Henrik Cronqvist is the Robert J. and Carolyn A. Waltos Dean and Professor of Economics of the George L. Argyros School of Business and Economics at Chapman University in Orange,California,a position he has held since August 2022. Since taking over the role,significant staff turnover has occurred.[1] He previously served as a professor of finance,Bank of America scholar,and vice dean for faculty and research at the University of Miami School of Business,where he conducted interdisciplinary research and taught finance and management courses at both undergraduate and graduate levels.[2]
He also served as chair of the department of finance and director of Ph.D. programs at the University of Miami School of Business.[3]
Cronqvist's research focuses on behavioral,social,and corporate finance with a focus on the behavior of corporate executives and investors.[4]
Early life and education
After high school,Cronqvist completed his military service at the Scania Wing (F 10). He received an M.S. in business and economics in 1997 and an Ekonomie Licentiat in finance in 1999 from Stockholm School of Economics,where he received the award for Most Outstanding Master's Thesis in Finance.[5]
In 2004,Cronqvist joined Fisher College of Business at Ohio State University as an assistant professor of finance. In 2007,he received the Fisher College of Business Pace Setter Award for Excellence in Research,the college's highest research award.[7] In 2008,he joined Claremont McKenna College,Robert Day School of Economics and Finance. He was promoted to associate professor in 2010,and held the McMahon Family Chair in Corporate Finance and was a George R. Roberts Fellow.[5]
In 2013,Cronqvist joined China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) as professor of finance and held the Zhongkun Group Chair. In 2014,he received the CEIBS Research Excellence Award.[8]
Cronqvist is currently associate editor of The Review of Financial Studies.[9] He has led executive education programs in the United States,Asia,and Latin America,and is involved in consulting with corporations,investment firms,banks,and law firms.[5]
In 2018,he was appointed by University of Miami School of Business dean John Quelch as vice dean for faculty and research.[10] In January 2020,he was appointed Bank of America Scholar.[11]
"When nudges are forever:Inertia in the Swedish premium pension plan," with Richard H. Thaler and Frank Yu,2018,AEA Papers and Proceedings 108,153–158.
"Shaped by their daughters:Executives,female socialization," and corporate social responsibility,with Frank Yu,2017,Journal of Financial Economics 126,543–562.
"The fetal origins hypothesis in finance:Prenatal environment,the gender gap,and investor behavior," with Alessandro Previtero,Stephan Siegel,and Roderick E. White,2016,Review of Financial Studies 29,739–786.
"Value versus growth investing:Why do different investors have different styles?," with Stephan Siegel and Frank Yu,2015,Journal of Financial Economics 117,333–349.
"The origins of savings behavior," with Stephan Siegel,2015,Journal of Political Economy 123,123–169.
"The genetics of investment biases," with Stephan Siegel,2014,Journal of Financial Economics 113,215–234.
"CEO contract design:How do strong principals do it?," with Rüdiger Fahlenbrach,2013,Journal of Financial Economics 108,659–674.
"Behavioral consistency in corporate finance:CEO personal leverage and corporate leverage," with Anil K. Makhija and Scott E. Yonker,2012,Journal of Financial Economics 103,20–40.
"Nature or nurture:What determines investor behavior?," with Amir Barnea and Stephan Siegel,2010,Journal of Financial Economics 98,583–604.
"Large shareholders and corporate policies," with Rüdiger Fahlenbrach,2009,Review of Financial Studies 22,3941–3976.
"Do entrenched managers pay their workers more?," with Fredrik Heyman,Mattias Nilsson,Helena Svaleryd,and Jonas Vlachos,2009,Journal of Finance 64,309–339.
"The choice between rights offerings and private equity placements," with Mattias Nilsson,2005,Journal of Financial Economics 78,375–407.
"Design choices in privatized social-security systems:Learning from the Swedish experience," with Richard H. Thaler,2004,American Economic Review 94,424–428.
"Agency costs of controlling minority shareholders," with Mattias Nilsson,2003,Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis 38,695–719. (Lead article.)
Book chapters
"Behavioral and Social Corporate Finance," with Déesirée-Jessica Pély,in Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Economics and Finance,edited by Jonathan Hamilton,Avinash Dixit,Sebastian Edwards,and Kenneth Judd,and published by Oxford University Press,United Kingdom,2019.
"Individual Investors," with Danling Jiang,in Financial Behavior:Players,Services,Products,and Markets,edited by H. Kent Baker,Greg Filbeck,and Victor Ricciardi,and published by Oxford University Press,United Kingdom,2017.
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