Faculty and Staff

Timothy Burch
Associate Professor, Finance
(305) 284-1509
office: Jenkins Rm. 514H
tburch@miami.edu
Research Interests
- Firm scope
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Investment banking
- Market efficiency
Selected Publications
- “Locking Out Rival Bidders: The Use of Lockup Options in Corporate Mergers,” Journal of Financial Economics
- “Divisional Diversity and the Conglomerate Discount: The Evidence from Spinoffs,” Journal of Financial Economics, (coauthor with Nanda)
- “What’s in a Name? Hotelling’s Valuation Principle and Business School Namings,” The Journal of Business, (coauthor Nanda)
- “Do Firms Time Equity Offerings? Evidence from the 1930s and 1940s, ” Financial Management (coauthors Christie and Nanda)
- “Is Acquiring-Firm Shareholder Approval in Stock-for-Stock Mergers Perfunctory?” Financial Management, (coauthors Morgan and Wolf)
- “Does it Pay to be Loyal? An Empirical Analysis of Underwriting Relationships and Fees,” Journal of Financial Economics, (coauthors Nanda and Warther)
Teaching & Professional Experience
- Corporate Finance and Investments (MBA level)
- Member of American Finance Association, Financial Management Association, Southern Finance Association, Western Finance Association
Degrees
- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, Ph.D., 1997
- University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, B.S.B.A., 1989
- University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, Certificate in Actuarial Science, 1989
