Alex Abakah

Alex Abakah

  • Assistant Professor, Finance
  • Ph.D. Rutgers University
  • MS Economics Krannert School of Management, Purdue University
  • MS Statistics University of Vermont
  • BS Mathematics Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Teaching Interests

He currently teaches fixed income valuation and strategies.

Research Interests

Corporate finance, public debt, banking/financial institutions

Bio

Alex works mainly in corporate finance, though he also has research interests in municipal bonds and banking/financial institutions. His current work focuses on start-up funding and internal governance.

Awards and Honors

  • 2020, Top 3 Papers Published in Financial Management, selected by the Editorial Board of Financial Management
  • 2016, University Dissertation Fellowship, Rutgers University
  • 2015, Fisher, Long, and Whitecomb Award for Exceptional Teaching, Rutgers Business School, Rutgers University
  • 2009, Krannert Distinguished Teaching Award, Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. School of Business (formerly, Krannert School of Management), Purdue University

    • Publications

    Journal Articles

  • Abakah, A. A., Some, H. Y. (2024). The Effect of SEC Regulatory Oversight on Implied Cost of Equity . Financial Review. Forthcoming.
  • Abakah, A. A., Li, J. (2023). Local religious beliefs and bank risk-taking. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance .
  • Abakah, A. A. (2023). The impact of term limits on municipal borrowing costs. Global Finance Journal .
  • Abakah, A. A., Mekhaimer , M., Ibrahim, A., Hussainey, K. (2022). Subordinate executives' horizon and firm policies. Journal of Corporate Finance.
  • Abakah, A. A., Li, J. (2022). Is There a Racial Bias in Underwriter Fees? Evidence from U.S. County Government Bond Issuance. Public Finance and Management .
  • Abakah, A. A. (2020). Local religious beliefs and municipal bond market outcomes. Financial Management.
  • Abakah, A. A. (). Does Social Capital Matter in Underwriter’s Fees?  . Global Finance Journal. Forthcoming.
  • Abakah, A. A., Kim, G., Some, H. Y. (). Social Networks and Start-Up Funding. Finance Research Letters. Forthcoming.

    • Service

    University Service

  • Co-advisor, Bentley Microfinance Group 2022 - Present

    • Professional Service

  • Reviewer, Journal Article for Finance Research Letters 2024 - Present
  • Reviewer, Journal Article for Journal of Business Ethics 2024 - Present
  • Editorial Board Member, Public Finance and Management Journal 2023 - Present
  • Member of Applied Finance Research Group, University of Sherbrooke, Canada 2023 - Present
  • Reviewer, Journal Article for Global Finance Journal 2023 - Present
  • Reviewer, Journal Article for International Review of Financial Analysis 2023 - Present
  • Reviewer, Journal Article for Journal of Corporate Finance 2021 - Present
  • Reviewer, Journal Article for Journal of Business Research 2018 - Present
  • Conference/Workshop Organizer for Applied & Sustainable Financial Management Conference, Sherbrooke, Canada 2024 - 2024
  • Reviewer, Conference Paper for Southern Finance Association Conference 2023 - 2023
  • Invited Lecture/Presentation for Special Session for selected Top 3 papers at Financial Management Association Annual Conference 2020 - 2020