Donald A. Cyr
Professor
Goodman School of Business
Brock University
Canada
Biography
Dr. Don Cyr is a Professor of Finance at Brock University where he teaches courses in corporate finance, international finance and investments. Dr Cyr carries out research in all of these areas and has consulted and provided specialized training for a number of organizations. He holds an MBA, a Masters degree in Economics and a PhD in Finance. He is the recipient of a number of teaching awards and has authored several professional training programs for the investment industry.
Research Interest
real options analysis, mutual fund performance, financial research as it applies to the viticulture industry.
Publications
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Barone-Adesi, G. and Cyr, D.. A Testof Calendar Seasonalities in Stock Market Risk Implied from Index Futures Options, International Review of Economics and Finance. Volume 3, Number 3, 1994.
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Cyr, D. and Nemiroff, H.. Mutual Fund Performance Factors in Canada, Business Research Yearbook. Volume XI, Number 1, Summer, 2004.
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Cyr, D. and Kusy, M.. Canadian Ice Wine Production: A Case for the Use of Weather Derivatives, Journal of Wine Economics. Volume 2, Number 2, Fall, 2007.
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Cyr, D., Kusy, M. and Shaw, A.B.. The Potential Use of Weather Derivatives in the Viticulture Industry, Economia & Diritto Agroalimentare. Volume 13, Number 3, 2008.
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Cyr, D., Kusy, M. and Shaw, A.. Hedging Adverse Bioclimatic Conditions Employing a Short Condor Positition, Journal of Wine Economics. Volume 3, Number 2, Winter, 2008.
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Cyr, D., Hanagriff, R. D. and Kwong, L.M.K.. What is Making Investment in the Texas Vineyard Industry Tick? A Real Options Analysis of Entry and Exit, Journal of Wine Economics. Volume 5, Number 2, 2010.
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Cyr, D., Kushner, J., Kusy, M. and Ogwang, T.. Over-the-counter weather derivatives as a snowfall risk management tool for municipalities, Municipal Finance Journal. Volume 31, Number 1, 2010.
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Cyr, D., Kusy, M. and Shaw, A.B.. Climate Change and the Potential Use of Weather Derivatives to Hedge Vineyard Harvest Rainfall Risk in the Niagara Region, Journal of Wine Research. Volume 21, Number 2, 2010.
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Cyr, D., Kushner, J., Kusy, M. and Ogwang, T.. Weather derivatives: how weather derivatives can be used as a tool to manage the budgetary risk of snowfall, Municipal World. Volume 121, Number 3, 2011.
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Cyr, D., Kushner, J. and Ogwang, T.. The Size Distribution of California’s North Coast Wineries: 1984-2009, International Journal of Wine Business Research. Volume 24, Number 1, 2012.
