Umit G. Gurun

Assistant Professor

University of Texas at Dallas

 

Contact Information

Email: umit.gurun [at] utdallas [dot] edu
Office Phone: 972-8835917

 

Education

Ph.D., Finance, Michigan State University, 2000-2004

MBA, Koc University, Turkey, 1997-1999

B.S., in Industrial Engineering, Bilkent University, Turkey, 1993-1997

 

Areas of Research Interest

Anomalies and market frictions, Network Impacts, Trading volume, Bond markets, Interbank borrowing and Financial Analysts

 

Academic Work Experience

Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Dallas, 2004– Present

Research Assistant, Michigan State University, 2000-2004

 

RESEARCH

 

Most of my research papers that I am circulating are downloadable at my SSRN page

 

Published/Forthcoming Papers

Volatility clustering and the bid-ask spread: Exchange rate behavior in early Renaissance Florence ” , SSRN Link  Journal Link

Journal of Empirical Finance 15 (2008) 131–144

Coauthor(s): GeOFFREy BOOTH (MICHIGAN STATE)

 

“Earnings Smoothing, Momentum Profits, and Investor Sophistication: Evidence from International Markets”

Contributions to Accounting and Finance (2008) (Book chapter)

Coauthor(s): GeOFFREy BOOTH (MICHIGAN STATE)

 

Under Review / Working Papers

“Aggregate Market Reaction to Earnings Announcements”

Working paper (2007), SSRN Link

Coauthor(s): WILLAM CREADY (UT DALLAS)

Presented at 2006 Annual Financial Economics and Accounting Conference and 2007 Financial Accounting Reporting Section Meeting

 

“Global Financial Networks and Bond Trading in Emerging Market”

Working paper (2007), SSRN Link

Coauthor(s): GEOFFREY BOOTH (MICHIGAN STATE) and HAROLD ZHANG (Ut DALLAS)

Presented at UT Dallas, Istanbul Stock Exchange, Hong Kong University, 2007 EFMA Meetings, and 2008 China International Conference in Finance

 

“The Informational Effects of Sell-Side Debt Research on Debt and Equity Markets”

Working paper (2008), SSRN Link

Coauthor(s): RICK JOHNSTON (OHIO STATE) and STANIMIR MARKOV (Ut DALLAS)

Presented at UT Dallas, Ohio State

 

“Connected Companies’ Compensation”

Working paper (2008), SSRN Link

Coauthor(s): ALEXANDER BUTLER (UT DALLAS)

Presented at UT Dallas, 2008 Institute for Excellence in Corporate Governance Conference 

 

“Anticipatory and Implementation Effects of FIN46 on Behavior of Different Market Participants”

Working paper (2008), SSRN Link

Coauthor(s): ALINA LERMAN (NYU) and JOSHUA RONEN (NYU)

 

“Market Return and Aggregate Earnings News”

Working paper (2008), SSRN Link

Coauthor(s): WILLAM CREADY (UT DALLAS)

Presented at 2008 American Accounting Association meeting

 

“Investor Sentiment and Accruals Anomaly”

Working paper (2007)

Coauthor(s): ASHIQ ALI (UT DALLAS)

Presented at 2006 American Accounting Association meeting and 2006 Lone Star Finance Conference

 

COAUTHORS

Ashiq Ali (UT Dallas)

Alex Butler (UT Dallas)

William Cready (UT Dallas)

Geoffrey Booth (Michigan State)

Rick Johnston (Ohio State)

Alina Lerman (NYU)

Stanimir Markov (UT Dallas)

Joshua Ronen (NYU)

Harold Zhang (UT Dallas)

 

SERVICE

Referee for Review of Accounting Studies; International Journal of Accounting; Journal of Financial Econometrics; Journal of Futures Market; Applied Financial Economics; Journal of International Financial Markets Institutions & Money; Journal of Empirical Finance

TEACHING

 

 

 I will teach Financial Statement Analysis (AIM 6344) in Fall 2008. Syllabus is here.

 

 Page last updated on August, 2008.