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Faculty Profile
Gerard Hoberg's research interests include corporate finance, security
issuance, payout policy, industrial organization, and empirical asset pricing.
His recent work in IPOs examines the role of the underwriter and the role of
prospectus disclosure in IPO pricing. His recent work on product markets
examines the role of competition in industry booms, merger decisions, payout
policy, and industry formation. Hoberg's work also considers textual analysis of
corporate disclosures, which provides new insights on industry classifications
and IPO issuance. Prior to earning his doctorate, Hoberg worked as a vice
president at a quantitative transaction optimization firm. His teaching
interests include corporate restructuring, and the theoretical foundations of
finance.
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