Dr. Donghyeok Jang | American University of Sharjah
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College / Department

School of Business Administration
Department of Finance

Teaching areas

Financial Management, Derivatives

Research areas

Empirical Corporate Finance, Corporate Social Responsibility, ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance), Corporate Pension Plans

Education

PhD, Finance, University of Oregon, United States, 2022
MA, Mathematics, Arizona State University, United States, 2016

Professional experience

Assistant Professor Of Finance, Finance, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 2023 - Present
Visiting Faculty, Finance, University of Delaware, Delaware, United States, 2022 - 2023
Appointed Researcher, Statistical Analysis, Korea Institute for Industrial Economics & Trade, South Korea, 2016 - 2017

Contact

[email protected]
+971 6 515 4703

Dr. Donghyeok Jang

Assistant Professor
PhD, University of Oregon, United States

Donghyeok Jang obtained his Ph.D. in finance from the University of Oregon, focusing his research on empirical corporate finance topics encompassing CSR, ESG, and corporate pension plans. He has actively engaged in academic financial conferences, notably at events such as the Financial Management Association meeting. Before joining the American University of Sharjah, Donghyeok's journey encompassed roles as a visiting faculty member in finance at the University of Delaware, as well as an appointed researcher at the Korea Institute for Industrial Economics & Trade.

Publications

Donghyeok Jang. Corporate Social Responsibility, Pension Assumptions, and Risky Asset Allocations in Defined Benefit Plans, Working Paper
Donghyeok Jang, John Chalmers And Zhi Wang. Siren Song or Salvation: Evidence on the value of ESG from Ownership Changes, Working Paper
Donghyeok Jang And Youchang Wu. Size and Investment Performance: Defined Benefit vs. Defined Contribution Pension Plans, Working Paper

Conference Presentations

Siren Song or Salvation: Evidence on the value of ESG from Ownership Changes, Eastern Finance Association, 2023
Corporate Social Responsibility, Pension Assumptions, and Risky Asset Allocations in Defined Benefit Pension Plans, Financial Management Association, 2022
Siren Song or Salvation: Evidence on the value of ESG from Ownership Changes, Australasian Finance & Banking Conference, 2022
Size and Investment Performance: Defined Benefit vs. Defined Contribution Pension Plans, Chinese Finance Annual Meeting, 2022
Size and Investment Performance: Defined Benefit vs. Defined Contribution Pension Plans, China International Risk Forum, 2020

Awards and Honors

People’s Choice Award & Honorable Mention at the Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition, University of Oregon, 2021
Robin & Roger Best Teaching Award, Lundquist College of Business, University of Oregon, 2021
Robin & Roger Best Teaching Award, Lundquist College of Business, University of Oregon, 2020

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