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Ivalina Kalcheva, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Finance at the University of Texas at San Antonio's Carlos Alvarez College of Business. She holds a Ph.D. in Finance from the University of Utah, an MBA from Saginaw Valley State University, and a B.A. in Economics from the University of Economics in Varna, Bulgaria. Her expertise spans corporate finance, asset pricing, market microstructure, tax policy, and institutional investing.
Dr. Kalcheva's research focuses on topics such as tax policy impacts, institutional investment dynamics, short-selling behavior, economic policy uncertainty, and genetic influences on financial decision-making. Her work has been published in top-tier journals like Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, and Review of Financial Studies.
Her recent studies analyze the effects of tax reforms (e.g., 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act), institutional investor behavior, and the interplay between policy uncertainty and consumer choices. She has also explored innovation drivers, liquidity biases in asset pricing, and market anomalies like the weekend effect.
Dr. Kalcheva teaches finance courses in UTSA's MBA and Master of Science in Finance programs. She previously taught at the University of Arizona and University of California, Riverside. Her research consistently bridges theoretical frameworks with empirical analysis of real-world financial markets, contributing to both academic discourse and practical policy considerations.
- Education:
- Ph.D. in Finance, University of Utah
- M.B.A., Saginaw Valley State University
- B.A. in Economics, University of Economics, Varna, Bulgaria
- Key Research Themes:
- Tax Policy and Corporate Behavior
- Institutional Investment Strategies
- Market Microstructure Anomalies
- Behavioral Finance Applications
- Recent Trends: Growing focus on post-tax reform effects, global institutional investment patterns, and interdisciplinary research linking genetics to financial behavior.
