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Finance

Finance

Located at one of the top STEM-focused universities in the country, the Finance area at the Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. School of Business is powered by a team of faculty at the top of their field, with abundant experience in industry and academia alike. Their combined expertise covers many financial areas, including corporate financial management, investment management, security analysis, mergers & acquisitions, financial risk management, international financial management, and others.

Centers and Initiatives

The Finance area offers many opportunities for students to pursue learning outside of the classroom, including research challenges, financial firm visits, and national conferences.

Research

Our Finance faculty consistently contribute to top research journals including the Journal of Finance, the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, the Review of Financial Studies, and more.

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Craig Brown

Craig Brown

Assistant Professor

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Craig Brown is an assistant professor of finance at the Krannert School of Management. His fields are financial economics, applied microeconometrics, international finance, and political economy. Professor Brown’s current research interests include the regulation of financial intermediaries; government financial management; leadership; and corporate investments in liquid assets. His research appears in The Quarterly Journal of Economics, The Review of Financial Studies, and the Journal of Monetary Economics. Professor Brown holds a BA in economics from Rutgers University, in addition to a PhD in finance from the University of Michigan. He lives in Lafayette and plays tennis when he is not conducting research and teaching corporate finance and international finance at Purdue University. 

Contact

brow1861@purdue.edu
Phone: (765) 494-8725
Office: KRAN 506

Quick links

Personal website

Area(s) of Expertise

Asset Management, Behavioral Economics, Capital Markets, Compensation, Corporate Finance, Corporate Governance, Corruption, Crime, Diversity/Inclusion, Economic Development, Economics, Emerging Markets, Executive Compensation, Family-Owned Business, Federal Reserve, Finance, Financial Economics, Financial Institutions/Banking, Financial Markets, Fraud, Hedge Funds, Interest Rates, International Finance, International Trade, Investment Banking, Investor Behavior, Leadership, Macroeconomics, Public Economics, Stock Market

Job Market Candidates

Daniels School of Business PhD students are leading members of the next generation of innovative researchers, scholars and teachers. We are proud to support the next phase of their academic and professional lives.

To obtain additional information on job market candidates, please reach out to the Finance area contact below, or contact candidates directly.

PhD Academic Director
Adem Atmaz
aatmaz@purdue.edu
(746) 494-6725

Daniels School of Business Finance Area, Management Department

Krannert Building
403 Mitch Daniels Blvd.
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2076
(765) 494-8503

Department Head in Management: Lin Nan

Finance Area Coordinator: Huseyin Gulen

Finance Faculty Assistant: Janet Yoakum