Hoa Briscoe-Tran
I am an Assistant Professor in Finance at the University of Alberta. I study corporate governance, sustainable finance, and the applications of big data in financial economics. I obtained my PhD in Finance from The Ohio State University.
SSRN page: download papers on SSRN
Curriculum vitae: view CV
Email: hxtran@ualberta.ca
News
My job market paper on ESG: now R&R at Management Science
Data available: ESG insider ratings (Link)
ESG paper won Best Paper Award
2024 International Corporate Governance Society - at Arizona State U.
New York Magazine covered my DEI valuation paper
I'll be presenting my DEI flexibility paper at 2025 AEA (ASSA) - San Francisco
I'll be presenting my DEI valuation paper at 2024 DESI (FMA) - Texas
New paper: "Do Investors Value DEI?..."
see Columbia Law School's Blue Sky Blog for a summary.
see also Oxford Business Law Blog by the University of Oxford
see also ProMarket Blog by the University of Chicago Booth School
New paper: Social Premiums, available online.
D&I ratings, based on my D&I paper, are available for downloads (see research tab)
So glad to present at University of Washington's Fostering Inclusion Workshop: Bringing journal editors and academics together on DEI scholarship.
ESG ratings, based on employees' inside view, are available for downloads (see research tab)
My other solo paper is scheduled for presentation at the 2024 Asian Bureau of Finance and Economic Research (ABFER) Annual Conference.
My solo paper is scheduled for presentation at the 2024 University of Connecticut Finance Conference.
My research will be presented at the 2024 ASSA meeting (San Antonio)
I'm presenting at the Empirical Management Conference, at Stanford University.
Columbia Law School Blue Sky Blog featured my latest research.
My paper is a finalist for the 2023 Crowell Memorial Prize by PanAgora Asset Management.
My paper is selected for the Best of DESI papers (Diversity Emerging Scholars Initiative).
I have a new working paper on DEI and Firm Flexibility on SSRN
I am presenting my research at the 2023 NFA conference in Toronto. Stop by and say hi!
I am presenting my research at the 2023 SoFiE Financial Econometrics Summer School in NYU Shanghai. See you soon!
I am discussing a paper at the FIRS conference. See you in Vancouver.
I am thrilled to accept a tenure-track faculty position at the University of Alberta (Canada).
EGCI Corporate Governance Symposium selected my paper.
BlackRock Applied Research Award chose me as 1 in 5 finalists.
Chicago Booth Rising Scholars Conference accepted my new solo-authored paper on diversity and inclusion.
I received the René M. Stulz Scholar Development Award.
GRASFI, a sustainable finance conference, invited my paper.
Finance PhD Final Countdown selected my paper.
Best Paper Award at the ARCS conference was given to me.
USC Marshall Finance PhD Conference accepted my paper.
CICF conference accepted my paper.
Duke University's Law School Blog featured my paper.
ESGInvesting.co.uk invited me to give a talk about my research.
The Accounting Review, a top 3 accounting journal, published my paper