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Research Interests
Professor McDonald's research interests include corporate finance, taxation, derivatives, and applications of option pricing theory to corporate investments.
Education/Academic qualification
Economics, PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
… → 1982
Economics, BA, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
… → 1975
Research interests keywords
- Corporate Bankruptcy
- Corporate Capital Structure
- Corporate Finance
- Debt-Equity Choice
- Derivative Securities and Markets
- Financial Engineering
- Payout Policy
- Real Options (Investments)
- Risk Management
- Taxation
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Grants
- 10 Finished
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Goldie B. Wolfe Miller Women Leaders in Real Estate Initiative Scholarship - Malone
McDonald, R. (PD/PI)
Goldie B. Wolfe Miller Women Leaders in Real Estate Initiative
1/1/16 → 6/30/16
Project: Research project
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Goldie B. Wolfe Miller Women Leaders in Real Estate Initiative Scholarship - Sassower
McDonald, R. (PD/PI)
Goldie B. Wolfe Miller Women Leaders in Real Estate Initiative
9/1/15 → 3/31/16
Project: Research project
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The William G. McGowan Fellows Program
McDonald, R. (PD/PI)
William G. McGowan Charitable Fund, Inc.
9/1/15 → 8/31/16
Project: Research project
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Kellogg Campaign
Hagerty, K. (PD/PI) & McDonald, R. (PD/PI)
Robert R. McCormick Tribune Foundation
1/1/15 → 12/31/19
Project: Research project
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The William G. McGowan Fellows Program
McDonald, R. (PD/PI)
William G. McGowan Charitable Fund, Inc.
9/1/14 → 8/31/15
Project: Research project
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AIG in hindsight
McDonald, R. & Paulson, A., Mar 1 2015, In: Journal of Economic Perspectives. 29, 2, p. 81-106 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access37 Scopus citations -
The Problematic Delta Test for Dividend Equivalents
Brennan, T. J. & McDonald, R. L., 2015, In: Tax Notes. 146, 4, p. 525-532 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Measuring Margin
McDonald, R. L., 2014, Risk Topography: Measuring Systemic Risk. Brunnermeier, M. & Krishnamurthy, A. (eds.). National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), 21 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Contingent capital with a dual price trigger
McDonald, R. L., Jun 2013, In: Journal of Financial Stability. 9, 2, p. 230-241 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
72 Scopus citations -
Ratings and Asset Allocation: An Experimental Analysis
McDonald, R. L. & Rietz, T., Apr 22 2013, 59 p.Research output: Working paper
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Replication data for: AIG in Hindsight
McDonald, R. (Creator) & Paulson, A. (Creator), ICPSR - Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research, 2015
DOI: 10.3886/e113952v1, https://www.openicpsr.org/openicpsr/project/113952/version/V1/view
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