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Jeffery A. Born

Professor of Finance, Director, Executive MBA Program

413 Hayden Hall
617-373-5054
j.born@neu.edu

Education

Ph D in Business Administration, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
MA in Economics, Bowling Green State University
BS in Business Administration, Bowling Green State University

Research and Teaching Interests

Professor Born has taught investments/portfolio management, corporate finance, and most recently international finance. Much of his research has focused on security market reactions to new information, particularly the response of share prices to changes in dividend policy.

Selected Publications

Born, J. (2011). Oil Production in Libya Should Jump With the End of Gaddafi. Oil & Gas Monitor (October 30 2011).

Born, J. (2011). Shareholder Wealth and Trading Volume Responses to Train Wrecks. International Research Journal of Applied Finance, II(9), 992-1013.

Born, J. (2011). A Massive Cut in NCO's Spending Seems Unlikely. Oil & Gas Monitor (August 17, 2011), 1.

Born, J. (2011). Shale gas gives rise to era of energy independence. Hydrocarbon Processing Magazine.

Born, J. (2011). Heating OIl, diesel and gasoline make a toxic mix. Marketwatch.

Anderson, S. C., Born, J., Schnusenberg, O. (2009). Closed-End Funds, Exchange Traded Funds, and Hedge Funds: Origins, Functions, and Literature (pp. 140). Springer Scientific.

Born, J., McMaster, J., Baukje de Jong, A. (2008). Return on Investment in Graduate Management Education in the South Pacific. International Journal of Management in Education, 2(3), 340-355.

Born, J., Li, J. (2007). "Presidential Election Uncertainty and Common Stock Returns in the United States." CFA Digest, 37(2), 92-93.

Li, J., Born, J. (2006). "Political Election Uncertainty and Common Stock Returns in the United States." Journal of Financial Research, 29(4), 609-622.

Born, J. A., Anderson, S. C. (2002). Closed-End Fund Pricing: Theory and Evidence. Hingham, MA: Kluwer Academic Publishing.

Born, J. A., Anderson, S. C., Coleman, B. J. (2001). "A Closer Look at Trading Strategies for U.S. Equity Closed-End Investment Companies." Financial Services Review, 10, 237-248.

Born, J. A., Anderson, S. C. (2001). "Closed-End Investment Companies: Assets at a Discount?"Journal of Financial Planning.

Born, J., Ryan, C. (2000). "Capital Expenditure Announcements and Shareholder Wealth: The Impact of the Announcement's Time of the (Fiscal) Year." Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, 40, 205-228.

Selected Presentations

Born, J., Financial Management Association Annual Meeting, ""Shareholder Wealth and Trading Volume Responses to Train Wrecks",” FMA, New York, NY. (October 18, 2010).

Robertson, C. (Presenter& Author), Blevins, D. (Presenter& Author), Born, J. (Author Only), Academy of Management, "Variations in Business Ethics Ideologies in the South Pacific,” Academy of Management, Montreal. (August 2010).

Born, J., Radio Interview, "Free Markets and the Economy," WUMB, University of Massachusetts at Boston. (December 23, 2008).

Born, J., Newspaper interview, "Endowment Funds invested in Bank of America," Emerson College Student Newspaper. (December 16, 2008).

Born, J., NU Business Freshman, "A Primer on Financial Crises," Undergraduate Dean's Office - CBA, Stetson East. (November 20, 2008).

Born, J., Marketplace, "Presidential Elections and the Stock Market," National Public Radio. (October 10, 2008).

Born, J., (Inagural) NU Podcast, "Will the Bailout Work?," Office of the President - NU, NU. (October 6, 2008).

Born, J., Newspaper interview, "Economic Downturn Challenges University," Huntington Avenue News, NU. (October 6, 2008).

Born, J., Radio Interview, "Will the Bailout Work?," WBZ. (October 6, 2008).

Industry and Academic Experience

Prior to joining the College of Business Administration faculty in 1988, Professor Born served as assistant professor at the University of Kentucky. Professor Born was named Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in 2002. While on sabbatical, Professor Born served as the Dean for the University of the South Pacific in Fiji.

Professional Services

Professor Born is a member of a number of professional associations and recently served as an associate editor of Financial Review. He has also served as editorial board member for the Journal of Business Research.

Mailing Address

Jeffery A. Born
418 Hayden Hall
Northeastern University
Boston, Massachusetts 02115-5000