Professor Rakowski teaches investments, international finance, corporate finance and financial institutions.

Rakowski joined the College of Business faculty in 2003. Before launching his academic career, he gained corporate experience at Delaware Investment Advisors in Philadelphia, Pa. and V. Alexander and Co. in Memphis, Tenn.

Rakowski earned a bachelor of business administration from Stetson University and a doctorate in finance from Georgia State University.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Investments
• International finance

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

PUBLISHED PAPERS

“Fund Flow Volatility and Performance.” 2009.  Forthcoming, The Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis.

“The Dynamics of Short-term Mutual Fund Flows and Returns: A Time-series and Cross-sectional Investigation,” 2009. With Xiaoxin Wang.  Forthcoming, The Journal of Banking and Finance.

“Fund Flow Volatility and Performance.” 2008, The Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis.

“The Antecedents of Simultaneous Appointments to CEO and Chair” with Dave Davidson, Yixi Ning, and Eahab Elsaid.  2008, Journal of Management and Governance.

“Decomposing Illiquidity Along the Limit Order Book” with Xiaoxin Wang.  2008, The Journal of Banking and Finance.

“Daily Mutual Fund Flows and Redemption Policies” with Jason Greene and Charles     Hodges.  2007, The Journal of Banking and Finance.

WORKING PAPERS

“Dollar-Weighted vs. Time-Weighted Returns: Timing and Scale Effects from Flows in Open-End Mutual Funds” with Conrad Ciccotello, Jason Greene, and Leng Ling.

 

AWARDS

Recipient of the 2003 Student Paper Award from the Society of Quantitative Practitioners at the 2003 WFA Conference for the paper of most relevance to quantitative practitioners.