Joshua M. Pollet

Joshua M. Pollet
Assistant Professor of Finance
Email: jpollet@bus.emory.edu
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Phone: 404-727-7831
Fax: 404-727-5238

Goizueta Business School
Emory University
1300 Clifton Road NE
Atlanta, Georgia 30322 USA

Biography

Prior to joining the Goizueta Business School faculty in 2008, Joshua Pollet was an assistant professor of finance at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He received a PhD in economics from Harvard University and a BA in economics and mathematics from Emory University. During his four years at the University of Illinois, Pollet taught an investments course for undergraduates as well as a graduate course about the empirical analysis of equity returns. His research has been discussed in several publications including the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal.

Publications

Working Papers

  • “Capital Budgeting vs. Market Timing: An Evaluation Using Demographics,” with S. DellaVigna, 2008.
  • “The Decision to Go Private,” with B. Becker, 2008.
  • “Executive Stock Options with Consumption and Partial Exercise,” with J. White and M. Widdicks, 2006.
  • “Predicting Asset Returns with Expected Oil Price Changes,” 2004.

Areas of Specialization

  • Asset pricing
  • Behavioral finance
  • Corporate finance

Professional Memberships and Activities

  • American Economic Association
  • American Finance Association
  • Western Finance Association

Academic Background

PhD, Economics, Harvard University, 2004
BA, Economics (magna cum laude) and Mathematics, Emory University, 1998