Justin Birru joined Fisher in 2012 as an assistant professor after earning a PhD in finance from NYU Stern School of Business. His research interests include behavioral finance and empirical corporate finance. Justin teaches Behavioral Finance in both the undergraduate and MBA programs at Fisher.

Areas of Expertise

• Corporate Finance
• Behavioral Finance

Education

• Ph.D. in Finance, New York University, Stern School of Business
• B.S., Finance, University of Pittsburgh

Finance 4224 - Investments IV

This course covers the theories and implications of behavioral finance, CAPM Anomalies, and advanced investment strategies.

Finance 7226 - Behavioral Finance

This course covers theories of behavioral finance, such as Prospect Theory, and their implications for investor behavior and markets.

• "Anatomy of a Meltdown: The Risk Neutral Density for the S&P 500 in the Fall of 2008,"
  (with Stephen Figlewski), Journal of Financial Markets 15, 151-180, 2012.

• "Inefficient Markets, Efficient Investment?"
• "Confusion of Confusions: A Test of the Disposition Effect and Momentum"
• "The Impact of the Federal Reserve's Interest Rate Target Announcement on Stock Prices: A Closer Look at How the Market Impounds New Information" (with Stephen Figlewski)    
• "Nominal Price Illusion" (with Baolian Wang)