JUNG CHUL PARK
Torchmark Professor
Assistant Professor of Finance
Auburn University
Dr. Park is an Assistant Professor of Finance and the Torchmark Professor in the College of Business, teaching a course on investments. Park’s research interests are in the areas of political finance, market efficiency, and international finance. His work has been published in top finance journals such as the Journal of Financial Economics, Financial Management, the Journal of Banking and Finance, and the Journal of Corporate Finance. He received the Financial News & KAFA Top-Journal Paper Award from the Korea America Finance Association and the STOXX Best Paper Research Award at the European Financial Management Association Meeting. He is also the recipient of the Outstanding Research Award from the College of Business at Auburn University. Prior to joining the faculty at Auburn, Dr. Park taught at Louisiana Tech University and the University of South Florida.
PhD, University of South Florida, 2007
MBA, Binghamton University, State University of New York, 2003
BA, Kyonggi University, 2000
Business in Troubled Waters: Does Adverse Attitude Affect Firm Value?
Jung Chul Park, Dipanwita Sarkar, Jayanta Sarkar, and Keven Yost, Journal of Corporate Finance, accepted.
Equity-Based Incentives, Risk Aversion, and Merger-Related Risk-Taking Behavior
Bradley W. Benson, Jung Chul Park, and Wallace N. Davidson III, Financial Review, conditionally accepted.
Do Family Owners Use Firm Hedging Policy to Hedge Personal Undiversified Wealth Risk?
Chansog (Francis) Kim, Christos Pantzalis, and Jung Chul Park, Financial Management, forthcoming.
Press Coverage and Stock Price Deviation from Fundamental Value
Chia-Wei Chen, Christos Pantzalis, and Jung Chul Park, Journal of Financial Research, forthcoming.
Differential Effects of Pre- and Post-Acquisition R&D Expenditures on Post-Acquisition Performance
Son A. Le, Jung Chul Park, and Mark Kroll, Journal of Business Research, forthcoming.
Daniel M. Gropper, John S. Jahera Jr., and Jung Chul Park, 2013, Journal of Banking and Finance, Volume 37, Issue 6, 1986-1999.
Corporate Boards' Political Ideology Diversity and Firm Performance
Incheol Kim, Christos Pantzalis, and Jung Chul Park, 2013, Journal of Empirical Finance, Volume 21, 223-240.
Chansog (Francis) Kim, Christos Pantzalis, and Jung Chul Park, 2012, Journal of Financial Economics, Volume 106, Issue 1, 196-228. (SSRN)
Investment Opportunities and Dividend Omissions
Hui Liang, Laura Moreau, and Jung Chul Park, 2011, Journal of Business Research, Volume 64, Issue 10, 1108-1115.
Consumption-Based CAPM Models: International Evidence
Ali F. Darrat, Bin Li, and Jung Chul Park, 2011, Journal of Banking and Finance, Volume 35, Issue 8, 2148-2157.
Job Market Signaling: What Drives the Productivity of Finance PhDs?
Donald Flagg, Otis W. Gilley, and Jung Chul Park, 2011, Financial Management, Volume 40, Issue 2, 483-513.
Women in Top Management and Agency Costs
Anthony F. Jurkus, Jung Chul Park, and Lorraine S. Woodard, 2011, Journal of Business Research, Volume 64, Issue 2, 180-186.
Corporate Hedging Policy and Equity Mispricing
J. Barry Lin, Christos Pantzalis, and Jung Chul Park, 2010, Financial Review, Volume 45, Issue 3, 803-824.
CEO Decision Horizon and Firm Performance: An Empirical Investigation
Murad Antia, Christos Pantzalis, and Jung Chul Park, 2010, Journal of Corporate Finance, Volume 16, Issue 3, 288-301.
Equity Market Valuation of Human Capital and Stock Returns
Christos Pantzalis and Jung Chul Park, 2009, Journal of Banking and Finance, Volume 33, Issue 9, 1610-1623.
Derivatives Use, Information Asymmetry, and MNC Post-Acquisition Performance
J. Barry Lin, Christos Pantzalis, and Jung Chul Park, 2009, Financial Management, Volume 38, Issue 3, 631-661.
Legal Environment, Internalization, and U.S. Acquirer Gains in Foreign Takeovers
Christos Pantzalis, Jung Chul Park, and Ninon Sutton, 2008, Journal of Financial Research, Volume 31, Issue 2, 167-191.
Corruption and Valuation of Multinational Corporations
Christos Pantzalis, Jung Chul Park, and Ninon Sutton, 2008, Journal of Empirical Finance, Volume 15, Issue 3, 387-417.
Corporate Use of Derivatives and Excess Value of Diversification
J. Barry Lin, Christos Pantzalis, and Jung Chul Park, 2007, Journal of Banking and Finance, Volume 31, Issue 3, 889-913.
Last Updated: May 19, 2013
Dr. Park on Faculty Web
Department of Finance
College of Business
303 Lowder Hall
Auburn University
Auburn, AL 36849
Office: (334) 844-3003
Fax: (334) 844-4960
Email: jzp0023@auburn.edu
Web: business.auburn.edu/people/jung-chul-park
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