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Senior Instructor & Director of Graduate Studies-MS Finance Program
Department of Finance
Contact
csteph5@lsu.edu
225-578-6291
2934 Business Education Complex North
Education
PhD Finance, University of Arizona, 1996
MBA University of Colorado-Colorado Springs, 1992
BS Accounting, University of Northern Colorado, 1985
Dr. Stephens has 25+ years experience teaching finance. He has published numerous articles in the top Finance journals and his research has been cited 2,500+ times.
Chance, D., Bui, D., and Stephens, C. (2019). Does the Choice between Listing on the NYSE versus Nasdaq Matter? An Examination of Firms that Voluntarily Move from the NYSE to Nasdaq. 19(7), 18-48.
Lin, J., Stephens, C., and , . (2014). Takeover vulnerability and long-run performance following open-market share repurchases. Journal of Banking and Finance, 42(May 2014), 283-301..
Maxwell, W. F and Stephens, C. (2003). The Wealth Effects of Repurchases on Bondholders. Journal of Finance, 58(2), 895-919.
Jagannathan, M., Stephens, C., and Weisbach, M. S (2000). Financial Flexibility and the Choice Between Dividends and Stock Repurchases. Journal of Financial Economics, 57(3), 355-384.
Teaching Interests: Corporate Finance, Investments, Financial Institutions
Research Interests: Corporate Finance, Dividend and payout policy, IPO - lockup provisions, Managerial incentives
LOUIS OER Commons Faculty Cohort grant, Louisiana Board of Regents
Stephens, C. and , . (2018, October). Using accelerated share repurchases to meet or beat earnings expectations. Presented at Financial Management Association Annual Meeting sponsored by FMA, San Diego, CA.
