Jess Cornaggia

Ph.D. Candidate in Finance

Contact Information:

Department of Finance
School of Management, SM 31
University of Texas at Dallas
800 West Campbell Road
Richardson, TX 75080-3021
Office: 3.206
E-mail: jnc042000@utdallas.edu
Office phone: 972.523.0097

Downloadable Research Papers:

Does Risk Management Improve Productivity? Evidence from the U.S. Agricultural Industry
Job Market Paper
- Winner of Best Dissertation Proposal in Risk Management at the 2008 FMA Annual Meetings

Does access to external finance improve productivity? Evidence from a natural experiment
Co-authored with Alex Butler (University of Texas at Dallas)
- Winner of Best Paper in Corporate Finance at the 2008 WFA Annual Meetings
- Revising for invited second round submission to the Journal of Financial Economics

Does Initial Placement Matter for Equity Analysts’ Forecast Accuracy?
Co-authored with Lin Zou (Ph.D. Student, University of Texas at Dallas)
- Runner-up Award for Outstanding Doctoral Student Paper at the 2008 SFA Annual Meetings

Corporate Financing Decisions and Market Timing
Co-authored with Alex Butler (University of Texas at Dallas), Gustavo Grullon (Rice University), and James P. Weston (Rice University)

Equity Issues and Returns: Managerial Timing, Reaction, or Both?
Co-authored with Alex Butler (University of Texas at Dallas), Gustavo Grullon (Rice University), and James P. Weston (Rice University)