Richard Deaves
Professor
of Finance and Business Economics
Michael G.
DeGroote School
of Business
McMaster University
Hamilton , Ontario ,
Canada L8S 4M4
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Office:
MGD Room 307 |
Email: deavesr@mcmaster.ca
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Phone:
905-525-9140 ext. 23976 |
My research publications have appeared
in such journals as the Journal of Banking and Finance, the Canadian
Journal of Economics, the Journal of Monetary Economics, the Journal
of Money, Credit and Banking, the Journal of Fixed Income, the Journal
of Business Finance and Accounting and the Journal of Futures Markets.
My
main research interests include: behavioral finance;
investor knowledge and pension fund design; experimental asset markets;
investment fund performance; fixed-income return enhancement; modeling and
predicting interest rates; pricing and hedging futures; and the relationship
between financial markets and the macroeconomy.
(Click on ‘research’ for published papers and working
papers.)
I
have consulted for large and small firms in the private sector as well as
government agencies. Projects have
included the behavioral aspects of investment, saving and pension design; the
predictability of interest rates; designing risk management programs; expert
testimony on hedging; capital market performance, etc. In addition, I have addressed business
audiences on numerous occasions. (See
professional website link above for additional information.)
At
McMaster I have taken on several key administrative positions, serving as Chair
of Finance and Business Economics (2002-04), on Faculty Council (several terms)
and in the University Senate (1996-97).
As
for teaching, I have conducted a variety of courses
such as Behavioral Finance, Security Analysis, Portfolio Management,
Derivatives, and Applied Investment Management.
Aside from teaching at McMaster, I have taught externally at the