Biography
Dr. Stivers is the Chair of the Finance Department. He also holds the Lowry Watkins, Jr . Endowed Chair of Finance position.
Dr. Stivers’ research achievements are in the area of empirical investments and financial market behavior, including the equity, bond, and derivatives markets. His work has contributed to the field of financial economics by promoting a better understanding of asset return behavior; including volatility, the correlation between stock and bond returns, how stock risk premia and momentum payoffs vary with economic conditions, how risk is related to interest rates, and how inflation shocks are related to security returns. From a broader perspective, his research bears on issues such as asset allocation, price formation, risk management and diversification, and market informational efficiency.
Dr. Stivers has published 27 peer-reviewed research articles in highly regarded academic journals on the College of Business’s Elite or High-Quality journal list since 2003. Five of these publications appear in journals from the top ‘Financial Times 50’ list and another 16 articles appear in journals that are either on the Elite COB list and/or in the top-ranked A* category of the ABDC (Australian Business Dean’s Council) journal ranking list.
Degrees and Certifications
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
University of Louisville
CFA Institute