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Mark Griffiths

Jack Anderson Professor of Finance

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Academic Background

  • Ph.D. The University of Western Ontario, Financial Economics, 1990
  • M.A. University of Waterloo, Economics, 1984
  • M.B.A. York University, Finance, 1982
  • B.A. York University, Accounting, 1978
  • B.A. The University of Western Ontario, French, 1974

Academic & Professional Experience

  • Jack Anderson Professor of Finance, Department of Finance, Miami University (2004–Present).
  • Wall Street Week, Program Organizer (2006–Present).
  • Associate Professor of Finance, Thunderbird, The Garvin School of International Management (1997–2004).
  • Halliburton Visiting Professor of Finance, Texas A&M University, Mays College of Business (2002–2003).
  • Visiting Assistant Professor, Helsinki Graduate School of Business, Institute for Public Policy Studies (2000–2003).
  • Associate Professor of Finance, College of Business and Economics, Rauch Business Center, Lehigh University (1996–1997).
  • Assistant Professor of Finance, School of Business Administration, The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (1990–1996).
  • Lecturer, School of Business Administration, The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (1989–1990).
  • Lecturer, Corporate Finance, School of Business and Economics, Wilfrid Laurier University (1982–1988).
  • Special Investigations Officer, Ministry of Revenue (1978–1982).
  • Cost Control Administrator, Rockwell International, Collins Canada Division (1974–1978).

Recent Publications

  • “An Examination of Two Competing Hypotheses for the Demand for Lottery Tickets,” with Ozzy Akay and Drew B. Winters, Journal of Gambling, Business and Economics. (forthcoming).
  • “Government Bureaucracy, Transactional Impediments, and Entrepreneurial Intentions,” with Jill R. Kickul and Alan Carsrud, International Small Business Journal, (forthcoming).
  • “An Empirical Analysis of the Socio-Economic Determinants of Innovation,” with Jill R. Kickul, International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, (forthcoming).
  • Griffiths, M.D., Kotomin, V., & Winters, D.B., (in press). Liquidity Issues in the Money Markets, invited paper for Market Liquidity, Greg N. Gregoriou and Francois L’Habitant, John Wiley & Sons.
  • Griffiths, M.D. & Winters, D.B., (2008). Benchmark for Comparison of Top Journal Publications across the Functional Areas in Colleges of Business Administration, Journal of Financial Education, 34, 18-30.
  • Brown, C.R, Cyree, K.B., Griffiths, M.D. & Winters, D.B., (2008). Further Analysis of the Expectations Hypothesis using very Short-term Interest Rates, Journal of Banking and Finance, 32, 600-613.
  • Griffiths, M. D. & Singh, C. (2008). The Role of Computer Usage in the Availability of Credit for Small Businesses. Managerial Finance, 34:2, 103-115.
  • Li, Z., Grieves, R. & Griffiths, M.D., (2007). “Duration Crossovers: An Anomaly Explained,” Journal of Applied Finance, Spring/Summer 2007, 17:1, 82-87.
  • Drake, P., Griffiths, M.D., Pecherot Petitt, B. (2007). McKesson Corporation and HBO & Company: Back to the Altar,” [Case Study, Teaching Note and Technical Note] Journal of Financial Education, 33, 89-105.
  • Griffiths, M. D. & Winters, D. B. The Turn-of-the-Year Effect in the Money Markets: An Empirical Examination of the Risk-Shifting Hypothesis. Journal of Business, 78 (4), 1337–1363.
  • Griffiths, M. D., Winters, D. B. & Blackwell, D. (2006). Financial Markets: Valuing Assets and Managing Their Risk Wiley & Sons.
  • Griffiths, M. D. & Winters, D. B. (2005). Inferring P&T Research Hurdle Rates: What the Data Say. Journal of Financial Education, 31, 1–25.
  • Griffiths, M.D. & Winters, D.B. (2005). The Year-End Price of Risk in a Market for Liquidity,” The Journal of Investment Management, 3:1, 1–12.  Reprinted in The World of Risk Management, 2006, H. Gifford Fong [editor], World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., Singapore, Chapter 8, pp 169–182.
  • Griffiths, M. D. & Grieves, R. (2005). A Wall Street Internship: Volume 2–Introduction to Financial Derivatives South-Western Thompson Learning (under contract).

Honors & Awards

  • 2009: University of Otago William Evans Fellowship (Research)
  • 2008: Nominated for Miami University ASG Professor of the Year Award.
  • 2001: Thunderbird Faculty Award for Innovative Teaching, Thunderbird.
  • 2000: 1999–2000 Thunderbird Research Grant, Thunderbird.
  • 1999: 1999 Thunderbird Faculty Award (Publications), Thunderbird.
  • 1992: Winner of the 1992 AAII Award for Outstanding Paper in Investments, Eastern Finance Association Conference.
  • 1989: CIDA Award–Ontario, Graduate Scholarship, Canada International Development Agency.
  • 1988: Xerox Canada, Inc. Doctoral Fellowship, 1987–88, Xerox Canada, Inc..
  • 1988: 1988 Invitee to the FMA Doctoral Consortium, Financial Management Association.

Professional Interests

  • Research: Market Micro-structure
  • Teaching: Investments, Derivatives, International

Areas of Expertise

  • Global portfolio management
  • Money market microstructure
  • Risk management

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