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University of Colorado Denver Business School, offering Bachelor, MBA, MS, and PhD degrees

Business School, University of Colorado Denver
 

Ajeyo Banerjee

Associate Professor of Finance, Director of the MS in Finance program
Ajeyo Banerjee

Education

PhD Finance & Econometrics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
MBA Finance, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
MSc Physics, University of Delhi, India
BSc Honours in Physics, University of Delhi, India

Courses Taught

  • Management of Business Capital, FNCE 3500
  • Corporate Financial Decisions, FNCE 4320
  • Financial Decisions & Policies, FNCE 6310
  • Mergers & Acquisitions, FNCE 6420
  • Financial Management, BUSN 6640

Areas of Expertise

  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • Corporate finance
  • Emerging markets
  • Governance structures in organizations

Other Education

  • Certified Cost and Management Accountant, India
  • Certified Banker, India

Professional History

Academic Experience:

  • Associate Professor, University of Colorado at Denver
  • Visiting Associate Professor, edhec School of Management, Lille, France
  • Visiting Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, India
  • Assistant Professor, University of Colorado at Denver
  • Instructor, School of Management, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

  • Teaching Fellow, Harvard University Summer School, Cambridge

Other:

  • Director, 11-Month MBA Program
  • Director, MBA Program
  • Faculty Advisor, Financial Management Association student chapter
  • Credit Analyst, State Bank of India

Selected Publications

Articles:

  • "Why Regulate Insider Trading? Evidence From the First Great Merger Wave (1897-1903)," American Economic Review, 2001 (with E. Woodrow Eckard)
  • "Are Mega-mergers Anticompetitive? Evidence From the First Great Merger Wave," RAND Journal of Economics, 1998 (with E. Woodrow Eckard)
  • "Impact of the Nature and Sequence of Multiple Bids in Corporate Control Contests of the Eighties," Journal of Corporate Finance, 1996 (with James E. Owers)
  • "Changes in SEC Disclosure Rules for Executive Stock Options: Implications for Valuation," Journal of Accounting, Auditing, and Finance, 1995
  • "Managerial Incentives and Corporate Control Auctions," Managerial and Decision Economics, 1993 (with James E. Owers)
  • "Wealth Reduction in White Knight Bids," Financial Management, 1992 (with James E. Owers)

Current Research

  • Financing patterns of corporations in China and India
  • Voluntary public financial disclosure in an unregulated environment
  • Private Equity: Does it add value in the long run?
  • Bank mergers in the 1990s

Achievements and Honors

  • Dave Laube Community Impact Award ($5,000), Business School, University of Colorado Denver
  • Jim Basey Innovation and Leadership Award ($30,000), Business School, University of Colorado Denver
  • Faculty Research Grants, Teaching Development Grant, University of Colorado at Denver
  • Outstanding Service Award, Business School at the University of Colorado at Denver
  • Corporate Finance Best Paper Award, Eastern Finance Association meetings, 1990
  • Sheaffer-Eaton Academic Excellence Award, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
  • Ranked 2nd in India in cost accounting certification examination, 1981

Academic and Professional Activities

  • Content Expert: American Council on Education, Washington DC
  • Reviewer: National Stock Exchange of India Research Grant Projects
  • Reviewer: Managerial and Decision Economics
  • Chairperson/Discussant/Program Committee: Financial Management Association, Eastern Finance Association past annual meetings
  • Member: American Finance Association, Financial Management Association, Association for Research in Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action, Institute of Cost & Works Accountants of India, Indian Institute of Bankers