Finance
The leading faculty members in Tuck’s Finance group use empirical, data-based methods to study how individuals, institutions, and firms make financial decisions and how these decisions affect real outcomes. They have expertise across a wide range of financial topics, including mergers and acquisitions, investments, corporate finance, household borrowing, private equity and venture capital, and much more.
Their research has garnered numerous accolades and had tremendous impact on the finance and greater business worlds. Their work has appeared in top publications including the Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, Journal of Political Economy, American Economic Review, Review of Financial Studies, and more.
Our
Faculty
Kenneth R. French
Roth Family Distinguished Professor of Finance
Jonathan W. Lewellen
Carl E. and Catherine M. Heidt Professor of Finance; Area Chair, Finance
Gordon Phillips
Laurence F. Whittemore Professor of Business Administration; Professor of Finance
Affiliated
Faculty
Karin S. Thorburn
Visiting Professor of Finance; Research Chair Professor of Finance, Norwegian School of Economics
Featured
Research
Painting a Picture of Nonprofit Governance
Tuck professors Katharina Lewellen and Gordon Phillips show the many ways nonprofit hospital governance differs from that of for-profits.
Exploring Household Finance
Tuck associate professor Brian Melzer discusses the origins, nature, and future directions of the study of household finance.
How Corporate Social Responsibility Can Turbocharge Index Funds
A new paper from Tuck professor Mark DesJardine shows the systematic benefits that can flow from CSR.