Drew Peabody
Assistant Professor of Finance
Department: Finance
Email: dpeabody@elon.edu
Phone number: (336) 278-5234
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Education
Ph.D., Finance, University of North Texas
M.S., Finance, The University of Texas at Dallas
B.B.A., Management, The University of Texas at Austin
Employment History
Assistant Professor of Finance, Elon University, 2021 - Present
Clinical Assistant Professor of Finance, The University of Texas at Dallas, 2017 - 2021
Director of Undergraduate Program in Finance, The University of Texas at Dallas, 2017 - 2021
Investments Research Analyst, GuideStone Financial Resources, 2009 - 2013
Courses Taught
COR 1100: The Global Experience
FIN/BUS 2810 - Business in the Pacific Rim
FIN 3030 - Introduction to Finance
FIN 3430 - Principles of Finance
FIN 4130 - Advanced Managerial Finance
FIN 4790 - Venture Capital Financing
FIN 4950 - Finance Foundations
GBL 1810 - Business in the Pacific Rim Prep Seminar
Research
Research Interests:
Corporate Finance, Banking, Venture Capitalism, Valuation, Financial Technology, Investments, Financial Accounting
Publications
"Shades of Green: The Effect of SFDR Downgrades on Fund Flows," with Hirofumi Nishi, Eli Sherrill, and Kate Upton, 2025, Journal of Investing 34 (2). https://www.pm-research.com/content/iijinvest/34/3/92
"Do Dividends and Share Repurchases Convey Information about Financial Strength? An Exploration of the Disparities Between Banks and Industrial Firms," with Jinglin Jiang and Yi Zheng, 2024, Journal of Financial Research, 1-31. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfir.12439
"Bank Funding Dynamics Between Retail Deposits and Wholesale Funds: Implications for Regulations," with Yi Zheng, 2024, Journal of Financial Services Research, 1-48. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10693-024-00423-z
"Under the Spotlight: The Peer Standard in CSR and the Role of Public Attention," with Hirofumi Nishi, 2024, Financial Review 59 (2), 373-390. https://doi.org/10.1111/fire.12372
"CSR Activity in Response to the Paris Agreement Exit," with J. Philipp Klaus, Hirofumi Nishi and Carolyn Reichert, 2023, European Financial Management 29 (3), 667-691. https://doi.org/10.1111/eufm.12368
"Does Incentive Conflict Between CEOs and CFOs Benefit Firms? Implications for Corporate Decision-Making," with Feng Han and Qi Qin, 2022, Research in International Business and Finance 63, 101774. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ribaf.2022.101774
"Financial Statement Presentation of Discontinued Operations: Determinants and Consequences," with Weerapat Attachot and Binod Guragai, 2020, Advances in Accounting 49, 100472. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adiac.2020.100472
"The Information Content of Stock Prices after Bankruptcy: Does Volatility Affect the Probability of Successful Emergence?," with Hirofumi Nishi, 2019, Managerial Finance 45 (9), 1166-1182. https://doi.org/10.1108/MF-01-2019-0005
"Do the Stars Align? An Evaluation of the Efficacy of Independent Analysts' Equity Ratings," with Yi Liu, 2015, Journal of Applied Finance 25 (2), 57-74. https://ssrn.com/abstract=2838992
Professional Activities
Society Memberships:
American Finance Association, Eastern Finance Association, Financial Management Association International, Southern Finance Association, Southwestern Finance Association, Western Finance Association
Conference Program Committee, Southern Finance Association Annual Meeting, 2022 - 2025
Service Activities
Advisor to Student Team: Venture Capital Investment Competition, Elon University, 2022 - present
Elon University Retirement Committee Member, 2022 - present