Lawrence, Edward

Lawrence, Edward
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Positions

Associate Professor, Finance , FIU Business

Contact Info

elawrenc@fiu.edu

overview

Dr. Lawrence’s research interests are in asset pricing, behavioral finance and banking and financial institutions. His research has been published in the Applied Financial Economics, Financial Analyst Journal, Finance India, Global Finance Journal, International Journal of Banking Finance, International Journal of Finance, Journal of Behavioral Finance, Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, Journal of Emerging Markets, Journal of Modern Accounting and Auditing, Managerial Finance, Quarterly Journal of Business and Economics, and the Nanyang Business Review. He has presented papers in several professional conferences, including Eastern Finance Association, Financial Management Association, Global Finance Conference, World Finance Conference, Northern Finance Association, South Western Finance Association, Sothern Finance Association, Mid Western Finance Association and the Academy of Economics and Finance. He has reviewed papers for the Financial Review, Applied Financial Economics, Quarterly Journal of Business and Economics and the International Journal of Banking and Finance. His teaching experience includes such courses as fundamentals of corporate finance, security analysis, portfolio management, financial economics and managerial corporate finance. Dr Lawrence has won the Best Professor Award thrice in the MSF Program and has twice received the undergraduate teaching awards.
Dr. Lawrence’s research interests are in asset pricing, behavioral finance and banking and financial institutions. His research has been published in the Applied Financial Economics, Financial Analyst Journal, Finance India, Global Finance Journal, International Journal of Banking Finance, International Journal of Finance, Journal of Behavioral Finance, Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, Journal of Emerging Markets, Journal of Modern Accounting and Auditing, Managerial Finance, Quarterly Journal of Business and Economics, and the Nanyang Business Review. He has presented papers in several professional conferences, including Eastern Finance Association, Financial Management Association, Global Finance Conference, World Finance Conference, Northern Finance Association, South Western Finance Association, Sothern Finance Association, Mid Western Finance Association and the Academy of Economics and Finance. He has reviewed papers for the Financial Review, Applied Financial Economics, Quarterly Journal of Business and Economics and the International Journal of Banking and Finance. His teaching experience includes such courses as fundamentals of corporate finance, security analysis, portfolio management, financial economics and managerial corporate finance. Dr Lawrence has won the Best Professor Award thrice in the MSF Program and has twice received the undergraduate teaching awards.

Education
Ph.D. in Business Administration
University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska
Master of Business Administration
University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska
Bachelor in Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India

selected publications

Article
- 2020
  
  The Shareholder's response to a firm's first international acquisition. JOURNAL OF BANKING & FINANCE. 118.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2020.105852 Web of Science: 000564489700009
- 2019
  
  Institutional Investment Patterns in Gender-Diverse Firms. JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL FINANCE. 1-14.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/15427560.2019.1554574 Web of Science: 000463461200001
- 2019
  
  Measuring Sovereign Risk: Are CDS Spreads Better than Sovereign Credit Ratings?. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT. 48.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/fima.12223 Web of Science: 000460172400007
- 2018
  
  Determinants of Transactional Internet Banking. JOURNAL OF FINANCIAL SERVICES RESEARCH. 54.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10693-016-0268-8 Web of Science: 000443367700004
- 2018
  
  The Effect of Prior Investment Outcomes on Future Investment Decisions: Is There a Gender Difference?. REVIEW OF FINANCE. 22.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1093/rof/rfw060 Web of Science: 000432295400010
- 2017
  
  The effect of holding company affiliation on bank risk and the 2008 financial crisis. STUDIES IN ECONOMICS AND FINANCE. 34.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1108/SEF-05-2016-0104 Web of Science: 000396552800006
- 2016
  
  The Tax Exemption to Subchapter S Banks: Who Gets the Benefit?. FINANCIAL REVIEW. 51.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/fire.12107 Web of Science: 000388372700002
- 2012
  
  Can Diversification be Learned?. JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL FINANCE. 13:38-50.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/15427560.2012.654547 Web of Science: 000304853600005
- 2012
  
  Do Finance Professors Invest Like Everyone Else?. FINANCIAL ANALYSTS JOURNAL. 68:95-105.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.2469/faj.v68.n5.1 Web of Science: 000309575200011
- 2012
  
  The Role of Financial Education in the Management of Retirement Savings. JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL FINANCE. 13:299-307.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/15427560.2012.735727 Web of Science: 000311941700005
- 2009
  
  An Empirical Investigation of the Campbell-Cochrane Habit Utility Model. JOURNAL OF BUSINESS FINANCE & ACCOUNTING. 36:774-791.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5957.2009.02134.x Web of Science: 000268100300010
Letter
- 2013
  
  Do Finance Professors Invest Like Everyone Else?: Author Response. FINANCIAL ANALYSTS JOURNAL. 16-17.
  Web of Science: 000317375500005

chaired theses and dissertations

Rodríguez, Iván Marcelo, Three Essays in International Finance 2018
Rodriguez, Jodonnis, Essays on the Effect of Board Gender Diversity on Firm Risk, Performance, and Institutions' Ownership Preferences 2016

research interests

Banking and Bank Management; Capital Budgeting; Corporate Finance; Investments
Banking and Bank Management
Capital Budgeting
Corporate Finance
Investments

co-principal investigator on

Efficacy of Standards from Accrediting Perspective: Evaluation of Online MBA Program awarded by Academic Partnerships LLC 2012 - 2014

teaching overview

Corporate Finance
Finance Dissertation Preparation
Finance Doctoral Independent Study
Finance Doctoral Research Project
Financial Economics II
Financial Management
Financial Theory II
Ph.D. Dissertation
Portfolio Management
Quantitative Methods in Financial Analysis
Securities Analysis
Special Topics in Finance