Katharina Lewellen

Assistant Professor of Business Administration

E-Mail: katarzyna.a.lewellen@tuck.dartmouth.edu
Phone: (603) 646-8247

MS, University of Zurich, 1995; Doctorate, University of Zurich, 1997; PhD, University of Rochester, 2003

Areas of expertise

Corporate finance, capital structure, corporate governance

Current research topics

Executive compensation, taxes and capital structure, corporate put options sales

Selected Publications

With E. Demers, "Marketing Role of IPOs: Evidence from Internet Stocks," Journal of Financial Economics, 68(3), 2003; "Risk, Reputation, and IPO Price Support," Journal of Finance, 61(2), 2006; "Financing Decisions When Managers Are Risk Averse," Journal of Financial Economics, 82(3), 2006

Working Papers

With J. Lewellen, "Internal Equity, Taxes, and Capital Structure"; with D. Jenter and J. Warner, "Security Issue Timing: What Do Managers Know and When Do They Know It?"

Awards

Swiss National Science Foundation Fellowship, 1997; Fellowship, 1998–2000, Olin Fellowship, 1999–2000, Simon Graduate School of Business Administration, University of Rochester; Nasdaq Educational Foundation Fellowship, 2002

Professional Activities

Academic positions: Lecturer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002–03; Assistant Professor of Finance, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003–05; Tuck School of Business, 2005–present

Nonacademic positions: Economist, Swiss National Bank, 1995–97