Ivy Profile

Academic History

• Ph.D., Business Administration: Finance, University of Iowa, 1988

• MS, Statistics, University of Iowa, 1985

• MA, Economics, University of Iowa, 1980

• BA, Religion, Economics, Augustana College, 1977

Expertise

• Climate Finance

• Corporate Finance

• Banking

• Mergers and Acquisitions

• Financial Regulation

• Security Issuance and Dividend Policy

• Econometric Methods in Finance

Awards

Selected Publications

• Cowan, A. R., Gao, L., Han, J. & Pan, Z. (forthcoming) "Local Religiosity and Financial Advisor Misconduct", Journal of Corporate Finance, 86Link to Paper

• Cowan, A. R., Jeffrey, C., & Wang, Q. (2023) "Does writing down goodwill imperil a CEO’s job?", Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, 42 (1):107015. Link to Paper

• Cowan, A. R., Salotti, V., & Schenck, N. A. (2022) "The long-term impact of bank mergers on stock performance and default risk: The aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis", Finance Research Letters, 48:102925. Link to Paper

• Cowan, A. R., & Salotti, V. (2020) "Anti-selective disclosure regulation and analyst forecast accuracy and usefulness", Journal of Corporate Finance, 64:101669. Link to Paper

• Cowan, A. R., & Salotti, V. (2014) "The resolution of failed banks during the crisis: Acquirer performance and FDIC guarantees, 2008-2013", Journal of Banking and Finance, Link to Paper