keywords
- Capital Structure, Valuation, Auction Theory, Ambiguity Averse Preferences, Contracting
- Contact Info
Zender, Jaime F.
Positions
- Professor, Leeds School of Business
- Faculty Director, Leeds School of Business
- Endowed/Named Professor, Leeds-Budget & Administration
Research Areas
Research
Publications
selected publications
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chapter
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journal article
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Underwriter Reputation, Issuer-Underwriter Matching, and SEO Performance.
Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis.
2444-2483.
2022
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Ambiguity and the Tradeoff Theory of Capital Structure.
Management Science.
4090-4111.
2022
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Asymmetric Information, Debt Capacity, and Capital Structure.
Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis.
31-59.
2019
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On the Persistence of Overconfidence: Evidence From Multi-Unit Auctions.
Journal of Behavioral Finance.
68-80.
2015
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Divisible Good Auctions with Asymmetric Information: An Experimental Examination.
Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis.
1271-1300.
2013
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Debt Capacity and Tests of Capital Structure Theories.
Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis.
1161-1187.
2010
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Moral hazard, asymmetric information and IPO lockups.
Journal of Corporate Finance.
320-332.
2010
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Back to the beginning: Persistence and the cross-section of corporate capital structure.
The Journal of Finance.
1575-1608.
2008
- When Less (Potential Demand) Is More (Revenue): Asymmetric Bidding Capacities in Divisible Good Auctions. Review of Finance. 389-416. 2006
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Competition and cooperation in divisible good auctions: An experimental examination.
The Review of Financial Studies.
195-235.
2006
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Auctioning divisible goods.
Economic Theory.
673-705.
2002
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Auctions of divisible goods with endogenous supply.
Economics Letters.
29-34.
2001
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Do Incentives Matter? Managerial Contracts for Dual‐Purpose Funds.
Journal of Political Economy.
273-299.
2000
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Optimal bankruptcy law and firm-specific investments.
European Economic Review.
487-497.
1997
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Auctions of Divisible Goods: On the Rationale for the Treasury Experiment.
The Review of Financial Studies.
733-764.
1993
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Optimal Financial Instruments.
The Journal of Finance.
1645-1663.
1991
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Underwriter Reputation, Issuer-Underwriter Matching, and SEO Performance.
Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis.
2444-2483.
2022
Teaching
courses taught
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FNCE 3010 - Corporate Finance
Primary Instructor - Fall 2020
Covers the theory and practices governing the management of capital in a business firm. Examines the determinants of capital requirements, methods of obtaining capital, problems of internal financial management and methods of financial analysis. -
MBAC 6060 - Corporate Finance
Primary Instructor - Fall 2018 / Fall 2019 / Fall 2020 / Fall 2021 / Fall 2022 / Fall 2023
Analyzes the implications of modern finance theory for the major decisions faced by corporate financial managers. Develops the basic skills necessary to apply financial concepts to the various problems faced by a firm. Includes capital budgeting, capital structure, long term financing, short term financial management, and financial planning topics. -
MSBC 5060 - Corporate Finance
Primary Instructor - Fall 2022 / Fall 2023
Analyzes the implications of modern finance theory for the major decisions faced by corporate financial managers. Develops the basic skills necessary to apply financial concepts to the various problems faced by a firm. Includes capital budgeting, capital structure, long term financing, short term financial management and financial planning topics.
Background
education and training
- M.Phil., Yale University 1988
- Ph.D., Yale University 1988
- M.A., Yale University 1985
- B.A., University of Colorado Boulder 1981
awards and honors
International Activities
geographic focus
- China Country
- France Country
- Germany Country
- Israel Country
- United Kingdom Country