Faculty Profile

Alexander Vedrashko

Assistant Professor
Ph.D. (Berkeley), M.A. Statistics (Berkeley), M.S. Envir. Econ. (Berkeley), M.S., B.S. Econ. (Montanta State)

Burnaby Phone: 778-782-3471
Burnaby Office: WMC 3311

Email Address:
Website: http://www.sfu.ca/~awv/

Biography

Alexander Vedrashko joined the Beedie School of Business in September 2007 after earning his PhD from the Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley. Alexander also holds three master's degrees - in applied economics, environmental and resource economics, and statistics. His current research interests focus on corporate policy, executive compensation, corporate governance, and real estate finance. At the Beedie School, Alexander teaches corporate finance.

Specialization and Research Interests

Corporate Finance, Executive Compensation, Payout Policy, Real Estate, Corporate Governance

Selected Publications

"The Credibility of Open Market Share Repurchase Signaling" (with Ilona Babenko and Yuri Tserlukevich), Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, 2012, 47 (5), 1059-1088.

"Agricultural Reform in Russia" (with Bruce McWilliams, Geliy Shmeliov, and John Giraldez), in "The New Russia: Transition Gone Awry", Lawrence Klein and Marshall Pomer, editors, Stanford Press, 2001.

Working Papers

"Firm Heterogeneity and Investor Inattention to Friday Earnings Announcements" (with Roni Michaely and Amir Rubin), Working Paper, 2012.

"Corporate Governance and the Timing of Earnings Announcements" (with Roni Michaely and Amir Rubin), Working Paper, 2011.

"The Canadian Hedge Fund Industry: Performance and Market Timing" (with Peter Klein, Daryl Purdy, and Isaac Schweigert), Working Paper, 2012.

"Market Timing and Managerial Talent" (with Amir Rubin), Working Paper, 2010.

"Stock Repurchase Efficiency and Corporate Performance," Working Paper, 2008.

"The Time-Varying Duration of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Investment Portfolios" (with Dwight Jaffee), Working Paper, 2007.