Paul J. Halpern
Bio
Paul Halpern is a Professor Emeritus of Finance at Rotman. He is Senior Advisor at the Capital Markets Institute. His research interests include capital market policy issues and corporate restructurings. Outside of academia, Paul is the Chair of the Advisory Board for the Canadian Investment Review and Director, Portfolio Client Services, Canada for LSV Asset Management.
Academic Positions
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1999-Present
Toronto Stock Exchange Chair in Capital Markets,
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1977-Present
Faculty of Management, Institute for Policy Analysis, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto
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2001-2002
Associate Director, Capital Markets Institute
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1999-2001
Director, Capital Markets Institute
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1997-1998
Interim Dean, Rotman School of Management
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1991-1993
Associate Dean (Research) and Director of PhD Program,
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1985-1990
Associate Dean (Graduate),
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1972-1977
Associate Professor,
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1969-1971
Assistant Professor,
Selected Publications - Papers
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Quality Standards for Index Products
with Eric Kirzner
Barclays Global Investors
2001
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The Evolution of Equity Markets: A Canadian Perspective
”, in New Investment Opportunities, Bonham Centre for Finance
2001
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Are all index funds created equally?
Canadian Investment Review
Issue:Winter
2000
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Implicit Claims: The Role of Corporate Reputation in Value Creation
with Irene Devine
Corporate Reputation Review
Issue:Spring
2000
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Strip Bonds and Arbitrage Bounds
with John Rumsey
Canadian Journal of Adminstrative Studies
Issue:June
2000
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On the Heterogeneity of Levered Going Private Transactions
with R. Kieschnick and W. Rotenberg
Review of Financial Studies
Issue:Summer
1999
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Poison Pills: The Next Round
Canadian Investment Review
Issue:Spring
1999
Pages: pp. 43-46
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On the Heterogeneity of Levered Going Private Transactions
with R. Elitzur, R. Kieschnik and W. Rotenberg
Journal of Economic Behaviour and Organization
Issue:Vol. 36
1998
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Poison Pills: The Next Decade
Canadian Investment Review
Issue:Winter
1998
Pages: pp. 69-70
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A note on Market Efficiency, Institutional Practice and Economic constraints in the Experience of the Canadian Bond Market
with J. Rumsey
Journal of Banking and Finance
Issue:vol 21
1997
Selected Publications - Books and Chapters
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Financing Growth Growth in Canada, editor, Industry Canada, University of Calgary Press, 1998
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Systemic Perspectives on Corporate Governance Systems
in S. Chen and G. Boyd (eds.) Corporate Governance and Globalization, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, U.K. forthcoming
2000
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Tax Incentives and Comparative Advantage
with J. Mintz in J. MacIntosh, Competitive Industrial Development: The Role of Cooperation in the Technology Sector, forthcoming
1999
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Limited Liability
in The New Palgrave Dictionary of Law and Economics, MacMillian Press, Fall
1998
Research and Teaching Interests
Teaches courses in corporate finance, capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, and financial strategy. Research interests centre on corporate governance issues, capital merkets, leveraged buyouts, and share recapitalization.
Academic / Professional Service
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1991-Present
Member of the Pension Board for Fleet Aerospace,
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1988-Present
Chair, of the Advisory Board, Canadian Investment Review
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1978-1998
Member of the Board of Directors and Chair of Research Committee of Financial Research Foundation of Canada,