Michael Young

Michael Young is an Assistant Professor in the Finance Department at the University of Missouri’s Robert J. Trulaske, Sr. College of Business. His research focuses on investment decisions, including retail investors, mutual fund managers, and ETFs. He examines how emotions influence trading behavior, ETF short-selling effects on corporate governance, and fund manager social networks.

Education:

• PhD in Finance, University of Alabama
• MS in Finance, University of Maryland (2013)
• BSBA in Finance, Longwood University (2011)

His research spans behavioral finance, corporate governance, and investment strategies. Notable contributions include studies on ETF short-selling’s governance implications, emotional trading responses to crises, and mutual fund manager disclosures. His work appears in the Journal of Financial Economics and earned awards such as the WRDS Best Conference Paper Award and the LTI@UniTo Junior Research Fellowship.

Dr. Young has advised no listed students. His research has been supported by grants from the Long-Term Investors think tank at Università di Torino. He previously held a postdoctoral position at the Darden School of Business, University of Virginia. His work bridges theoretical finance with practical market dynamics, offering insights into investor behavior under stress and institutional governance mechanisms.