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Drew Peabody

Assistant Professor of Finance

Department: Finance

Office and address: Koury Business Center, Office 226 2075 Campus Box Elon, NC 27244

Phone number: (336) 278-5234

News & Notes

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

Awards

LSB Dean's Award for Excellence in Scholarship, Elon University, 2023