Iftekhar Hasan

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Iftekhar Hasan is an American economist and finance scholar. He is a Professor at Fordham University, where he serves as the E. Gerald Corrigan Chair in Finance at the Gabelli School of Business. [1]

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He is known for his work in corporate finance, financial institutions, capital markets, and emerging economies, with an emphasis on interdisciplinary research and public policy. [2]

He is the founding and managing editor of the Journal of Financial Stability and co-editor of the Financial Markets, Institutions and Instruments. [3]

Education

He earned his Ph.D. in Economics (along with an M.A.) from the University of Houston. Before that, he completed his undergraduate honors degree in economics (Bachelor of Social Science) from the University of Dhaka. [2]

Career

In 2019, Hasan was formally named University Professor at Fordham University. [4] He also serves as a Scientific Advisor at the Central Bank of Finland [5] and holds visiting appointments at institutions including the University of Sydney and the IWH Halle Institute for Economic Research in Germany. [6] Hasan is a Founding Editor and Managing Editor of the Journal of Financial Stability and Co-Editor of Financial Markets, Institutions and Instruments. [7]

He is also a recipient of the Changjiang (Yangtze River) Scholar" in China. [8] He has received honorary doctorate degrees "Doctor Honoris Causa" awards from the Romanian American University in Bucharest, Romania [9] and the University of Vaasa in Finland. [10] Over his career, Hasan has held faculty or visiting positions at University of Cambridge, University of Rome, Carlos III University of Madrid, University of Strasbourg, and NYU Stern School of Business. [5]

Hasan has advised World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the United Nations, the Federal Reserve Bank, the U.S. Treasury's Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Banque de France, the Development Bank of Japan, and the Italian Deposit Insurance Corporation. [3]

He is also a member of advisory boards at institutions such as the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and Montpellier Business School. His work focuses on global financial stability, the dynamics of emerging markets, and the interaction between finance and public policy. [11]

Research

Hasan's research focuses on financial institutions, corporate finance, emerging markets, international banking, and public policy. His work has appeared in journals such as Journal of Financial Economics , Journal of Accounting Research , Management Science , Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis , and Journal of Management Information Systems . [12]

A prominent theme in Hasan's research is the interdisciplinary study of economic and financial behavior. In "And Forgive Us Our Debts": Do Christian Moralities Influence Overindebtedness of Individuals?, he and co-authors examine how differing Christian doctrines affect household financial distress. [13]

In "The Effect of Board Directors from Countries with Different Genetic Diversity Levels on Corporate Performance", Hasan and colleagues link the genetic diversity of board members' countries of origin to corporate performance. [14]

Another study, "Corporate Moral Values", analyzes linguistic features in corporate earnings calls to identify the moral values guiding managerial decision-making. [15]

Selected publications

References

  1. ↑ Kultys, Kelly (2022-10-12). "'Hope in a Fractured World': Shaping the Leaders of Tomorrow". Fordham Now. Retrieved 2025-10-17.
  2. 1 2 Nesvarova, Michaela (2016-05-12). "'There is no reason not to succeed in Twente'". Independent journalism at the University of Twente. Retrieved 2025-10-17.
  3. 1 2 Davydov, Dennis (2024-09-17). "Honorary doctor Iftekhar Hasan: Global political affinities can have an impact on borrowing costs". University of Vaasa . Retrieved 2025-10-17.
  4. ↑ Verel, Patrick (2012-02-27). "New Corrigan Chair Quantifies Benefits of Diversity". Fordham Now. Retrieved 2025-10-17.
  5. 1 2 Finland, Bank of. "Iftekhar Hasan". Bank of Finland. Retrieved 2025-10-17.
  6. ↑ "Iftekhar Hasan". www.clevelandfed.org. Retrieved 2025-10-17.
  7. ↑ "Iftekhar Hasan explores social capital in latest research". Gabelli Connect. 2017-04-04. Retrieved 2025-10-17.
  8. ↑ https://southernfinance.org/wp-content/uploads/DISTINGUISHED-SCHOLAR-2023.pdf Iftekhar Hasan holds the title of university professor at Fordham University
  9. ↑ Helble, Matthias (2015-07-07). "Iftekhar Hasan: Regulations, Foreign Banks and Income Inequality". Asian Development Bank Institute . Retrieved 2025-10-17.
  10. ↑ "The University of Vaasa to award 12 honorary doctorates – among them the President of Finland, a minister and prominent international business leaders | University of Vaasa". www.uwasa.fi. 2024-06-25. Retrieved 2025-10-17.
  11. ↑ "The University of Vaasa to award 12 honorary doctorates – among them the President of Finland, a minister and prominent international business leaders | University of Vaasa". www.uwasa.fi. 2024-06-25. Retrieved 2025-10-17.
  12. ↑ "Global Political Ties and the Global Financial Cycle, Presented by Iftekhar Hasan". LAPE. 2025-06-02. Retrieved 2025-10-17.
  13. ↑ Hasan, Iftekhar; Noth, Felix; Kiesel, Konstantin (2025). "'And forgive us our debts': Christian moralities and over-indebtedness". Journal of Financial Research. 48 (3): 1013–1031. doi:10.1111/jfir.12436. ISSN   1475-6803.
  14. ↑ Delis, Manthos; Gaganis, Chrysovalantis; Hasan, Iftekhar; Pasiouras, Fotios (2015-06-01). "The Effect of Board Directors from Countries with Different Genetic Diversity Levels on Corporate Performance". MPRA Paper.
  15. ↑ Hasan, Iftekhar; Manfredonia, Stefano; Liu, Yukun (2023). "Corporate Moral Values". SSRN Electronic Journal. doi:10.2139/ssrn.4574580. ISSN   1556-5068.
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