Alexander Dyck
Bio
Alexander Dyck is a Professor of Finance and Economic Analysis and Policy at the Rotman School and holds the Manulife Financial Chair in Financial Services. He is also Academic Director of the Director’s Education Program, a board member of the Rotman International Center for Pension Management, and a Fellow at the Michael Lee-Chin Family Institute for Corporate Citizenship at the Rotman School. He teaches PhD and MBA courses in Corporate Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions and Private Equity. Previously, he was Associate Professor at the Harvard Business School where he taught in the MBA, doctoral and executive education programs. In 2009-2010, he was a visiting scholar in Finance at INSEAD. His research interests include corporate governance, corporate finance, corporate social responsibility, regulation and privatization, the media and financial markets, and taxation.
Academic Positions
| 1993-1998 | Assistant Professor; Harvard Business School |
| 1998-2004 | Associate Professor; Harvard Business School |
| 2004-2009 | Associate Professor; Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto |
| 2009-2010 | Visiting Scholar; INSEAD |
| 2009- present | Professor of Finance and Business Economics; Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto |
Non-Academic Positions
| 1999-2002 | Consultant;World Bank |
| 1998 - 2004 | Executive Education;Harvard Business School |
| 2008-2009, 2012-present | Board Member;Rotman International Centre for Pension Management |
| 2004- present | Academic Director, Director's Education Program;Rotman School of Management |
| Summer 91-92 | Research Associate;German Institute for Economic Research, Berlin |
| Summer 1990 | Research Associate;, C.D. Howe Institute, Toronto |
Selected Publications - Papers
- Taxes and Corporate Policies: Evidence from a Quasi Natural Experiment; Doidge and Dyck; Journal of Finance; Issue: 70; 2015; Pages: 45-89
- Investor Scale and Performance in Private Equity Investments; Dyck, A., Pomorski, L.; Review of Finance; 2015; Pages: 1-26
- Media Versus Special Interests; Dyck, Moss and Zingales; Journal of Law and Economics; Issue: 56; 2013; Pages: 521-553
- The Value of Active Management: International Evidence; Dyck, A., Lins, K., Pomorski, L.; Review of Asset Pricing Studies; Issue: 3; 2013; Pages: 200-228
- Who Blows the Whistle on Corporate Fraud; Dyck, Morse, Zingales; Journal of Finance; Issue: Vol. 65, Nol. 6; 2010; Pages: 2213-2254
- Corporate Governance Role of the Media: Evidence from Russia; Alexander Dyck, Natalya Volchkova, Luigi Zingales; Journal of Finance; Issue: Vol. 63, No. 3; 2008; Pages: 1093-1136
- Theft and Taxes; Mihir Desai, Alexander Dyck, Luigi Zingales; Journal of Financial Economics; Issue: Vol. 84, Issue 3; 2007; Pages: 591-623
- Control premiums and the effectiveness of corporate governance systems; With Luigi Zingales; FinanceThe Bank of America Journal of Applied Corporate Finance; Issue: Vol. 16, Iss. 2-3, Spring/Summer; 2004; Pages: 51-73
- Private Benefits of Control: An International Comparison; With Luigi Zingales; Journal of Finance; Issue: Vol. LIX, No. 2; 2004; Pages: 533-596
- Privatization, Compensation and Management Incentives: Evidence from the United Kingdom; With Michael Cragg; Journal of Law, Economics and Organization; Issue: Vol. 19, No. 1; 2003; Pages: 176-217
- Management Control and Privatization in the United Kingdom; With Michael Cragg; Rand Journal of Economics; Issue: Vol. 30, No. 3; 1999; Pages: 475-497
- Privatization in Eastern Germany: Management Selection and Economic Transition; I. J. Alexander Dyck; American Economic Review; Issue: Vol. 87, No. 4; 1997; Pages: 565-597
Selected Publications - Books and Chapters
Recent Presentations
- Do Institutional Investors Drive Corporate Social Responsibility: International Evidence; Lins, K., Roth, L, Wagner, H.; 2015
- Do Institutional Investors Improve Corporate Governance Through Collective Action?; Doidge, C, Mahmudi, H., Virani, A.; 2015
- How Pervasive is Corporate Fraud; Dyck, A., Morse, A., Zingales, L.; 2014
- Is Bigger Better? Size and Performance in Pension Management; Dyck and Pomorski; European Winter Finance Conference; 2011
- Sovereign Wealth Fund Portfolios; Dyck and Morse; NBER Asset Pricing Meetings; 2010
Academic / Professional Service
| 2002-2004 | Faculty Search Committee, BGIE area; Harvard Business School |
| 2002-2004 | Academic Performance committee; Harvard Business School |
| 2007-2010 | National Academic Director, Director's edcation Program; Rotman School of Management |
| 2008-2009 | Elected Member, Executive Committee; Rotman School of Management |
| 2005-2009 | Director, PhD program in Finance; Rotman School of Management |
| 2008-2010 | Chair, PhD Program Committee; Rotman School of Management |
| 2007-2010 | National Academic Director, Director's edcation Program; Rotman School of Management |
| 2011-2013 | Chair, Executive Committee; Rotman School of Management |
| 2009-2012 | Research Committee; Rotman International Centre for Pension Management |
| 2007-2009, 2012-present | Board Member; International Centre for Pension Management, Rotman |
| 2015 - | Chair, Specialized Graduate Programs Committee; Rotman School of Management |
| 2006-present | Academic Director, Directors Education Program; Rotman School of Management |
Honors and Awards
| 1987 | 1987 Nisbet Award in Economics; Saint Andrews University (Scotland) |
| 1988 | 1988 Gold medal for Economics and Political Science; University of Western Ontario |
| 1989-1993 | Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Doctoral Fellowship |
| 1992 | Linde and Harry Bradley Foundation Fellowship, Stanford University Fellowship, Outstanding Teaching Assistant, Economics; Stanford University |
| 2009,2006 | Professor of the Year; Rotman School of Management |
| 2013, 2012, 2011, 2009,2008,2006,2005 | Excellence in Teaching Award; Rotman School of Management |
| 2007 | Jensen Award for Best Paper (second prize); Journal of Financial Economics |
| 2011 | Toronto CFA Society and Hillsdale Canadian Investment Research Award; CFA |
| 2015 - | Fellow of Michael Lee-Chin Family Institute for Corporate Citizenship; Rotman School of Management |
| 2013 | Best Paper Award; Review of Asset Pricing Studies |
Professional Affiliations/Memberships
| Institute of Corporate Directors |
Research and Teaching Interests
corporate finance, corporate governance, institutional investors, international business, privatization, regulatory reform
Other Info
Academic Director, Directors' Education Programme; Past Board Member, Rotman International Centre for Pension Management; Fellow, Michael Lee-Chin Family Institute for Corporate Citizenship
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