About the Author

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Raj Aggarwal is the Firestone Chair in Corporate Finance in the College of Business Administration at Kent State University. Prior to coming to Kent in 1999, he was Mellen Chair and Professor of Finance at John Carroll University. In 2000 Professor Aggarwal won the Larosiere Award for his work in global finance, sponsored by the Institute of International Finance in conjunction with the 2000 annual meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund in Prague. He is Editor of Financial Practice in Education, Associate Editor of Economics and Business, Journal of Multinational Financial Management, Financial Review, Quarterly Review of Economics and Business, Financial Services Review, Journal of International Business Studies, Management International Review, International Business Review, International Executive, International Review of Financial Analysis, Journal of Asia-Pacific Economy, and Journal of Asia-Pacific Business. In addition, Professor Aggarwal has published many research articles and books.