Namho Kang

Namho Kang

  • Gibbons Professor and Associate Professor, Finance
  • Ph.D. in Finance, Boston College
  • MBA/MSF in Finance, Boston College

Teaching Interests

Corporate finance, Financial econometrics

Research Interests

Empirical asset pricing, Institutional investors, Hedge funds

Awards and Honors

  • Crowell Prize 2019, PanAgora Asset Management
  • Crowell Prize, PanAgora Asset Management

    • Scholarly Contributions and Creative Productions

    Journal Articles

  • Kang, N. (2025). Fast and Slow Arbitrage: The Predictive Power of (Persistent) Capital Flows for Factor Returns. Review of Financial Studies (Forthcoming)
  • Jang, I., Kang, N. (2024). ETF and corporate reporting. Financial Review, (59) Issue 2 (Link)
  • Kang, N., Nemani, A., Raman, K. (2024). Social capital and supply chain relationships. Financial Review, (59) Issue 4 (Link)
  • Jang, I., Kang, N. (2023). ETF and Corporate Reporting. Financial Review (Link)
  • Kang, N., Froot, K., Ozik, G., Sadka, R. (2022). Predicting Performance Using Consumer Big Data. Journal of Portfolio Management, (48) (Link)
  • Jang, I., Kang, N., Yezegel, A. (2022). Common ownership, price informativeness, and corporate investment. Journal of Banking and Finance, (135) February (Link) (Forthcoming)
  • Kang, N., Foroughi, P., Ozik, G., Sadka, R. (2019). Investor protection and long-run performance of activism. Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis 54 61-100. (Link)
  • Kang, N., Froot, K., Ozik, G., Sadka, R. (2017). What do measures of real-time corporate sales say about earnings surprises and post-announcement returns?. Journal of Financial Economics (Link)
  • Kang, N., Kondor, P., Sadka, R. (2014). Do hedge funds reduce idiosyncratic risk?. Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis (Link)

    • Presentations

  • Kang, N. (1964). “Innocuous Noise? Social Media and Asset Prices” Presented at the Hawaii Accounting Research Conference Hawaii
  • Kang, N. (2024). “Innocuous Noise? Social Media and Asset Prices” Presented at the FMA Asia/Pacific Conference Seoul, Korea
  • Kang, N. (2024). “Innocuous Noise? Social Media and Asset Prices” Presented at the Erasmus University 10th Erasmus Liquidity Conference Rotterdam, Netherlands
  • Kang, N. (2023). “Innocuous Noise? Social Media and Asset Prices” Presented at the 14th Annual Hedge Fund Research Conference
  • Jang, I., Kang, N. (2022). “ETF and Corporate Reporting” Presented at the Financial Management Association
  • Jang, I., Kang, N. (2022). “ETF and Corporate Reporting” Presented at the EFA Eastern Finance Association
  • Kang, N., Dong, X., Peress, J. (2022). “How Does the Speed of Capital Flows Affect Factor Momentum, Reversal and Volatility?” Presented at the 13th Annual Hedge Fund Research Conference Paris, France
  • Kang, N., Dong, X., Peress, J. (2021). “Fast and Slow Arbitrage: Fund Flows and Mispricing in the Frequency Domain” Presented at the Financial Intermediation Research Society Financial Intermediation Research Society (FIRS) Conference Virtual
  • Kang, N., Dong, X., Peress, J. (2021). “Fast and Slow Arbitrage: Fund Flows and Mispricing in the Frequency Domain” Presented at the Midwest Finance Association Virtual
  • Jang, I., Kang, N., Yezegel, A. (2020). “Common Ownership, Price Informativeness, and Corporate Investment” Presented at the Eastern Finance Association Eastern Finance Association Boston
  • Kang, N., Jang, I., Yezegel, A. (2020). “Common ownership, price informativeness, and corporate investment” Presented at the 2020 Financial Accounting and Reporting Section Midyear Meeting
  • Kang, N., Dong, X., Peress, J. (2020). “Fast and Slow Arbitrage: Fund Flows and Mispricing in the Frequency Domain” Presented at the American Finance Association Meeting San Diego
  • Kang, N., Jang, I., Yezegel, A. (2020). “Common ownership, price informativeness, and corporate investment” Presented at the Hawaii Accounting Research Conference Hawaii
  • Kang, N., Dong, X., Peress, J. (2019). “Fast and Slow Arbitrage: Fund Flows and Mispricing in the Frequency Domain” Presented at the Paris December 2019 Finance Meeting Paris, France
  • Kang, N., Jang, I., Yezegel, A. (2019). “Common ownership, price informativeness, and corporate investment” Presented at the Paris Financial Management Conference Paris, France
  • Kang, N., Dong, X., Peress, J. (2019). “Fast and Slow Arbitrage: Fund Flows and Mispricing in the Frequency Domain” Presented at the SFS Cavalcade Asia Pacific Conference Hong Kong
  • Kang, N., Dong, X., Peress, J. (2019). “Fast and Slow Arbitrage: Fund Flows and Mispricing in the Frequency Domain” Presented at the China International Conference in Finance Guangzhou, China
  • Kang, N., Dong, X., Peress, J. (2019). “Fast and Slow Arbitrage: Fund Flows and Mispricing in the Frequency Domain” Presented at the Conference on Mutual Funds, Hedge Funds and Factor Investing Lancaster, UK
  • Kang, N., Foroughi, P., Ozik, G., Sadka, R. (2017). “Investor protection and long-run performance of activism” Presented at the 4th U Albany Financial Market Symposium
  • Kang, N., Froot, K., Ozik, G., Sadka, R. (2017). “What do measures of real-time corporate sales say about earnings surprises and post-announcement returns?” Presented at the Chicago Quantitative Alliance
  • Kang, N., Froot, K., Ozik, G., Sadka, R. (2017). “What do measures of real-time corporate sales say about earnings surprises and post-announcement returns?” Presented at the American Finance Association Annual Meeting
  • Kang, N., Froot, K., Ozik, G., Sadka, R. (2016). “What do measures of real-time corporate sales say about earnings surprises and post-announcement returns?” Presented at the European Finance Association Annual Meeting
  • Kang, N., Froot, K., Ozik, G., Sadka, R. (2016). “What do measures of real-time corporate sales say about earnings surprises and post-announcement returns?” Presented at the 13th Annual Conference in Financial Economics Research by Eagle Labs
  • Kang, N., Froot, K., Ozik, G., Sadka, R. (2016). “What do measures of real-time corporate sales say about earnings surprises and post-announcement returns?” Presented at the SFS Finance Cavalcade
  • Kang, N., Froot, K., Ozik, G., Sadka, R. (2016). “What do measures of real-time corporate sales say about earnings surprises and post-announcement returns?” Presented at the 8th Annual Hedge Fund Research Conference
  • Kang, N., Foroughi, P., Ozik, G., Sadka, R. (2014). “Investor protection and long-run performance of activism” Presented at the 6th Annual Hedge Fund Research Conference
  • Kang, N., Kondor, P., Sadka, R. (2011). “Do hedge funds reduce idiosyncratic risk?” Presented at the 4th Financial Risks International Forum
  • Kang, N., Kondor, P., Sadka, R. (2011). “Do hedge funds reduce idiosyncratic risk?” Presented at the Annual Conference on Hedge Funds

    • Service

    Service: Department

  • Committee Member for Recruiting Committee 2024-01-01 - 2024-12-31
  • for Seminar Organizer 2023-01-01 - Present
  • Committee Member for Recruiting Committee 2023-01-01 - 2023-12-31
  • Committee Member for Recruiting Committee 2022-09-01 - 2022-12-31
  • for Seminar Organizer 2022-01-01 - 2022-12-31
  • Committee Member for Recruiting Committee 2022-01-01 - 2022-03-31
  • for Seminar Organizer 2021-01-01 - 2021-12-31
  • Committee Member for Recruiting Committee 2020-12-01 - 2020-12-31
  • for Seminar Organizer 2020-01-01 - 2020-12-31
  • Committee Member for Recruiting Committee 2019-09-01 - 2019-12-31
  • Seminar organizer for Seminar Organizer 2019-08-01 - 2019-12-31
  • Committee Member for Recruiting Committee 2018-08-01 - 2018-11-30

    • Service: Professional

  • Reviewer for FMA Asia/Pacific Conference 2024-07-01 - 2024-07-31

    • Service: University

  • for Bentley Research Council - Present
  • Committee Member for Faculty Evaluation Process Committee 2023-07-01 - Present
  • University Senate for Faculty Senate 2023-07-01 - Present