions. He also researches the composition of boards of directors and how it affects firm policies and performance.
Recently, he has been working at the interaction between labor economics and organizational structure. Some of this work focuses on the implications of internal labor markets for workers and the firm. Another area of interest is the spread of information among employees and, in particular, the implications for portfolio decisions within employer-sponsored plans.
Dr. Tate has published papers in leading academic journals including the Quarterly Journal of Economics, Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, and Review of Financial Studies.
He currently serves as an Editor at the Review of Finance and has served on the faculties of UNC’s Kenan-Flagler School of Management, UCLA's Anderson School of Management and the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School.
He received his PhD in economics from Harvard University and his BA in mathematics and economics with highest honors from Rutgers College.
Kenan-Flagler Business School
The primary research interests of finance professor Geoffrey Tate are in the areas of empirical corporate finance and behavioral finance. His work explores the effect of managerial biases on corporate investment and financing decisions.
He also researches the composition of boards of directors and how it affects firm policies and performance. His recent work studies the interaction between labor economics and organizational structure, focusing on the implications for individual workers.
Dr. Tate has published papers in leading academic journals including the Quarterly Journal of Economics, Journal of Finance and Journal of Financial Economics.
He served on the faculties of UCLA''s Anderson School of Management and the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School prior to joining UNC Kenan-Flagler.
He received his PhD in economics from Harvard University and his BA in mathematics and economics with highest honors from Rutgers College. ### Areas of Expertise
- corporate finance
- finance
- finance - behavioral
- corporate governance
- mergers and acquisitions
- social networks
- behavioral finance
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