Office Address: 333 Bartley
Office Phone: 610-519-6914
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Starting Date at Villanova: 1987
Degrees Earned: B.A., 1975, M.B.A., 1983, Ph.D., 1988, University of Cincinnati
Areas of Specialization: Market Efficiency, Macrofinance, Predictability in Accounting Income and Cash Flows.
Courses Taught - Spring 1999
Finance 2323 - Section 001 -- Introduction to Investments: MWF, 8:30 to 9:20am, 206 Bartley
Finance 2323 - Section 002 -- Introduction to Investments: MWF, 9:30 to 10:20am, 206 Bartley
Finance 8434 - Section 001 -- Case Studies in Finance: W, 6:00 to 8:45pm, 201 Bartley
Most Recent Research Publications
"Mean Reversion in Stock Prices: Tests Using Duration Models," Steven J. Cochran and Robert H. DeFina. Managerial Finance 21 (1995):3-24.
"Mean Reversion in Stock Prices: An Error-Correction Approach," Steven J. Cochran and Robert H. DeFina. Managerial Finance 21 (1995):25-42.
"International Evidence on Mean Reversion in Stock Prices," Steven J. Cochran and Robert H. DeFina. Quarterly Journal of Business and Economics 33 (1994):79-85.
"Predictable Components in Exchange Rates," Steven J. Cochran and Robert H. DeFina. Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance 35 (1995):1-14.
"Can Purchasing Power Parity Help Forecast the Dollar?" Steven J. Cochran and Robert H. DeFina. Journal of Forecasting 14 (1995):523-32.
"Predictability in Real Exchange Rates: Evidence from Parametric Hazard Models," Steven J. Cochran and Robert H. DeFina. International Review of Economics and Finance 5 (1996):.
"Duration Dependence in the U.S. Stock Market Cycle: A Parametric Approach," Steven J. Cochran and Robert H. DeFina. Applied Financial Economics 5 (1995):309-18.