Research Awards
Faculty Research Award
Exceptional Research Awards are given to a member or members of the Johnson School faculty each year, in recognition of outstanding research contributions and achievements.
2008-09
Vrinda Kadiyali
Professor of Marketing and Economics
Vrinda Kadiyali's research focuses on firms' competitive strategies. She uses econometric models of game theory to study how firms compete with their rivals and their channel partners. Her work has been published in top economic journals, such as Marketing Science and the Rand Journal of Economics.
- Past Recipients
- 1996-1997: Robert Libby
- 1997-1998: Robert Jarrow
- 1998-1999: Maureen O'Hara
- 1999-2000: Robert Frank
- 2000-2001: Vithala Rao & Charles Lee
- 2001-c: Roni Michaely
- 2001-2003: Michael Waldman
- 2003-2004: Robert Bloomfield
- 2004-2005: Mark Nelson
- 2005-2006: J. Edward Russo
- 2006-2007: Sachin Gupta
- 2007-2008: Beta Mannix
Other Research Awards
Robert Jarrow, Center for Analytical Research Frontier Award, Carnegie Mellon University 2007, for the working paper "Restructuring Risk in Credit Default Swaps: An Empirical Analysis"
Selected Best Paper Awards
Sachin Gupta, Journal of Marketing Research, O'Dell Award, 2008 "Is 75% of the Sales Promotion Bump Due to Brand Switching? No, Only 33% Is"
Yaniv Grinstein, Journal of Financial Intermediation, Best Paper Prize, 2008
"The Disciplinary Role of Debt and Equity Contracts: Theory and Tests"
Mark Leary, Journal of Finance, Distinguished Paper award from the American Finance Association, 2006
"Do Firms Rebalance Their Capital Structures?"
Roni Michaely, Jensen Prize for the best paper published in the Journal of Financial Economics in the areas of corporate finance and organizations, 2005
"Payout Policy in the 21st Century"
Yaniv Grinstein, Southwestern Finance Association, Best Paper in Corporate Finance, 2005
Maureen O'Hara, The Journal of Finance, Smith Breeden Distinguished Paper Prize from the American Finance Association (AFA), 2004
Roni Michaely, Katrina Ellis (PhD student), Maureen O'Hara, Western Finance Association, 1999
"When the Underwriter is the Market Maker: An Examination of Trading in the IPO Aftermarket"
