Alexander Zentefis
Assistant Professor of Finance
Professor Zentefis researches the structure of institutions, ranging from organizations to markets. His recent research shows how large pay inequality can drive corporate cultures to progress after societal change. He earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Washington University in St. Louis and a PhD from The University of Chicago.
Education
- PhD, The University of Chicago
- MS, Washington University in St. Louis
- BS, Washington University in St. Louis
Articles
Regulating Oligopolistic Competition
K. H. Yang and A. K. Zentefis
Journal of Economic Theory, vol. 212
2023
Language of Bargaining
M. Heddaya, S. Dworkin, C. Tan, and R. Voigt, and A. K. Zentefis
Computational Linguistics 61st Annual Proceedings, vol. 1, pp. 13161-13185
2023
Social Progress and Corporate Culture
G. Gorton and A. K. Zentefis
Industrial and Corporate Change, issue 3, vol. 32, pp. 733-754
2023
Self-Fulfilling Asset Prices
A. K. Zentefis
Review of Asset Pricing Studies, issue 4, vol. 12, pp. 886–917
2022
Corporate Culture
A. K. Zentefis, G. Gorton and J. Grennan
Annual Review of Financial Economics, vol. 14, pp. 535-561
2022
Bank Net Worth and Frustrated Monetary Policy
A. K. Zentefis
Journal of Financial Economics, issue 3, vol. 138, pp. 687-699
2020
Working Papers
Segmentation and Beliefs: A Theory of Self-Fulfilling Idiosyncratic Risk
P. Khorrami and A. K. Zentefis
2024
Selected Media Coverage
"Elon Musk faces an uphill battle to make Twitter profitable. A new CEO would only make things worse." in MarketWatch, November 17, 2022
"Boeing’s Weak Corporate Culture Underlies Difficulties With 737 MAX 9" in Forbes, January 28, 2024
Achievements
- Best Paper Award, Fin. Intermediation & Markets, FMA Annual Meeting, 2023
Best Paper Award, Asia-Pacific Association of Derivatives, 2023
AQR Top Finance Graduate Award, 2017
John Leusner Fellowship, 2017
WFA-CFAR Best Finance PhD Paper Award, 2016
Fischer Black Fellowship, 2016