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Matthew Serfling

Matthew Serfling

Clayton Homes Chair of Excellence in Finance

Phone 865-974-3216

Email mserflin@utk.edu

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Location Room - 433, Stokely Management Center , United States

Department:

Finance

Center:

Neel Corporate Governance Center

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Biography

Matthew Serfling is an associate professor of finance at the University of Tennessee and an associate editor at Financial Management. He received his Ph.D. in finance from the University of Arizona and undergraduate degree in finance with a minor in mathematics from North Dakota State University. His research primarily focuses on understanding how corporate decisions interact with labor markets and other non-financial stakeholders, but he is also interested in topics related to corporate governance and understanding how managers shape the information environment of their firms.

His research has been published in leading finance and accounting journals, including the Journal of Finance, the Review of Financial Studies, the Journal of Financial Economics, the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Management Science, the Journal of Accounting and Economics and the Journal of Accounting Research.

Expertise:

Corporate Finance, Corporate Governance, Executive Characteristics, Labor and Finance, Labor Market for Executives and Directors

Education:

2015 University of Arizona, Ph.D., Finance

2010 North Dakota State University, B.S., Finance

Awards/Honors
  • Finance Department Research Award, 2022
  • Research & Creative Achievement-Professional Promise Award, 2022
  • Ray and Joan Myatt Faculty Research Fellow, 2021 - 2022
  • Sharon Miller-Pryse/Trust Company Outstanding Finance Faculty Award, 2021
  • JFQA Outstanding Reviewer Award, 2020
  • Haslam Summer Scholar, 2020 - Present
  • Kinney Family Faculty Research Fellow, 2017 - 2021
  • University of Tennessee C. Warren Neel Corporate Governance Center Fellow, 2016 - Present
  • Vallett Family Outstanding Researcher Award, 2018
  • William B. Stokely Faculty Research Fellow, 2016-2017 Academic Year
  • University of Tennessee Quest Scholar of the Week, 2016
  • American Finance Association Doctoral Student Travel Grant, 2014
  • Best Paper Award in Corporate Finance for “CEO Age and the Riskiness of Corporate Policies,” Midwest Finance Association, 2013
  • Eller College Doctoral Student Fellowship Award, University of Arizona, 2010
  • Graduate Assistant Fellowship, University of Arizona, 2010 - 2015
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