Evan Jo

Assistant Professor

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Evan Jo joined the Smith School of Business at Queen's University as an Assistant Professor of Finance in July 2021 after obtaining his PhD in Finance from McGill University.

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Finance

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Evan Jo joined the Smith School of Business at Queen's University as an Assistant Professor of Finance in July 2021 after obtaining his PhD in Finance from McGill University. His research interests include Asset Pricing, Capital Markets, and Credit Risk.

Academic Degrees

PhD Finance
McGill University (2021)

BCom
McGill University (2014)

Academic Experience

Smith School of Business, Queen's University
Assistant Professor (2021 - Present)

Publications

Working Papers

Sharper Alpha: New testable implications for asset pricing (2020) Job Market Paper

A Supply and Demand Approach to Equity Pricing (2020) with Sebastien Betermier and Laurent Calvet

Capital Investment and Variance Risk Premia (2020) with Jan Ericsson and Babak Lotfaliei

Research

Interests

Asset Pricing, Capital Markets, Credit Risk, Pensions

Presentations

2022 American Finance Association

2021 Adam Smith Workshop*, CIREQ Ph.D. Conference, Dauphine Finance Ph.D. Workshop^†, Northern Finance Association, Queen’s University, Society of Financial Econometrics, University of Calgary*, Université Laval, Université de Montréal, Wilfrid Laurier University

2020 Cass Business School - Inquire UK Corporate Policies and Asset Prices Conference*, European Finance Association*, Financial Management Association^†, HEC Montréal, McGill University, Oxford University*, Tilburg University*, Validus Risk Management*

2019 Bank of Canada*, EDHEC*, McGill University

2018 Northern Finance Association

2016 HEC Montréal

Awards

Fellowships

SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship (2017-2019)

Doctoral Fellowship (2014-2020)

Walter John Stenason PhD Fellowship (2014-2015)

Teaching Awards

Excellence in Teaching Award (2016-2017)

Other Awards

Graduate Mobility Award (2020)

Award for Best Discussion McGill–HEC Doctoral Workshop (2016)

Doctoral Scholarship - Finance Desjardins Foundation (2015-2016)

Joseph-Armand Bombardier Master’s Scholarship (2015-2016)

Excellence Scholarship Autorité des Marchés Financiers (2014-2015)

First Class Joint Honours in Economics and Finance (2014)