Peter Haslag

Peter Haslag

Assistant Professor of Finance

Research Interests/Areas of Expertise

Human capital, mergers and acquisitions, capital structure, labor mobility, real estate, U.S. equity market structure, liquidity

Subject Areas

Finance

Biography

Biography

Professor Peter Haslag joined Owen after completing his PhD at Washington University in St. Louis. His research focuses on labor & finance and the real effects of financial markets, with a focus on policy-related topics. His research has been published in leading finance journals such as the Journal of Financial Economics and the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis.

Awards & Accomplishments

While earning his PhD at Washington University in St. Louis, Professor Haslag was named a Moog Scholar, awarded to the top PhD students in the Olin Business School, and earned the  Best PhD Job Market Presentation, awarded for the best presentation within Olin. At Arizona State, he earned the McQuaid Graduate Fellowship, a merit-based fellowship awarded to a member of Delta Upsilon Fraternity for the purpose of pursuing a graduate degree.

Expertise

Econometric techniques, U.S. equity market structure, mergers and acquisitions, corporate financing flexibility, liquidity

Teaching

Professor Haslag will be teaching Managerial Finance at Vanderbilt. Previously he taught Managerial Statistics and Capital Markets at Washington University in St. Louis.

On A Personal Note...

Professor Haslag enjoys spending time with his family, hiking, and playing basketball.

Research Interests

Empirical corporate finance, human capital, and financial markets

Education

Ph.D., Finance, Washington University in St. Louis, 2017

M.Sc., Finance, Vanderbilt University, 2011

B.S., Finance, Arizona State University, 2010