Richard Borghesi

University of South Florida-Sarasota

Associate Professor

8350 N. Tamiami Trail

Sarasota, FL 34243-2049

United States

http://usfsm.edu/academics/faculty-listing/dr-richard-borghesi.aspx

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1.

Pay for Play: The Financial Value of NCAA Football Players

Applied Economics, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 19 Aug 2016 Last Revised: 01 May 2017
Richard Borghesi
University of South Florida-Sarasota
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Corporate Socially Responsible Investments: CEO Altruism, Reputation, and Shareholder Interests

Borghesi, Richard, Joel Houston, and Andy Naranjo, 2014. Corporate Socially Responsible Investments: CEO Altruism, Reputation, and Shareholder Interests, Journal of Corporate Finance 26, 164-181.
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 08 Nov 2012 Last Revised: 02 Oct 2014
Richard Borghesi, Joel F. Houston and Andy Naranjo
University of South Florida-Sarasota, University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate and University of Florida - Warrington College of Business Administration
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Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Governance, Media Coverage, Political Connections

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Learning, Price Formation and the Early Season Bias in the NBA

Finance Research Letters 4(3), 155-164, 2007
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 20 Sep 2012
Edward A. Baryla, Richard Borghesi, William H. Dare and Stephen Dennis
East Tennessee State University - Economics, Finance, Geography & Urban Studies, University of South Florida-Sarasota, Oklahoma State University - Tulsa and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Betting, Market, NBA, Efficiency, Point, Spread, Sides, Totals, Over, Under

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Allocation of Scarce Resources: Insight from the NFL Salary Cap

Journal of Economics and Business, Vol. 60, No. 6, 2008
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 19 Sep 2012 Last Revised: 20 Sep 2012
Richard Borghesi
University of South Florida-Sarasota
Downloads 299 (139,424)
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NFL, Compensation, Performance

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The Home Team Weather Advantage and Biases in the NFL Betting Market

Journal of Economics and Business, Vol. 59, No. 4, 2007
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 22 Sep 2012
Richard Borghesi
University of South Florida-Sarasota
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NFL, Temperature, Acclimatization, Weather, Bet

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Widespread Corruption in Sports Gambling: Fact or Fiction?

Southern Economic Journal, Vol. 74, No. 4, 2009
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 21 Sep 2012
Richard Borghesi
University of South Florida-Sarasota
Downloads 184 (222,163)
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NCAA Basketball, Point Shaving, Corruption, Line Shading

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The Financial and Competitive Value of NCAA Basketball Recruits

Journal of Sports Economics, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 06 Oct 2015 Last Revised: 01 May 2017
Richard Borghesi
University of South Florida-Sarasota
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NCAA Basketball, Recruiting, Financial Value, Competitive Performance

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Simultaneous Board and CEO Diversity: Does It Increase Firm Value?

Borghesi, Richard, Kiyoung Chang, and Jamshid Mehran, 2016. Simultaneous Board and CEO Diversity: Does it Increase Firm Value?, Applied Economics Letters 23(1), pp. 23-26.
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 21 Mar 2014 Last Revised: 12 Apr 2016
Richard Borghesi, Kiyoung Chang and Jamshid Mehran
University of South Florida-Sarasota, University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee - College of Business and Indiana University South Bend
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Diversity, Minority, Firm Value, Board of Directors, CEO

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An Examination of Prediction Market Efficiency: NBA Contracts on Tradesports

The Journal of Prediction Markets 3(2), pp. 65-77, 2009
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 21 Sep 2012 Last Revised: 25 Sep 2012
Richard Borghesi
University of South Florida-Sarasota
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Prediction Market, NBA, NFL, Efficiency

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Corruption and Manipulation in Sports: Interdisciplinary Perspectives

Gaming Law Review and Economics, 17, 175-187, 2013
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 23 Feb 2014 Last Revised: 02 Oct 2014
Ryan M. Rodenberg, Brian Tuohy, Richard Borghesi, Katarina Pijetlovic and Sean Griffin
Florida State University - College of Education, Independent, University of South Florida-Sarasota, Tallinn University of Technology (TUT) and Independent
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Corruption, Manipulation, Sports Gambling, Point Shaving, Match Fixing, Referees

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Using Betting Market Odds to Measure the Uncertainty of Outcome in Major League Baseball

International Journal of Sport Finance 4(4), 255-263, 2008
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 20 Sep 2012 Last Revised: 08 Mar 2016
Rodney Paul, Andrew P. Weinbach, Richard Borghesi and Mark Wilson
Saint Bonaventure University - Department of Finance, Coastal Carolina University - Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics, University of South Florida-Sarasota and Saint Bonaventure University
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Major League Baseball, Odds, Competitive Balance

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The Determinants of Effective Corporate Lobbying

Borghesi, Richard and Kiyoung Chang, 2015. The Determinants of Effective Corporate Lobbying, Journal of Economics and Finance 39(3), 606-624.
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 20 Feb 2014 Last Revised: 12 Apr 2016
Richard Borghesi and Kiyoung Chang
University of South Florida-Sarasota and University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee - College of Business
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Lobbying, Excess Returns, Volatility, Agency; Research and Development

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Weather Biases in the NFL Totals Market

Applied Financial Economics, Vol. 18, No. 12, 2008
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 20 Sep 2012
Richard Borghesi
University of South Florida-Sarasota
Downloads 121 (310,733)
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NFL, Totals, Weather

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Price Biases in a Prediction Market: NFL Contracts on Tradesports

The Journal of Prediction Markets 1(3), pp. 233-253, 2007
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 21 Sep 2012 Last Revised: 14 Apr 2015
Richard Borghesi
University of South Florida-Sarasota
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Tradesports, Prediction Market, NFL

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The Late-Season Bias: Explaining the NFL’s Home Underdog Effect

Applied Economics, Vol. 39, No. 15, 2007
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 22 Sep 2012
Richard Borghesi
University of South Florida-Sarasota
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NFL, Late Season, Home Underdog

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The Implications of a Reverse Favourite-Longshot Bias in a Prediction Market

Journal of Prediction Markets 6(2), 12-21, 2012
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 25 Sep 2012
Richard Borghesi
University of South Florida-Sarasota
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Prediction Market, Tradesports, Reverse Favorite Longshot Bias, Home Underdogs, Shading, Weather

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Totals Markets as Evidence Against Widespread Point Shaving

Journal of Prediction Markets 4(2), 15-22, 2010
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 20 Sep 2012 Last Revised: 08 Mar 2016
Richard Borghesi, Rodney Paul and Andrew P. Weinbach
University of South Florida-Sarasota, Saint Bonaventure University - Department of Finance and Coastal Carolina University - Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics
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Betting, Shaving, Corruption, Point Spread, Totals

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Informed Traders and Balanced Books

Borghesi, Richard, 2015. Informed Traders and Balanced Books, Journal of Prediction Markets 9(2), 32-42
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 17 Oct 2015 Last Revised: 17 Feb 2016
Richard Borghesi
University of South Florida-Sarasota
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Prediction Market, Tradesports, Sports Betting, Informed Traders, Balanced Books

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Economic Policy Uncertainty and Firm Value: The Mediating Role of Intangible Assets and R&D

Applied Economics Letters, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 30 Jan 2020
Richard Borghesi and Kiyoung Chang
University of South Florida-Sarasota and University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee - College of Business
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Economic policy uncertainty, firm value, intangible assets, research and development

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Predicting First-Year Returns of Health Care IPOs

Borghesi, Richard and Tom Pencek, 2013. Predicting First-Year Returns of Health Care IPOs, The Journal of Applied Business Research 29(3), 877-884.
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 26 Sep 2012 Last Revised: 02 Oct 2014
Richard Borghesi and Thomas Pencek
University of South Florida-Sarasota and University of South Florida - College of Business Administration
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IPO, Altman's Z, Discretionary Accruals, Health Care

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Are Hospitality Industry IPO Stock Returns Predictable?

Borghesi, Richard, Katerina Annaraud, and Dipendra Singh, 2015. Are Hospitality Industry IPO Stock Returns Predictable?, International Journal of Hospitality Management 44, 23-27.
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 24 Sep 2014 Last Revised: 13 Jan 2015
Richard Borghesi, Katerina Annaraud and Dipendra Singh
University of South Florida-Sarasota, University of South Florida and University of Central Florida
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IPO, Hospitality, Restaurant, Hotel, Excess Returns

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Political Affiliation and Pay Slice: Do Blue CEOs Accept Less Green?

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Political Affiliation and Pay Slice: Do Blue CEOs Accept Less Green?

Borghesi, Richard and Kiyoung Chang, 2018. Political Affiliation and Pay Slice: Do Blue CEOs Accept Less Green?, International Review of Finance18(3), 452-461.
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 10 Nov 2016 Last Revised: 10 Mar 2019
Richard Borghesi and Kiyoung Chang
University of South Florida-Sarasota and University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee - College of Business
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Political Ideology, Political Contributions, Executive Compensation, Pay Disparity

Political Affiliation and Pay Slice: Do Blue CEOs Accept Less Green?

International Review of Finance, Vol. 18, Issue 3, pp. 453-461, 2018
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 17 Sep 2018
Richard Borghesi and Kiyoung Chang
University of South Florida-Sarasota and University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee - College of Business
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Value, Survival, and the Evolution of Firm Organizational Structure

Financial Management 36(3), 5-31, 2006
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 21 Sep 2012
Richard Borghesi, Joel F. Houston and Andy Naranjo
University of South Florida-Sarasota, University of Florida - Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate and University of Florida - Warrington College of Business Administration
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Diversification, Firm Evolution, Survival

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The Impact of the Disposition Effect on Asset Prices: Insight from the NBA

Borghesi, Richard, 2014. The Impact of the Disposition Effect on Asset Prices: Insight from the NBA, Journal of Economics and Finance 38(4), 698-711.
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 26 Sep 2012 Last Revised: 12 Apr 2016
Richard Borghesi
University of South Florida-Sarasota
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Disposition Effect, Prospect Theory, Cognitive Dissonance, Tradesports, Prediction Market

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Liquidity, Overpricing, and the Tactics of Informed Traders

Journal of Economics and Finance, 2017
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 19 Aug 2016 Last Revised: 30 Aug 2017
Richard Borghesi
University of South Florida-Sarasota
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A Case Study in Sports Law Analytics: The Debate on Widespread Point Shaving

Borghesi, Richard, 2015. A Case Study in Sports Law Analytics: The Debate on Widespread Point Shaving, Journal of Sports Analytics 1(1), pp. 87-89.
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 01 Mar 2016
Richard Borghesi
University of South Florida-Sarasota
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Point Shaving, College Basketball, Corruption, Gambling

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Employee Political Affiliation as a Driver of Corporate Social Responsibility Intensity

Borghesi, Richard, 2018. Employee Political Affiliation as a Driver of Corporate Social Responsibility Intensity, Applied Economics 50(19), 2117-2132.
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 27 Oct 2016 Last Revised: 10 Mar 2019
Richard Borghesi
University of South Florida-Sarasota
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Corporate Social Responsibility, Political Affiliation, Employees, Democrat, Republican

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Can Prediction Markets Mitigate Price Biases?

Borghesi, Richard, 2013. Can Prediction Markets Mitigate Price Biases? The Journal of Prediction Markets 7(1), 1-12.
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 22 Dec 2012 Last Revised: 21 Mar 2014
Richard Borghesi
University of South Florida-Sarasota
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prediction market, NFL, price bias, weather, totals, sports betting

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The (Non)Performance of Kiplinger’s Expert Recommendations

Journal of Applied Business Research 26(4), pp. 47-54, 2010
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 22 Sep 2012
Richard Borghesi and Thomas Pencek
University of South Florida-Sarasota and University of South Florida - College of Business Administration
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Kiplinger's, Expert Recommendations, Hot Stocks

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Firm Value in Commonly Uncertain Times: The Divergent Effects of Corporate Governance and CSR

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 01 Apr 2019
Richard Borghesi, Kiyoung Chang and Ying Li
University of South Florida-Sarasota, University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee - College of Business and University of Washington, Bothell - Business
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economic policy uncertainty, corporate governance, corporate social responsibility, firm value

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A Test of the Widespread-Point-Shaving Theory

Finance Research Letters, Vol. 6, No. 3, 2009
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 19 Sep 2012 Last Revised: 20 Sep 2012
Richard Borghesi and William H. Dare
University of South Florida-Sarasota and Oklahoma State University - Tulsa
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Point shaving, corruption, NCAA Basketball

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Market Frictions and Overpriced Favorites: Evidence from Arena Football

Applied Economics Letters, Vol. 16, No. 9, 2009
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 21 Sep 2012
Richard Borghesi, Rodney Paul and Andrew P. Weinbach
University of South Florida-Sarasota, Saint Bonaventure University - Department of Finance and Coastal Carolina University - Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics
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Underdog, NFL, NCAA, Arena Football League, Behavioral Bias

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The Value of Smartmoney’s Stock Recommendations

Applied Economics Letters, Vol. 18, No. 10, 2011
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 22 Sep 2012
Richard Borghesi and Thomas Pencek
University of South Florida-Sarasota and University of South Florida - College of Business Administration
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SmartMoney, Expert Performance, Stock Picks

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The Effect of Contract Structure on Prediction Market Price Biases

The Journal of Prediction Markets 3(3), pp. 1-12, 2009
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 22 Sep 2012 Last Revised: 25 Sep 2012
Richard Borghesi
University of South Florida-Sarasota
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Prediction Market, Tradesports, Sides, Totals, Favorite-Longshot Bias, Contract Structure

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Price Biases and Contract Design: Lessons from Tradesports

Prediction Markets, Leighton Vaughan Williams, ed., Routledge, June 2011
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 26 Sep 2012 Last Revised: 18 Feb 2014
Richard Borghesi
University of South Florida-Sarasota
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Tradesports, Prediction Market