Kristoph Kleiner

I am a financial economist and Assistant Professor of Finance at Indiana University. I am also a visiting scholar with the FDIC.

My research focuses on banking/household finance and entrepreneurship/management. This work has been published in the Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, and Review of Financial Studies

Prior to starting at Indiana University, I completed my PhD at Duke University and interned with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the Federal Reserve Board. I teach courses in Corporate Finance.

Areas of Expertise

• Labor Issues in Finance

Academic Degrees

• PhD, Duke University

Professional Experience

• Indiana University, Kelley School of Business: Assistant Professor, July 2014-present
• Visiting Scholar, FDIC, 2018-present
• Dissertation Intern, Federal Reserve Board, 2013
• Dissertation Intern, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 2012

Awards, Honors & Certificates

• 2021 Distinguished Referee Award, Review of Financial Studies

Selected Publications

• Hacamo, I., and Kleiner, K. (2021). Competing for Talent: Firms, Managers, and Social Networks. Review of Financial Studies, in press. https://doi.org/10.1093/rfs/hhab021
• Hacamo, I., and Kleiner, K. (2021). Forced Entrepreneurs. Journal of Finance, in press.
• Kleiner, K., Stoffman, N., and Yonker, S. (2021). Friends with Bankruptcy Protection Benefits. Journal of Financial Economics, 139(2), 578-605
• Gao, J., Kleiner, K., and Pacelli, J. (2020). Credit and Punishment: Are Corporate Bankers Disciplined for Risk Taking? Review of Financial Studies, 33(12), 5706–5749.