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Corey Shank

Associate Teaching Professor

Finance


Corey Shank

Contact Information

Office Hours

  • TR 11:30am-2:30pm
  • By Appointment

Links

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Profile

Academic Background

  • Ph.D., Finance, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
  • M.B.A., University of Findlay
  • B.S., Finance with a concentration in investments, Virginia Tech

Academic & Professional Experience

  • Associate Teaching Professor, Miami University, 2025 - Present
  • Assistant Teaching Professor, Miami University, 2021 - 2025
  • Assistant Professor, Dalton State College, 2018 - 2020
  • Visiting Assistant Professor, Oklahoma State University, 2017 - 2018

Recent Publications

  • Fodor, A., Onuk, C., & **Shank, C.** (2026). Do economically meaningful quote differences convey private information? *Finance Research Letters*.
  • Carter, D., Donker, H., Fodor, A., Jiraporn, P., & **Shank, C.** (2026). Do shareholders vote for women directors? The role of political beliefs, religiosity, and social capital. *Applied Economics Letters*.
  • Hupka, Y., Carter, D., & **Shank, C.** (2026). CEO connections and corporate social responsibility spillover. *Corporate Governance: An International Review*.
  • Donker, H., Nofsinger, J., & **Shank, C.** (2025). Parenthood and corporate misconduct. *Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance*.
  • Krieger, K., & **Shank, C.** (2025). Do sportsbooks accurately price money line odds? *Journal of Prediction Markets*.
  • Fodor, A., Patterson, F., & **Shank, C.** (2025). Anchoring bias in the NFL gambling market. *Economics Letters*.
  • Mathers, A., & **Shank, C.** (2025). Local vibrancy and innovation spillover. *International Review of Economics and Finance*.
  • Patterson, F., **Shank, C.**, & Sipic, T. (2025). Do CEOs with daughters have greater gender board diversity? *International Journal of Accounting and Information Management*.
  • Choi, N., Nofsinger, J., & **Shank, C.** (2024). Do unhealthy cities produce unhealthy returns? *International Journal of Corporate Governance*.
  • Boulton, T., & **Shank, C.** (2024). Terror threat and investor sentiment: International evidence. *Global Finance Journal*.
  • Carter, D., & **Shank, C.** (2023). Do religiosity and political beliefs affect female representation and firm performance? *International Review of Financial Analysis*.
  • Donker, H., Nofsinger, J., & **Shank, C.** (2023). CEO narcissism and corporate misconduct. *Economics Letters*.
  • Nofsinger, J., & **Shank, C.** (2023). Momentum trading in the NFL gambling market. *Finance Research Letters*.
  • **Shank, C.** (2023). Close but no cigar: Does winning the game moderate or amplify failing to cover the spread in future NFL games? *Applied Economics Letters*.
  • **Shank, C.** (2022). Information asymmetry in the NFL gambling market: Inside information versus informed bettors. *Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance*, 36, 100758.
  • Nofsinger, J., Patterson, F., & **Shank, C.** (2022). Manager see, manager do: The impact of geographic spillover on corporate social responsibility. *International Journal of Managerial Finance*.
  • Durand, R., Patterson, F., & **Shank, C.** (2021). Behavioral biases in the NFL gambling market: Overreaction to news and the recency bias. *Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance*, 31, 100522.
  • Nofsinger, J., Patterson, F., & **Shank, C.** (2020). On the physiology of investment biases: The role of testosterone and cortisol. *Journal of Behavioral Finance*, 22(3), 338–349.
  • **Shank, C.**, Dupoyet, B., Durand, R., & Patterson, F. (2020). The relationship between psychopathy and financial risk and time preferences. *Studies in Economics and Finance*, 38(1), 32–49.
  • Nofsinger, J., & **Shank, C.** (2019). DEEP sleep: The impact of sleep on financial risk taking. *Review of Financial Economics*, 37, 92–105.
  • **Shank, C.** (2019). NFL betting market efficiency, divisional rivals, and profitable strategies. *Studies in Economics and Finance*, 36(4), 567–580.
  • **Shank, C.** (2019). NFL betting biases, profitable strategies, and the wisdom of the crowd. *International Journal of Sport Finance*, 14(1), 3–12.
  • Nofsinger, J., Patterson, F., & **Shank, C.** (2018). Decision making, financial risk aversion, and behavioral biases: The role of testosterone and stress. *Economics and Human Biology*, 29, 1–16.
  • **Shank, C.** (2018). Deconstructing the corporate psychopath: An examination of deceptive behavior. *Review of Behavioral Finance*, 10(2), 163–182.
  • Dupoyet, B., & **Shank, C.** (2018). Oil prices volatility or direction: Which matters more to financial markets? *Financial Markets and Portfolio Management*, 32(2), 275–295.
  • **Shank, C.** (2018). Is the NFL betting market still inefficient? *Journal of Economics and Finance*, 42(4), 818–827.
  • **Shank, C.**, & Vianna, A. (2016). Are US-dollar-hedged-ETF investors aggressive on exchange rates? A panel VAR approach. *Research in International Business and Finance*, 38, 430–438.

Honors & Awards

    Biography

    Corey Shank joined the Farmer School of Business at Miami University in 2021, where he has taught a variety of courses. Dr. Shank’s research focuses on behavioral finance, examining how physiological factors, cognitive biases, and social influences shape belief formation, risk perception, and trading behavior. In addition to traditional financial markets, he uses sports betting markets as a laboratory to test theories of efficiency and mispricing. He has published over 25 peer-reviewed articles with more than 400 citations and is co-author of The Biology of Investing: Nature, Nurture, Physiology, & Cognition. He has also contributed a book chapter to the Research Handbook on Corporate Psychopaths. Dr. Shank serves on the editorial board of the International Journal of Corporate Governance and on the Investment Committee of the Greater Oxford Community Foundation.

    Prior to academia, Dr. Shank was a nationally accomplished pole vaulter. He was named Gatorade Indiana High School Track & Field Athlete of the Year, inducted into the Indiana Track & Field Hall of Fame, won three Indiana State Championships, and captured a national championship.

    Courses

    • FIN 417 A TR 8:30AM-9:50AM FSB 0012
    • FIN 417 B TR 10:05AM-11:25AM FSB 0012
    • FIN 311 E TR 2:50PM-4:10PM LWS 205
    • FIN 311 F TR 4:25PM-5:45PM LWS 205