Nina Baranchuk

Nina Baranchuk is an Associate Professor of Management at the Naveen Jindal School of Management, University of Texas at Dallas. She holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Washington University in St. Louis (2004), alongside MA degrees in Economics from Washington University (2000) and New Economic School (Moscow, 1998), and an M.S. in Mathematics from Moscow State University (1998).

Her research focuses on corporate governance, agency theory, contracting mechanisms, investment strategies, applied econometrics, and microeconomic theory. Notable contributions include studies on CEO compensation design, board consensus dynamics, and the impact of disclosure policies on investment efficiency.

Dr. Baranchuk has held roles including Visiting Assistant Professor at UT Austin (2008-2009) and has been at UT Dallas since 2004. She teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in corporate finance, microeconomics, and financial strategy. Her work has been supported by multiple research grants from Washington University, including summer research awards (2001-2003) and a continuing fellowship (2002-2003).

Her publications span top journals like the Review of Financial Studies and Journal of Economic Theory, addressing topics such as super-manager economics, renegotiation-proof contracts, and product quality signaling. Recent research explores creditor behavior in bankruptcy contexts and revenue-sharing models in the motion picture industry.