Paul Malatesta - Faculty Profile- Michael G. Foster School of Business

"Governments do more evil in the attempt to foster collective welfare than do individuals in pursuit of private gain. Enlightened greed is the greatest force in human society, acting to promote both individual and collective welfare."

Paul Malatesta

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Professor of Finance
Norman J. Metcalfe Faculty Fellow in Finance

PhD, University of Rochester, 1982
MS, University of Rochester, 1976
BA, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1973

Phone:	206-685-1987	Mailing Address:
Fax:	206-543-7472	Michael G. Foster School of Business
Office: Email:	332 Mackenzie Hall phmalat@u.washington.edu	Finance Department Box 353200 Seattle, WA 98195-3200

Faculty Personal Web Page: http://faculty.washington.edu/phmalat

Specialties

Mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, initial public offerings, econometrics.

Positions Held

At the University of Washington since 1980
Visiting scholar at Arizona State University (1997),
economics instructor at Colgate University (1977-80)
Research Associate for Weyerhaeuser's Pension Fund Investments Group (1988-91)

Selected Publications

"Earnings Management, Stock Issues, and Shareholder Lawsuits," with L. DuCharme and S. Sefcik, Journal of Financial Economics, forthcoming.

"Earnings Management: IPO Valuation and Subsequent Performance," with L. DuCharme and S. Sefcik, Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance, Vol. 16, Fall 2001, pp. 369-396.

"State-Owned and Privately-Owned Firms: An Empirical Analysis of Profitability, Leverage, and Labor Intensity," with K. Dewenter, American Economic Review, Vol. 91, March 2001, pp. 320-334.

"Public Offerings of State-Owned and Privately-Owned Enterprises: An International Comparison," with K. Dewenter, Journal of Finance, Vol. 52, September 1997, pp. 1659-1679.

"Corporate Governance and Shareholder Initiatives: Empirical Evidence," with Jonathan Karpoff and Ralph Walkling, Journal of Financial Economics, Vol. 42, November, 1996, pp. 365-395.

Current Research

Private placements, stock price reactions to earnings components, managerial turnover and firm performance.

Honors and Awards

Norman J. Metcalfe Endowed Fellowship in Finance (1997-present)

Selected Consulting Experience

Eastman Kodak, litigation support.

U.S. Navy, economic analysis of the selective reenlistment bonus program.

Academic Service

Managing editor of the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis (1987-present)
program committee member of the American Finance Association (1991, 1993-95)
executive committee member of the Western Finance Association (1987-88)