Michael McDonald

Fairfield University - Charles F. Dolan School of Business

Asst. Prof. of Finance

N. Benson Road

Fairfield, CT 06824

United States

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The Application of Variance Analysis in FP&A Organizations: Survey Evidence and Recommendations for Enhancement

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 02 Oct 2017
Tom C. Conine and Michael McDonald
Fairfield University and Fairfield University - Charles F. Dolan School of Business
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Corporate Finance, Financial Planning and Analysis, Variance Analysis, Pedagogical

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Estimation of Relative Risk Aversion Across Time

Number of pages: 18 Posted: 05 Oct 2017
Tom C. Conine, Michael McDonald and Maurry Tamarkin
Fairfield University, Fairfield University - Charles F. Dolan School of Business and Clark University
Downloads 341 (184,947)
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Risk Aversion, CRRA, Financial Stability

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Stock and Industry Return Characteristics Around Price Shocks

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 02 Oct 2017
Michael McDonald
Fairfield University - Charles F. Dolan School of Business
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Price Shock, Factor Model, Abnormal Returns, Industry Contagion

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Shades of Grey: Capital Structure Decisions of Non-Sin vs. Sin Firms in the G20 Nations

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 17 Mar 2012
Michael McDonald and Larry Fauver
Fairfield University - Charles F. Dolan School of Business and University of Tennessee, Knoxville - Department of Finance
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social norms, sin stocks, behavioral anomalies, debt cost of capital, international markets

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Issues In Angel Investing Research: An Analysis of Data and Returns in the US and Abroad

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 15 Sep 2013 Last Revised: 19 Feb 2015
Michael McDonald and Ramon P. DeGennaro
Fairfield University - Charles F. Dolan School of Business and University of Tennessee, Knoxville - Department of Finance
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Angel finance, small firms, investments

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Does it Pay to Treat Employees Well? International Evidence on the Value of Employee-Friendly Culture

Number of pages: 60 Posted: 24 Feb 2017
Larry Fauver, Michael McDonald and Alvaro G. Taboada
University of Tennessee, Knoxville - Department of Finance, Fairfield University - Charles F. Dolan School of Business and Mississippi State University
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Culture, Employee Treatment, Corporate Finance, Behavioral Finance, Governance, Valuation, International, Theory of the Firm

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Does it Pay to Treat Employees Well? International Evidence on the Value of Employee-Friendly Culture

Number of pages: 60 Posted: 24 Feb 2017 Last Revised: 24 Apr 2017
Larry Fauver, Michael McDonald and Alvaro G. Taboada
University of Tennessee, Knoxville - Department of Finance, Fairfield University - Charles F. Dolan School of Business and Mississippi State University
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Culture, Employee Treatment, Corporate Finance, Behavioral Finance, Governance, Valuation, International, Theory of the Firm

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The State of Research and the Economic Environment in Small-Firm Finance

Number of pages: 17 Posted: 18 Jan 2016 Last Revised: 23 Mar 2016
Ramon P. DeGennaro and Michael McDonald
University of Tennessee, Knoxville - Department of Finance and Fairfield University - Charles F. Dolan School of Business
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angel finance, business formation, government intervention, political economy

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Drivers of Investor Required Rates of Return Following Stock Price Drops: Implications for Securities Class Action Litigation

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 26 Aug 2024
Michael McDonald
Fairfield University - Charles F. Dolan School of Business
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Securities class action, Securities damages, class action lawsuit, market manipulation, equity risk premium, event study, 10b-5, Fraud on the Market

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Individualism, Risk Aversion, and Authoritarian Control: International Evidence on the Influence of Social Norms on Capital Structure Decisions

Midwest Finance Association 2013 Annual Meeting Paper
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 06 Sep 2012
Larry Fauver and Michael McDonald
University of Tennessee, Knoxville - Department of Finance and Fairfield University - Charles F. Dolan School of Business
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Capital Structure, International, Behavioral

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AirFactors – Examining Priced Risk Factors in Short Term Rental Investments

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 13 Mar 2024
Michael McDonald
Fairfield University - Charles F. Dolan School of Business
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Factors, Alternative Investments, market efficiency, STRs, Airbnb

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Risk Premia and the Preference for Asymmetric Gambles

Number of pages: 11 Posted: 02 Oct 2017
Tom C. Conine, Michael McDonald and Maurry Tamarkin
Fairfield University, Fairfield University - Charles F. Dolan School of Business and Clark University
Downloads 41 (877,884)
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Risk Premium, Skewness, Asymmetric Returns

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Airfactors – Examining Priced Risk Factors in Short Term Rental Investments1

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 13 Aug 2024
Michael McDonald
Fairfield University - Charles F. Dolan School of Business
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Factor Pricing Model, asset pricing, Real Estate, Short Term Rentals, Alternative Investments

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Litigation Finance Investing: Alternative Investment Returns in the Presence of Information Asymmetry

Journal of Alternative Investing, Vol. 24, No. 4, 2022
Posted: 01 Jun 2021
Michael McDonald and Thomas J. Healey
Fairfield University - Charles F. Dolan School of Business and Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)

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Litigation finance, litigation funding, legal funding, alternative investments, asset pricing, hedge funds

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Does the Fed Impact Stock Prices?

https://joi.pm-research.com/content/28/1/55
Posted: 05 Oct 2017
Michael McDonald, Michael Puleo and Hedieh Shadmani
Fairfield University - Charles F. Dolan School of Business, Fairfield University - Charles F. Dolan School of Business and Fairfield University - Charles F. Dolan School of Business

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Factor Allocation and Asset Allocation

https://doi.org/10.3905/jwm.2018.21.2.010
Posted: 02 Oct 2017 Last Revised: 22 May 2019
Gregg S. Fisher and Michael McDonald
Quent Capital, LLC and Fairfield University - Charles F. Dolan School of Business
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Factor Pricing Model, Asset Pricing, Asset Allocation, Empirical Finance, Portfolio Management

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Bond Market Demand and Capital Structure Variation

https://doi.org/10.3905/jfi.2016.25.4.055
Posted: 02 Oct 2017
Michael McDonald
Fairfield University - Charles F. Dolan School of Business

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Capital Structure, Bonds, Investor Sentiment

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Culture, Agency Costs, and Governance: International Evidence on Capital Structure

Posted: 02 Oct 2017
Michael McDonald and Larry Fauver
Fairfield University - Charles F. Dolan School of Business and University of Tennessee, Knoxville - Department of Finance

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Behavioral Finance, Social Norms, Corporate Finance