Lorne N. Switzer

Professor, Department of Finance, Van Berkom Endowed Chair in Small-Cap Equities & Associate Director of Institute for Governance of Private and Public Organizations

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Selected Research

Refereed Journal Articles

“Default risk and corporate governance in financial vs. non-financial firms,” Risk and Decision Analysis forthcoming 2013 (with Jun Wang).

“ Do Company Visits Add Value for Professional Investors?” Journal of Applied Finance, forthcoming 2013, issue #1 (with Mariane Keushgerian).

“The Impact of Derivatives Regulations on the Liquidity and Pricing Efficiency of Exchange Traded Derivatives,” Review of Futures Markets, forthcoming, 2013 (with Qianyin Shan and Jean-Michel Sahut).

“Intraday Market Liquidity, Corporate Governance, and Ownership Structure in Markets with Weak Shareholder Protection: Evidence from Brazil and Chile,” Journal of Management and Governance, (forthcoming, 2013), (with Diego Cueto).

“Default Risk Estimation Bank Credit Risk and Corporate Governance" Financial Markets, Institution and Instruments Journal. Vol 22 # 2 forthcoming, May 2013 (with Jun Wang).

“Convertible Bond Issuance, Risk, and Firm Financial Policy: A New Approach,” International Journal of Business Vol 18 (1), 2013, pp. 1-25, (with Jinlin Liu).

“The Relative Performance of Small Cap Firms and Default Risk across the Business Cycle: International Evidence, ” International Journal of Business, 17(4), 2012, pp. 379-396.

“Erratum to ‘The Behaviour of Small Cap vs. Large Cap Stocks in Recessions and Recoveries: Empirical Evidence for the United States and Canada,’ ” North American Journal of Economics and Finance, 22 (2011), pp. 355-356.

“Shareholder Interests vs. Board of Director Members’ Interests and Company Performance: a New Look,” Review of Accounting and Finance 10 (2011), pp. 228-245 (with Yu Cao).

“Are there Benefits from Dynamic Asset Allocation Strategies across Hedge Funds,” Journal of Portfolio Management, 37 (2011), pp. 116-120 (with Andrey Omelchak).

“Management Quality and Operating Performance: Evidence for Canadian IPOs,” International Journal of Business, 16 (2011), pp. 133-149 (with Jean-Francois Bourdon).

For earlier citations please refer to Dr. Switzer's CV