Mark Leary
at Olin Business School

Schools
- Olin Business School
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Biography
Olin Business School
Area of Expertise:
Corporate Finance, Corporate Finance
Research Interests:
Empirical corporate finance - capital structure, payout policy, security issuance and financial intermediaries
Awards/Honors:
- Marshall Blume Prize in Financial Research (First prize), Rodney White Center, 2014
- Terker Family Prize in Financial Research, First Prize, Rodney L. White Center for Financial Research, 2010
- Brattle Group Prize for Distinguished Paper, Journal of Finance, 2009
- Brattle Group Prize for Distinguished Paper, Journal of Finance, 2006
- Competitive Paper Award in Corporate Finance, Financial Management Association Meetings, 2004
Professor Leary joined Olin in 2010. He taught previously at Cornell University and, prior to his academic career, worked for CVS Corp. and the Federal Reserve Bank of NY. Leary''s research investigates the motives behind corporate financial policy decisions, including leverage, security issuance, dividend and share repurchase decisions. His work has demonstrated the roles of adjustment costs, credit conditions, and peer firms in affecting financial policy.
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