Zenu Sharma

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Assistant Professor
Economics and Finance
The Peter J. Tobin College of Business
PhD, Finance, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute MS, Finance, Punjab University
My main research and teaching interests are in the general area of Corporate finance and Fintech. My research has been published in journals such as Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of Corporate Finance, Financial Management, Ecological Economics, Journal of Financial Stability, and others.

Teaching Interests

Teaching includes courses in Fintech, Crypto Assets and Trading Strategies, Machine Learning in Finance, and Corporate Finance.

Research Interests

Executive Compensation, Debt Structure, Climate Change.

Courses Taught

FIN
636
MERGERS ACQUISITIONS & RESTRU
FIN
639
INTRO TO FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY
FIN
669
FINTECH: MACHINE LEARNING
FIN
2310
FOUNDATIONS OF FINANCE
FIN
3319
FIN TECH IN FINANCIAL SERVICES
FIN
3351
APPLIED FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
FIN
4319
APP OF MACHINE LEARNING IN FIN
FIN
4320
APPLICATIONS: MACHINE LEARNING
FIN
4321
CRYPTO ASSETS & TRADING STRATS
FIN
4350
SEMINAR IN FINANCE

Select Publications

Journal Articles

Sharma, Z. (2023). Gender Pay Gap in American CFOs: Theory and Evidence. Journal of Corporate Finance .

Sharma, Z. (2021). Investment management post-COVID, post global warming, post resource depletion. Journal of Portfolio Management.

Sharma, Z. (2021). Global syndicated lending during the COVID-19 pandemic . Journal of Banking and Finance. vol. In Press,

Sharma, Z., Hasan, I., Francis, B., and Waisman, M. (2019). Motivating high-impact innovation: Evidence from managerial compensation contracts. Financial Markets, Institutions and Instruments. vol. 28, pp. 291-318.

Sharma, Z., Hasan, I., Francis, B., and John, K. (2013). Asymmetric benchmarking of pay in firms.. Journal of Corporate Finance. vol. 23, pp. 39-53.

Sharma, Z., Hasan, I., Francis, B., and Huang, Y. (2013). Do Banks Value Innovation? Evidence from US Firms. . Financial Management. vol. 4, pp. 159-185.

Sharma, Z., and Lioui, A. (2012). Environmental corporate social responsibility and financial performance: Disentangling direct and indirect effects.. Ecological Economics. vol. 78, pp. 100-111.