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Gwendolyn Webb is a Professor in the Bert W. Wasserman Department of Economics and Finance at Baruch College's Zicklin School of Business, City University of New York, with over three decades of academic service. She serves as Executive Director of Executive Programs and previously held roles including Associate Dean for Executive Programs and Academic Director of the Executive MS in Finance.
Her educational background includes:
- AB in Economics from Wheaton College (1969, cum laude)
- MA in Economics from University of Pennsylvania (1971)
- MBA in Finance from New York University (1975)
- PhD in Finance from New York University (1988)
Professor Webb's research centers on risk management, corporate finance, and financial market microstructure, with particular expertise in market volatility, trading volume dynamics, and systemic shocks. Her work bridges theoretical finance with practical applications in trading strategies and corporate event analysis, often focusing on market anomalies during periods of financial stress. She employs rigorous empirical methodologies to examine how market structure changes impact investor behavior and asset pricing.
Her recent publications reveal a sustained focus on market efficiency questions through the lens of corporate events (dividend initiations, stock splits) and index methodologies, with increasing attention to ETF mechanics and technical trading indicators since 2015. Collaborative work with Yu and Tandon dominates her output, demonstrating consistent research partnerships across multiple financial phenomena.
Her honors include:
- Zicklin Award for Excellence in Teaching (2009)
- Zicklin Fellowship in Economics and Finance (1999-2000)
- Election to Beta Gamma Sigma (1976)
Professor Webb has mentored numerous students including undergraduate honors theses (Caroline Kim), CUNY BA candidates (Amina Huling, Marek Kruszelnicki), and doctoral committees (Richard Ottoo, Rajneesh Sharma). Her extensive service includes 15+ years on journal editorial boards (Journal of Banking and Finance, Managerial Finance), leadership in executive education program development, and pivotal roles in curriculum design for finance degrees. She has secured database resources including CRSP, Compustat Global Vantage, and TAQ data to support doctoral research.
While not leading a formal research lab, she actively collaborates through the Zicklin School's finance research initiatives and professional associations, contributing to working groups on market structure and corporate finance pedagogy.
