Alexander Dyck

Alexander Dyck is Professor of Finance and Economic Analysis and Policy at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, where he also holds the Manulife Financial Chair in Financial Services. He is cross-appointed to the Faculty of Law and serves on the board of the Rotman International Center for Pension Management and as Fellow of the Michael Lee-Chin Family Institute for Corporate Citizenship.

Education & Career Path

Prior to joining the University of Toronto, Professor Dyck was Associate Professor at Harvard Business School and a visiting scholar in Finance at INSEAD (2009–2010).

Research Focus

Professor Dyck’s scholarship sits at the intersection of finance, law, and public policy. His work explores:

• Corporate governance mechanisms and their impact on firm value and policy
• The role of media and information intermediaries in financial markets
• Corporate social responsibility and its economic consequences
• Privatization, regulation, and the design of management incentives
• Taxation policy and corporate behavior
• Private equity performance and investor scale effects

Research Impact & Trends

Across more than two decades, Dyck’s publications reveal a consistent emphasis on governance and policy evaluation using quasi-natural experiments, international comparisons, and large-sample empirical methods. Recent work highlights the tension between active asset management and governance oversight, the deterrent effect of media scrutiny on corporate fraud, and the real effects of tax policy on corporate investment and payout decisions.

Teaching & Mentorship

At Rotman, Professor Dyck teaches PhD and MBA courses in Corporate Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions, and Private Equity, actively mentoring the next generation of scholars and practitioners.