Faculty Directory

Nadya Malenko

Professor

Wargo Family Faculty Fellow

Department

Finance

Profile

Nadya Malenko is a professorÌýin the Seidner Department of Finance at the °¬¿ÉÖ±²¥ College Carroll School of Management. She is also the President of Finance Theory Group, a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, a research fellow at the Center for Economic and Policy Research, and a research member of the European Corporate Governance Institute. Malenko’s research interests are in the areas of corporate finance, corporate governance, private equity, and organizational economics. Her work has appeared in top academic journals and has received several awards, including the Journal of Finance Distinguished Paper Brattle Prize and best paper awards from leading academic conferences.

Malenko's research has been featured in media outlets including the TheÌýWall Street Journal, Bloomberg, and Financial Times. She is an associate editor at the Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, and Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis,Ìýand she serves on the board of directors of the American Finance Association, Western Finance Association, and European Finance Association. She received her Ph.D. from Stanford University.

Selected Publications

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  • "." (With Michael Ewens.)ÌýJournal of Finance, forthcoming.
  • "."Ìý (With Andrey Malenko and Chester Spatt.)ÌýJournal of Finance, forthcoming.
  • "."Ìý (With Doron Levit and Ernst Maug.)ÌýJournal of Finance, 79 (1), 257-304. February 2024.
  • "."ÌýÌý(ed. by David Denis.)ÌýHandbook of Corporate Finance Chapter 14, 511-547. February 2024
  • "."Ìý (With Alon Brav and Andrey Malenko.)ÌýOxford Research Encyclopedia of Economics and Finance.ÌýAugust 2023.
  • "." (With Ali Kakhbod, Uliana Loginova, and Andrey Malenko.) Review of Financial Studies, 36 (4), 1319-1363. April 2023.

  • "." (With Joseph Grundfest and Yao Shen.) Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, 58 (8). November, 2022.Ìý

  • ." (With Jason Donaldson and Giorgia Piacentino.) Review of Financial Studies, 33 (10), 4445-4488. October 2020.

  • "." (With Andrey Malenko.)ÌýJournal of Finance, 74 (5), 2441-2490. October 2019.

  • "." (With Yao Shen.) Review of Financial Studies, 29 (12), 3394-3427. December 2016.

  • "." (With Steven Grenadier and Andrey Malenko.) American Economic Review, 106 (9), 2552-2581. September 2016.

  • "." (With Doron Levit.) Journal of Finance, 71 (2), 775-808. April 2016.

  • "." (With Andrey Malenko.) Journal of Financial Economics, 117 (3), 607-627. September 2015.

  • "" Review of Financial Studies, 27 (5), 1486-1532. May 2014.

  • "." (With Doron Levit.) Journal of Finance, 66 (5), 1579-1614. October 2011.

Editorial Positions

  • Associate Editor,ÌýJournal of Finance
  • Associate Editor, Journal of Financial Economics
  • Associate Editor, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis

Selected Appointments, Awards, and Honors

  • President of Finance Theory Group
  • National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) Research Associate
  • European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) Research Member
  • Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) Research Fellow
  • Finance Theory Group member
  • Director, American Finance AssociationÌý
  • Director, Western Finance AssociationÌý
  • Director, European Finance AssociationÌý
  • Brattle Group Prize for Distinguished Paper in Corporate Finance,ÌýJournal of Finance, 2019
  • Excellence in Refereeing Award,ÌýJournal of Accounting Research, 2020
  • Charles River Associates Award for the best paper in Corporate Finance, WFA 2022
  • Best Paper Award, China International Conference in Finance 2022
  • ECGI Finance Prize for the Best Paper in the 2022 ECGI Finance Working Paper SeriesÌý
  • Referee of the Year Award, Review of Financial Studies, 2023