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Betty J. Simkins

Oklahoma State University - Stillwater - Department of Finance

Williams Companies Chair, Professor, Head of the Department of Finance

336 Business Building

Stillwater, OK 74078-4011

United States

http://spears.okstate.edu/~simkins

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1.

Fuel Hedging in the Airline Industry: The Case of Southwest Airlines

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 21 Aug 2004
David Carter, Daniel A. Rogers and Betty J. Simkins
Oklahoma State University - Stillwater - Department of Finance, Portland State University - School of Business Administration and Oklahoma State University - Stillwater - Department of Finance
Downloads 8,182 (423)
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Risk management, hedging, airline industry, case study

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Corporate Governance, Board Diversity, and Firm Performance

Oklahoma State University Working Paper
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 26 Mar 2002
David Carter, Betty J. Simkins and W. Gary Simpson
Oklahoma State University - Stillwater - Department of Finance, Oklahoma State University - Stillwater - Department of Finance and Oklahoma State University - Stillwater - Department of Finance
Downloads 5,692 (780)
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Corporate governance, Diversity, Board of directors, Financial value

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Does Fuel Hedging Make Economic Sense? The Case of the Us Airline Industry

AFA 2004 San Diego Meetings
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 23 Nov 2003
David Carter, Daniel A. Rogers and Betty J. Simkins
Oklahoma State University - Stillwater - Department of Finance, Portland State University - School of Business Administration and Oklahoma State University - Stillwater - Department of Finance
Downloads 5,264 (869)
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Hedging, Risk Management, Airline industry

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Firmwide Risk Management of Foreign Exchange Exposure by U.S. Multinational Corporations

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 11 Jan 2001
David Carter, Christos Pantzalis and Betty J. Simkins
Oklahoma State University - Stillwater - Department of Finance, University of South Florida and Oklahoma State University - Stillwater - Department of Finance
Downloads 2,685 (3,372)
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Multinational finance, Risk management, Firmwide risk management, International finance, Hedging

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The Diversity of Corporate Board Committees and Financial Performance

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 24 Mar 2008
David Carter, Frank P. D'Souza, Betty J. Simkins and W. Gary Simpson
Oklahoma State University - Stillwater - Department of Finance, Loyola University - Sellinger School of Business and Management, Oklahoma State University - Stillwater - Department of Finance and Oklahoma State University - Stillwater - Department of Finance
Downloads 1,562 (7,795)
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corporate governance, board committees, diversity, financial performance

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The Diversity of Corporate Board Committees and Firm Financial Performance

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 20 Mar 2007
David Carter, Frank P. D'Souza, Betty J. Simkins and W. Gary Simpson
Oklahoma State University - Stillwater - Department of Finance, Loyola University - Sellinger School of Business and Management, Oklahoma State University - Stillwater - Department of Finance and Oklahoma State University - Stillwater - Department of Finance
Downloads 1,441 (5,058)
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Diversity, financial performance, board of directors, board committees

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Asymmetric Exposure to Foreign-Exchange Risk: Financial and Real Option Hedges Implemented by U.S. Multinational Corporations

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 06 May 2003
David Carter, Christos Pantzalis and Betty J. Simkins
Oklahoma State University - Stillwater - Department of Finance, University of South Florida and Oklahoma State University - Stillwater - Department of Finance
Downloads 985 (14,910)
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Open Book 'Financial' Management: A Case Study of Manco, Inc.

Oklahoma State University Working Paper
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 07 Jun 2001
Raj Aggarwal and Betty J. Simkins
University of Akron and Oklahoma State University - Stillwater - Department of Finance
Downloads 956 (19,492)

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Open book management, Financial management, Financial performance

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Operational Hedges and the Foreign Exchange Exposure of U.S. Multinational Corporations

Oklahoma State University Working Paper
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 11 Dec 2000
Christos Pantzalis, Paul A. Laux and Betty J. Simkins
University of South Florida, University of Delaware - Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics and Oklahoma State University - Stillwater - Department of Finance
Downloads 955 (17,432)
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operational hedges, exchange rate risk, risk management, derivatives

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Enterprise-Wide Risk Management and Corporate Governance

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal, Vol. 39, 2008
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 13 Aug 2010
Betty J. Simkins and Steven A. Ramirez
Oklahoma State University - Stillwater - Department of Finance and Loyola University of Chicago School of Law
Downloads 903 (15,774)
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Do Markets React Rationally? The Effect of the September 11th Tragedy on Airline Stock Returns

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 19 Apr 2002
David Carter and Betty J. Simkins
Oklahoma State University - Stillwater - Department of Finance and Oklahoma State University - Stillwater - Department of Finance
Downloads 865 (19,784)
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Efficient Markets, Event Study, Airline Industry

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The Retrospective Life Insurance Method: A Pedagogic Spreadsheet Application

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 25 Jun 2003
Betty J. Simkins and David R. Lange
Oklahoma State University - Stillwater - Department of Finance and Auburn Montgomery - Department of Accounting and Finance
Downloads 688 (29,831)

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Retrospective Life Insurance Method, Finance Pedagogy, Spreadsheet Applications

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A Clinical Study of the Probability of Default for Global Financial Firms Affected by the Subprime Mortgage Crisis

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 11 Aug 2005 Last Revised: 02 Oct 2009
Antonio Camara, Ivilina Popova and Betty J. Simkins
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater - College of Business Administration, Texas State University - San Marcos and Oklahoma State University - Stillwater - Department of Finance
Downloads 687 (31,526)

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bankruptcy risk, default probability, sub-prime mortgage crisis, option valuation, ratings, z-score, financial distress

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An Innovative Approach to Teaching Finance: Using Live Cases in the Case Course

Oklahoma State University Working Paper
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 02 Jun 2001
Betty J. Simkins
Oklahoma State University - Stillwater - Department of Finance
Downloads 590 (36,733)
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Live case; Case teaching; Financial education

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Board Composition and Corporate Investment in Interest Rate Derivatives

Oklahoma State University Working Paper
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 16 Feb 2001
Kenneth A. Borokhovich, Kelly R. Brunarski, Claire E. Crutchley and Betty J. Simkins
Miami University, Miami University of Ohio - Department of Finance, Auburn University and Oklahoma State University - Stillwater - Department of Finance
Downloads 568 (40,473)
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monitoring, board of directors, derivatives

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Financial Management's Success as an Academic Journal

Downloads 536 ( 45,468)
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Financial Management's Success as an Academic Journal

Number of pages: 15 Posted: 23 Aug 1999
Kenneth A. Borokhovich, Robert J. Bricker and Betty J. Simkins
Miami University, Case Western Reserve University - Department of Accountancy and Oklahoma State University - Stillwater - Department of Finance
Downloads 536 (44,900)
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Financial Management's Success as an Academic Journal

Financial Management, Vol 28, No 3, Autumn 1999
Posted: 23 Aug 1999
Kenneth A. Borokhovich, Robert J. Bricker and Betty J. Simkins
Miami University, Case Western Reserve University - Department of Accountancy and Oklahoma State University - Stillwater - Department of Finance

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Interaction between Real Options and Financial Hedging: Fact or Fiction in Managerial Decision-Making

Review of Financial Economics, Vol. 14, Nos. 3-4, pp. 353-369, 2005
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 10 Dec 2003
Tom Aabo and Betty J. Simkins
Aarhus University and Oklahoma State University - Stillwater - Department of Finance
Downloads 491 (48,204)
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Exchange rate exposure management, Financial hedging, Operational hedging, Real options

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Analyst Forecasts and Price Discovery in Futures Markets: The Case of Natural Gas Storage

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 22 Mar 2007 Last Revised: 26 Nov 2007
Gerald D. Gay, Betty J. Simkins and Marian Turac
Georgia State University - Department of Finance, Oklahoma State University - Stillwater - Department of Finance and Georgia State University
Downloads 287 (84,679)

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Analyst forecasts, futures markets, price discovery, storage

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Asymmetric Information and Credit Quality: Evidence from Synthetic Fixed-Rate Financing

Downloads 229 (120,766)
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Asymmetric Information and Credit Quality: Evidence from Synthetic Fixed-Rate Financing

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 09 Sep 2004
Betty J. Simkins and Daniel A. Rogers
Oklahoma State University - Stillwater - Department of Finance and Portland State University - School of Business Administration
Downloads 229 (120,283)
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Interest rate swap, credit quality, asymmetric information, debt maturity, capital structure

Asymmetric Information and Credit Quality: Evidence from Synthetic Fixed-Rate Financing

Journal of Futures Markets, pp. 595-625, June 2006
Posted: 16 Apr 2006
Betty J. Simkins and Daniel A. Rogers
Oklahoma State University - Stillwater - Department of Finance and Portland State University - School of Business Administration

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Interest rate swap, Credit quality, Asymmetric information, Debt maturity, Capital structure

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Hedging and Value in the U.S. Airline Industry

Journal of Applied Corporate Finance, Vol. 18, No. 4, pp. 21-33, Fall 2006
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 15 Feb 2007
David Carter, Daniel A. Rogers and Betty J. Simkins
Oklahoma State University - Stillwater - Department of Finance, Portland State University - School of Business Administration and Oklahoma State University - Stillwater - Department of Finance
Downloads 19 (477,949)
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Does Hedging Affect Firm Value? Evidence from the Us Airline Industry

Financial Management, Vol. 35, No. 1, Spring 2006
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 19 Jun 2006
David Carter, Daniel A. Rogers and Betty J. Simkins
Oklahoma State University - Stillwater - Department of Finance, Portland State University - School of Business Administration and Oklahoma State University - Stillwater - Department of Finance
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Citation 30
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The Gender and Ethnic Diversity of US Boards and Board Committees and Firm Financial Performance

Corporate Governance: An International Review, Vol. 18, No. 5, pp. 396-414, September 2010
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 15 Sep 2010
David Carter, Frank P. D'Souza, Betty J. Simkins and W. Gary Simpson
Oklahoma State University - Stillwater - Department of Finance, Loyola University - Sellinger School of Business and Management, Oklahoma State University - Stillwater - Department of Finance and Oklahoma State University - Stillwater - Department of Finance
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Note on Master Limited Partnerships

Darden Case No. UVA-F-1828
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 01 Jun 2018
Susan Chaplinsky, Betty J. Simkins and Sheridan Titman
Darden Business School, Oklahoma State University - Stillwater - Department of Finance and University of Texas at Austin - Department of Finance
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master limited partnerships, limited partnerships, MLPs, C corporations, C-corps

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The Impact of Outliers on Computing Conditional Risk Measures for Crude Oil and Natural Gas Commodity Futures Prices

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 14 Feb 2018
Joe Wayne Byers, Ivilina Popova and Betty J. Simkins
Oklahoma State University Spears School of Business Department of Finance, Texas State University - San Marcos and Oklahoma State University - Stillwater - Department of Finance
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Value at Risk, Conditional Value at Risk, Outlier Detection, Risk Capital

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Higher-Order Moments of Fundamentals: A Literature Review

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 28 Mar 2017 Last Revised: 19 Aug 2017
Yuecheng Jia, Ivilina Popova and Betty J. Simkins
Central University of Finance and Economics (CUFE) - Chinese Academy of Finance and Development, Texas State University - San Marcos and Oklahoma State University - Stillwater - Department of Finance
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Fundamental Higher-Order Moments, Granular Hypothesis, Network Origin

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Economic Value of OTC Derivatives Used by Nonfinancial Firms: Panel Session from the 2014 Applied Finance Conference

Journal of Applied Finance (Formerly Financial Practice and Education), Vol. 24, No. 2, pp. 70-86, 2014
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 30 Oct 2015
Betty J. Simkins, Audrey Blater, Charles Cerria, Eric N. Hughson and Robert D Selvaggio
Oklahoma State University - Stillwater - Department of Finance, International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA), Hess Corporation, Claremont McKenna College - Robert Day School of Economics and Finance and Fidelity Investments
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Does Operational and Financial Hedging Reduce Exposure? Evidence from the U.S. Airline Industry

Financial Review, Vol. 49, Issue 1, pp. 149-172, 2014
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 18 Jan 2014
Stephen D. Treanor, Betty J. Simkins, Daniel A. Rogers and David Carter
California State University, Oklahoma State University - Stillwater - Department of Finance, Portland State University - School of Business Administration and Oklahoma State University - Stillwater - Department of Finance
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operational hedging, financial hedging, risk management, airline industry

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An Interview with Vernon L. Smith: 2002 Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences and Father of Experimental Economics

Journal of Applied Finance, Vol. 18, Issue 2, pp. 116-123, Fall/Winter2008
Posted: 24 Jul 2012
Terrance Odean and Betty J. Simkins
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and Oklahoma State University - Stillwater - Department of Finance

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Interviews, Bidding Strategies, Auctions, Economic Bubbles, Real Estate Bubbles

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Pioneers in Finance: Vernon Smith Interview

Journal of Applied Finance (Formerly Financial Practice and Education), Vol. 18, No. 2, 2008
Posted: 18 Jun 2009
Vernon L. Smith, Terrance Odean and Betty J. Simkins
Chapman University - Economic Science Institute, University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business and Oklahoma State University - Stillwater - Department of Finance

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Experimental economics, behavioral finance, Nobel Laureate

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The Rise and Evolution of the Chief Risk Officer: Enterprise Risk Management at Hydro One

Journal of Applied Corporate Finance, Vol. 17, No. 3. pp. 62-75, 2005
Posted: 24 Nov 2004
Tom Aabo, John R. S. Fraser and Betty J. Simkins
Aarhus University, Hydro One Inc. and Oklahoma State University - Stillwater - Department of Finance

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Enterprise Risk Management, Chief Risk Officer, Delphi Method, Risk Map, Corporate Governance

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Southwest Airlines: The Blended Winglets Project

Posted: 21 Aug 2004
Aaron Martin, Daniel A. Rogers and Betty J. Simkins
Sempra Energy Global Enterprises - San Diego Office, Portland State University - School of Business Administration and Oklahoma State University - Stillwater - Department of Finance

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Capital budgeting, case study, blended winglets

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Board Composition and Corporate Use of Interest Rate Derivatives

Journal of Financial Research, Forthcoming
Posted: 18 Jul 2003
Kenneth A. Borokhovich, Kelly R. Brunarski, Claire E. Crutchley and Betty J. Simkins
Miami University, Miami University of Ohio - Department of Finance, Auburn University and Oklahoma State University - Stillwater - Department of Finance

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Corporate Governance, Board Diversity, and Firm Value

The Financial Review, February 2003
Posted: 20 May 2003
David Carter, Betty J. Simkins and W. Gary Simpson
Oklahoma State University - Stillwater - Department of Finance, Oklahoma State University - Stillwater - Department of Finance and Oklahoma State University - Stillwater - Department of Finance

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Finance Research Productivity and Influence

JOURNAL OF FINANCE, Vol 50 No 5, December 1995
Posted: 09 Jul 1998
Kenneth A. Borokhovich, Robert J. Bricker, Kelly R. Brunarski and Betty J. Simkins
Miami University, Case Western Reserve University - Department of Accountancy, Miami University of Ohio - Department of Finance and Oklahoma State University - Stillwater - Department of Finance

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Evidence on the Value of Academic Research: The Integration of Financial Research

Posted: 23 Apr 1998
Kenneth A. Borokhovich, Robert J. Bricker, Kelly R. Brunarski and Betty J. Simkins
Miami University, Case Western Reserve University - Department of Accountancy, Miami University of Ohio - Department of Finance and Oklahoma State University - Stillwater - Department of Finance

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