Contact
Associate Professor, Alberta School of Business - Department of Finance
- akaul@ualberta.ca
- Phone
- (780) 492-5027
- Address
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2-32M Business Building
11203 Saskatchewan Drive NWEdmonton ABT6G 2R6
Overview
About
Education
BA Economics, Delhi University, 1985
MBA, Delhi University, 1987
MS Applied Economics, University of Rochester, 1992
PhD, University of Rochester, 1998
Research
Research Interests
- Market Microstructure
- International Finance
- Asset Pricing
- Volatility in Financial Markets
Teaching
Primary Teaching Areas
- Introductory Finance
- Market Microstructure
- International Fiance
- Investments
Classes
- Finance 442 - International Financial Markets
- Finance 644 - International Finance
Courses
FIN 830 - Finance
Understanding valuation, capital markets, venture capital, international markets, and corporate risk management. Restricted to Executive MBA students only.
Scholarly Activities
Research - Publications
"Exchange rate variability and the riskiness of U.S. multinational firms: Evidence from the breakdown of the Bretton Woods system," with G.M. Bodnar (Wharton) and E. Bartov (NYU), Journal of Financial Economics, 42, 105-132 (September 1996).
Research - Research In Progress
"Inelastic supply of derivative securities: Evidence from the option markets," with R.M. Edelen (Wharton).
"Demand curves for stocks do slope down: Evidence from an index weights readjustment," with V. Mehrotra and R. Morck (University of Alberta).
"Market activity before volatile periods: A reassessment of the non-trading risk hypothesis."
"Private Information, Noisy Prices, and Trading: A Closer Look."