Recent Publications

Refereed Journal Articles

“Investment Principles and Strategies of Faith Based Funds,” with  Boasson V., and Boasson, E.,  Managerial Finance (forthcoming).

"Are the Discounts for Closed-End Funds Big Enough?" with Mulugetta, A., The International Journal of Finance, Vol. 18, No. 1 (Dec 2006).

"Developing a Practical Solution Formula for Optimal Capital Structure," with Bramhandkar, A. Pennsylvania Journal of Business and Economics, Vol. 12, No. 1 (Fall 2006).

"Optimal R&D Expenditure- A Value Maximization Approach." International Research Journal of Finance and Economics, Issue 5 (Sept. 2005).

“New York Municipal Bonds as a Leading Fiscal Indicator” coauthored with Vigdis Boasson, New York Economic Review, Vol. 2 (Fall 2005).

"Using the Time Weighted Method to Estimate Betas of Emerging Markets," Managerial Finance (2004).

"Are Investment Managers Investing Ethically at a Disadvantage?" with Boasson, V. and Boasson, E., Journal of Applied Management and Ethics 9(4) (2004).

"Predicting Stock-Bond Correlation," with Ryan, R., Managerial Finance 28(4) (2002).

"A Breakthrough in Transfer Pricing: The Renegotiate-Any-Time System," Management Accounting Quarterly, Winter (2002).

"Estimating the Theoretical Discount for World Equity Closed-End Funds," co-authored with A. Mulugetta, The Journal of Current Research in Global Business, Winter (2002).

"Polytech: A British Chemical Company in China," co-authored with Rajib Sanyal, Business Case Journal Winter (2000).

"Examining the Relationship Between Euroyen and Eurodollar in the Futures Market," Proceedings of the Academy of International Business (2000).

Conference Proceedings

"Valuation of Research Projects with Binomial Option Pricing Model." International Academy of Business and Technology, June 3, 2006.

"Examining the Relationahip Between Euroyen and Eurodollar in the Futures Market," Academy of International Business, June 2000.

Research in Progress

Closed-End Funds

Estimation with Omitted Variables