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Research Interests
Dr. Jakob's research interests are in dividends, market-microstructure, corporate finance, IPOs, international finance, and investment and mutual fund performance.
Areas of expertise: Investments; Financial Markets and Corporate Finance; Mutual Fund Performance; Dividend Policy and Ex-Dividend Stock Price Behavior; IPO Underpricing
Education/Academic qualification
Bachelor, Chemistry, University of Utah
Master, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Utah
Doctorate, Finance, University of Utah
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Why do firms heap dividends? New evidence on the key role of firm characteristics
Rubio, G., Jakob, K., Castillo, A. & Niño, J., Jul 2023, In: Journal of Corporate Accounting and Finance. 34, 3, p. 80-95 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2 Scopus citations -
Changing currencies and cognitive biases: evidence of the impact of introducing the Euro on dividend heaping in Europe
Jakob, K., Castillo, A. & Rubio, G., 2021, In: European Journal of Finance. 27, 14, p. 1438-1457 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
5 Scopus citations -
Currency magnitude and cognitive biases: Evidence of dividend rounding in Latin America
Castillo, A., Rubio, G. & Jakob, K., Jan 2020, In: North American Journal of Economics and Finance. 51, 101101.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
4 Scopus citations -
Heaping on Dividends: The Role of Dividend Size and Information Uncertainty
Jakob, K. & Nam, Y., Jan 2 2020, In: Journal of Behavioral Finance. 21, 1, p. 14-26 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
6 Scopus citations -
Risk-adjusted returns of socially responsible mutual funds II: How do they stack up in Australia?
Niblock, S. J., Costa, B. A., Jakob, K. & Sinnewe, E., 2020, In: Journal of Investing. 29, 2, p. 80-97 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
7 Scopus citations