Pat Akey
Assistant Professor at University of Toronto
Publications
Valuing Changes in Political Networks: Evidence from Campaign Contributions to Close Congressional Elections, 2015, Review of Financial Studies, 28:3188-223
2016 RFS Rising Scholar Award
2013 USC Finance PhD Conference Best Paper Award
Policy Uncertainty, Political Capital, and Firm Risk-Taking with Stefan Lewellen
(Revise and Resubmit at RFS) Link
Media Coverage: The Economist
Politicizing Consumer Credit with Stefan Lewellen and Rawley Heimer
(Revise and Resubmit at JFE) Link
Pushing Boundaries: Political Redistricting and Consumer Credit
with Christine Dobridge, Rawley Heimer and Stefan Lewellen
Media Coverage: NPR, Forbes
The Limits of Limited Liability: Evidence from Industrial Pollution with Ian Appel
(Revise and Resubmit at JF) Link
Hacking Corporate Reputations with Stefan Lewellen, Inessa Liskovich and Christoph Schiller
Price Revelation from Insider Trading: Evidence from Hacked Earnings News
with Vincent Gregoire and Charles Martineau
Environmental Externalities of Activism with Ian Appel
Paper available upon request
Works in Process
Economic Distress and Asset Reallocation with Ben Iverson