Geoffrey Smith
Clinical Associate Professor
Faculty
TEMPE Campus
Mailcode
3906
Clinical Associate Professor
Faculty
TEMPE Campus
Mailcode
3906
Biography
I was born in Methuen, Massachusetts, the only city in the US with that name, and also the birthplace of Nobel Prize winner Elias James Corey, and of Major Robert Rogers, commander of the famous Rogers' Rangers, and whose 28 "Rules of Ranging," created in 1757 during the French and Indian War, are to this day still considered the model for US Army Ranger activities. For my education, I earned my high school diploma from Brooks School in 1986, my BS from Bradley University in 1989, my MBA from DePaul University in 1992, and my PhD from the University of Georgia in 2006. From 1990 to 2001, I worked in finance at Newark Electronics, where I developed excellent computer spreadsheet skills, as a credit analyst at First NH Bank (n/k/a Citizens Bank), where I became very skilled in reading financial statements and in making commercial loans, and in finance at New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority, where I learned about investment banking, municipal bonds, and housing finance. During this time, I would also teach night classes in economics and finance at New Hampshire College (n/k/a SNHU). My first full-time faculty position was at ASU in 2006, though I have also held faculty positions at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Tulane University. My research is currently published in Critical Finance Review, Finance Research Letters, Financial Accountability & Management, and Financial Review.
Publications
"On unmodeled breaks in the turn of the year, turn of the month, and January effects" with Russell P. Robins
Financial Review, Forthcoming
"No more weekend effect" with Russell P. Robins
Critical Finance Review 5(2) (2016)
"Weekday variation in the leverage effect: A puzzle"
Finance Research Letters 17 (2016)
"New evidence on sources of leverage effects in individual stocks"
Financial Review 50(3) (2015)
"Google Internet search activity and volatility prediction in the market for foreign currency"
Finance Research Letters 9(2) (2012)
"Capital structure determinants for tax-exempt organisations: Evidence from the UK"
Financial Accountability & Management 28(2) (2012)
"What are the capital structure determinants for tax-exempt organizations?"
Financial Review 45(3) (2010)
Courses
| Summer 2017 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| FIN 300 | Fundamentals of Finance |
| Spring 2017 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| FIN 361 | Advanced Managerial Finance |
| FIN 456 | International Financial Mgmt |
| FIN 502 | Managerial Finance |
| Fall 2016 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| FIN 300 | Fundamentals of Finance |
| FIN 456 | International Financial Mgmt |
| Spring 2016 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| FIN 300 | Fundamentals of Finance |
| FIN 361 | Advanced Managerial Finance |
| FIN 456 | International Financial Mgmt |
| Fall 2015 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| FIN 300 | Fundamentals of Finance |
| REA 380 | Real Estate Fundamentals |
| FIN 456 | International Financial Mgmt |
| Spring 2015 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| FIN 300 | Fundamentals of Finance |
| FIN 361 | Advanced Managerial Finance |
| FIN 456 | International Financial Mgmt |
| FIN 502 | Managerial Finance |
| Fall 2014 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| FIN 300 | Fundamentals of Finance |
| FIN 456 | International Financial Mgmt |
Honors/Awards
List of teachers ranked as excellent by their students, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Service
Media Contacts and Television Appearances
Live Television Interview on US Presidential Debate
FOX10 Arizona Morning Sunday at 6:00am
"Are Stock Market Anomalies Merited? The 'Monday Effect' Debunked"
Benzinga
"Bitcoin Digital Currency is Starting to Appear in New Orleans Small Businesses"
New Orleans Times-Picayune
"ASU research helps debunk myth of stock market 'weekend effect'"
ASU Now
"Mexico's Central Bank Is Bracing For America's Election Night"
Fronteras
"Mexican Peso Rallies After US Presidential Debate — Here’s What Else Can Move Its Value"
Fronteras
Conference Presentations
Financial Management Association
Western Finance Association
Referee
Financial Review
Journal of Banking and Finance
Journal of Corporate Finance
Journal of Financial Markets
Journal of Multinational Financial Management
Textbook Reviews
Financial Markets and Institutions 8e by Jeff Madura
Principles of Corporate Finance 9e by Richard A. Brealey, Stewart C. Myers, and Franklin Allen
Principles of Finance by Sheridan Titman, John D. Martin, and Art Keown
Other Activities
Director of the Finance Academy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Judge, ACG Cup MBA Case Study Competition, Tulane University