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Yaseen S. Alhaj-Yaseen, Ph.D. - CFP庐
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| Biography: | Dr. Yaseen S. Alhaj-Yaseen is a Professor of Finance at 名媛直播, where he has been teaching since 2018 and was awarded tenure in 2024. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics with a minor in Statistics from Kansas State University, an M.S. in Financial Planning from the University of Georgia, and an M.A. in Economics with a minor in Finance from Texas Tech University. Since beginning his teaching career in 2004, Dr. Yaseen has instructed both undergraduate and graduate courses in finance and economics, ranging from corporate finance and investments to international finance and derivatives. His research focuses on investment, asset pricing, international finance, and financial market efficiency, with a strong emphasis on behavioral finance and cross-market price discovery. His work has been published in respected journals such as the Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, International Review of Financial Analysis, Journal of Behavioral Finance, Review of Pacific Basin Financial Markets and Policies, and Applied Financial Economics. He is also an active conference presenter and discussant, with a consistent record of scholarly engagement at national and international academic forums. In addition to his academic career, Dr. Yaseen is a Certified Financial Planner鈩 (CFP庐) with professional experience in financial planning, investment research, and client advisory services. He currently works in financial consultation with a specialization in succession planning, helping clients structure and preserve wealth across generations. He holds multiple professional licenses, including FINRA Series 6, 63, 65, and 7, as well as Georgia Life, Accident, and Sickness Insurance licenses. His combined expertise in academia and practice enables him to bridge theory and application, preparing students and clients alike to navigate the complexities of today鈥檚 financial landscape. |
| Courses: | ECON 2105 Principles of Macroeconomics FINA 3110 Principles of Finance FINA 3120 Advanced Corporate Finance FINA 4120 Investments |
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| Education: | Doctor of Philosophy, Economics, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS Post-Doctoral Bridge to Business Program in Finance (AACSB Endorsed), Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA Master of Science, Financial Planning, University of Georgia, Athens, GA Master of Art, Economics, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX |
| CV: | https://www.linkedin.com/in/yaseen-alhaj-yaseen-ph-d-cfp%C2%AE-2040b741/ https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=lV4Fpf8AAAAJ&hl=en |
| Publications: | Almasarwah, A., Aram, K. Y., & Alhaj-Yaseen, Y. S. (2024). Identifying new earnings management components: a machine learning approach. Accounting Research Journal, 37(4), 418-435. Fawaz, F., Mnif, A., & Alhaj-Yaseen, Y. (2024). Economic Complexity Transfer through Trade and its Impact on the Solow Residual (Total Factor of Productivity): A Spatial Approach. Studies of Applied Economics, 42(1). Kaddumi A., Aldboush H., Alhaj-Yaseen, Y. (2022). Banks` Performance and the Contradicting Role of Systematic Risks Drivers- Assessment Across Commercial Banks. Journal of Southwest Jiaotong University, 57 (06). Fawaz, F., Mnif, A., Alhaj-Yaseen, Y. (2021). A Refinement of the Relationship between Real Exchange Rate, Real Interest Rate Variation, Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Growth: The Case for Developing Countries. Journal of Money, Banking and Finance, 7 (02). Dong, Z., Alhaj鈥怸aseen, Y., Jiao, Y., & Zhong, Y. (2021). Surplus men and scarce women: The impact of mating competition on the desire for sons in China. Pacific Economic Review, 26(3), 339-371. Alhaj-Yaseen, Y. S., Barkoulas, J. T., & Ouandlous, A. (2020). Liberalization and asymmetric information flow dynamics in the Chinese equity markets. The Journal of Economic Asymmetries, 21, e00151. Alhaj-Yaseen, Y. S., & Rao, X. (2019). Does Asymmetric Information Drive Herding? An Empirical Analysis. Journal of Behavioral Finance, 1-20. Alhaj-Yaseen, Y. S., & Ladd, D. (2018). Which sentiments do US investors follow when trading ADRs?. Journal of Economics and Finance, 1-22. Alhaj-Yaseen, Y. S., Wu, K., & Fletcher, L. B. (2018). Accounting Standards and Earnings Quality鈥擡vidence from Registered ADRs. Review of Pacific Basin Financial Markets and Policies, 21(04), 1-40. Alhaj-Yaseen, Y. S., & Yau, S. K. (2018). Herding Tendency Among Investors with Heterogeneous Information: Evidence from China鈥檚 Equity Markets. Journal of Multinational Financial Management, 47, 60-75. Jiao, Y., Rao, X., Guo, S., & Alhaj-Yaseen, Y. S. (2018). Speak out your risk: dialectal effects on merger decisions. Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, 49, 200-212. Ouandlous, A., Barkoulas, J. T., & Alhaj-Yaseen, Y. (2018). Persistence and discontinuity in the VIX dynamics. Chaos, Solitons & Fractals, 113, 333-344. Alhaj-Yaseen, Y. S., Rao, X., & Jin, Y. (2017). Market liberalization and the extent of informed trading: Evidence from China鈥檚 equity markets. Journal of Multinational Financial Management, 39, 7 |
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