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Nadya Malenko

Tim and Debbie Connors Family Professor

Department

Finance

Profile

Nadya Malenko is a professorÌýin the Seidner Department of Finance at the °¬¿ÉÖ±²¥ College Carroll School of Management.ÌýShe is also a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, a research fellow at the Center for Economic and Policy Research, and a research member of the European Corporate Governance Institute. Malenko’s research interests are in the areas of corporate governance, private equity, political economy, and organizational economics. Her work has appeared in top academic journals and has received several awards, including the Journal of Finance Brattle Prizes and best paper awards from leading academic conferences.

Malenko's research has been featured in media outlets including the TheÌýWall Street Journal, Bloomberg, and Financial Times. She is an associate editor at the Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, and Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, and she serves as the Editor of the ECGI Working Paper Finance Series. She received her Ph.D. from Stanford University.

Selected Publications

  • "." (With Robin Döttling, Doron Levit, and Magdalena Rola-Janicka) Review of Financial Studies, forthcoming.
  • "."Ìý (With Andrey Malenko) Review of Financial Studies, forthcoming.
  • "."Ìý (With Edwin Hu and Jonathon Zytnick) Georgetown Law Journal, forthcoming.
  • "." (With Michael Ewens.) Journal of Finance, forthcoming.
  • "."Ìý (With Doron Levit and Ernst Maug) Journal of Finance, 81 (3), 1321-1375. June 2026.
  • "."Ìý (With Andrey Malenko and Chester Spatt.) Journal of Finance, 80 (4), 2303-2354. August 2025.
  • "."Ìý (With Doron Levit and Ernst Maug.)ÌýJournal of Finance, 79 (1), 257-304. February 2024.
  • "."ÌýÌý(ed. by David Denis.)ÌýHandbook of Corporate Finance Chapter 14, 511-547. February 2024
  • "."Ìý (With Alon Brav and Andrey Malenko.)ÌýOxford Research Encyclopedia of Economics and Finance.ÌýAugust 2023.
  • "." (With Ali Kakhbod, Uliana Loginova, and Andrey Malenko.) Review of Financial Studies, 36 (4), 1319-1363. April 2023.

  • "." (With Joseph Grundfest and Yao Shen.) Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, 58 (8). November, 2022.Ìý

  • ." (With Jason Donaldson and Giorgia Piacentino.) Review of Financial Studies, 33 (10), 4445-4488. October 2020.

  • "." (With Andrey Malenko.)ÌýJournal of Finance, 74 (5), 2441-2490. October 2019.

  • "." (With Yao Shen.) Review of Financial Studies, 29 (12), 3394-3427. December 2016.

  • "." (With Steven Grenadier and Andrey Malenko.) American Economic Review, 106 (9), 2552-2581. September 2016.

  • "." (With Doron Levit.) Journal of Finance, 71 (2), 775-808. April 2016.

  • "." (With Andrey Malenko.) Journal of Financial Economics, 117 (3), 607-627. September 2015.

  • "" Review of Financial Studies, 27 (5), 1486-1532. May 2014.

  • "." (With Doron Levit.) Journal of Finance, 66 (5), 1579-1614. October 2011.

Editorial Positions

  • Associate Editor,ÌýJournal of Finance
  • Associate Editor, Journal of Financial Economics
  • Associate Editor, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis

Selected Appointments, Awards, and Honors

Ìý
  • Editor, ECGI Working Paper Finance Series
  • Brattle Group First Prize in Corporate Finance, Journal of Finance, 2024
  • Hull Tactical Award in Asset Management, Midwest Finance Association, 2026Ìý
  • John L. Weinberg/IRRCi Research Paper Award, 2025
  • Best Paper Award at The First Annual Corporate Governance Academic Forum at the University of Toronto, 2025
  • Paul Van Arsdell Award in Corporate Finance, Midwest Finance Association, 2025
  • Best Paper in Corporate Finance Award, SFS Cavalcade 2024
  • Best Paper Award in Corporate Finance, Northern Finance Association, 2024
  • National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) Research Associate
  • European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI) Research Member
  • Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) Research Fellow
  • Finance Theory Group member
  • Brattle Group Prize for Distinguished Paper in Corporate Finance,ÌýJournal of Finance, 2019
  • Excellence in Refereeing Award,ÌýJournal of Accounting Research, 2020
  • Charles River Associates Award for the best paper in Corporate Finance, WFA 2022
  • Best Paper Award, China International Conference in Finance 2022
  • ECGI Finance Prize for the Best Paper in the 2022 ECGI Finance Working Paper SeriesÌý
  • Referee of the Year Award, Review of Financial Studies, 2023
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