Abraham Ravid

BIOGRAPHY:

Prof. Ravid is the author of 51 refereed papers in journals such as the Quarterly Journal of Economics, Bell Journal, Journal of Finance, Journal of Business, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Journal of Marketing, Management Science and Review of Financial Studies ( lead article in 2008) as well as book chapters and other articles. His current research interests include corporate finance, contracting and the media and entertainment industries. Research awards include the best published paper in the Journal of Cultural Economics, the Mallen prize, FMA best paper in corporate finance, Rutgers senior research award, and EFA award. Previous teaching positions include University of Chicago, Wharton, Cornell, Yale, NYU, Columbia, UCLA, Rutgers and Haifa University Israel. He regularly referees for top journals in Finance, Marketing, Economics and Management and presented his work in most major refereed conferences and many top universities. He has been a member of doctoral committees at Yale, NYU, Rutgers and in Europe and consulted to industry and government. Press coverage of his research includes the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, CNBC, BBC, Fox News, USA Today, NPR and others, as well as media in Israel, France, Finland, Australia, Canada, Brazil, UK, Russia, Switzerland. Prior to receiving his PhD from Cornell University he had worked as a professional journalist.

EDUCATION:

• PhD, Cornell University