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Eric Kelley is the Goodner Professor of Finance at the Haslam College of Business, University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He has held previous faculty positions at the Eller College of Management (University of Arizona) and Washington State University. His research focuses on empirical asset pricing, market microstructure, and retail trading dynamics, with publications in top-tier journals such as the Journal of Finance and Journal of Financial Economics. He teaches courses at undergraduate, MBA, and PhD levels, including Introduction to Finance, Financial Management, and Special Topics. His work explores topics like trading costs, investor behavior, and market efficiency, often using natural experiments and large-scale data analysis.
Education: PhD in Finance (Texas A&M University), MS in Finance (Texas Tech University), BBA in Computer Information Systems and Finance (West Texas A&M University).
Research highlights include analyzing the impact of zero-commission trading, dark trading volume effects, and the role of social media (e.g., emojis) in predicting stock returns. Recent work also examines short-selling strategies across business cycles and institutional herding effects.
His advising focuses on PhD students’ dissertation research, with a strong emphasis on empirical methods and financial markets. No specific grants or awards are listed in the provided materials.
