Kenneth Ahern
Professor
Finance and Business Economics
University of Navarra
Spain
Biography
Kenneth Ahern is an Associate Professor at the Marshall School of Business and a Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). His research is distinguished by the study of networks to study how economic outcomes spread from one agent to another through interactions, including interactions among industries, individuals, and information sharing.
Research Interest
His research has been published in leading finance and economics journals including the Quarterly Journal of Economics, Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, and Review of Economics and Statistics, and has been cited in both the popular press and legislative hearings around the world. Before joining USC, Kenneth was on the faculty of the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan.
Publications
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Ahern KR, Weston JF. M&As: The good, the bad, and the ugly.
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Ahern KR. Bargaining power and industry dependence in mergers. Journal of Financial Economics. 2012 Mar 31;103(3):530-50.
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Ahern KR. Sample selection and event study estimation. Journal of Empirical Finance. 2009 Jun 30;16(3):466-82.
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Ahern KR, Daminelli D, Fracassi C. Lost in translation? The effect of cultural values on mergers around the world. Journal of Financial Economics. 2015 Jul 31;117(1):165-89.
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Ahern KR, Dittmar AK. The changing of the boards: The impact on firm valuation of mandated female board representation. The Quarterly Journal of Economics. 2012 Jan 6;127(1):137-97.
