Directory Entry For: Christopher Stivers

Biography

Dr. Stivers is a Professor of Finance.  He has been a full-time faculty member at the University of Louisville since the fall of 2010.  He holds the Lowry Watkins, Jr . Endowed Chair of Finance position.  He also holds the CFA Charterholder professional designation.  Previously, he served on the faculty at the University of Georgia from 1998 to 2010.

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 29 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 17 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.  

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