Emily Kim

Emily Kim

Assistant Professor of Finance

California State University San Marcos

Hi! I’m Emily.

I am an Assistant Professor of Finance at California State University San Marcos (CSUSM). My research interests cover a variety of topics on empirical corporate finance including information dissemination, innovation, initial public offerings, social finance, and labor economics. I received my Ph.D. degree in Finance at University of Kansas, master’s degree in Statistics at University of Georgia in 2018, and bachelor’s degree in Finance & Accounting (also dual degree in Technology Management) at Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology in 2016.

Interests
  • Empirical Corporate Finance
  • Corporate Innovation
  • Initial Public Offerings
  • Institutional Investors
Education
  • Ph.D. in Finance, 2024

    University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS

  • M.S. in Statistics, 2018

    University of Georgia, Athens, GA

  • B.B.A. in Finance and Accounting / B.B.A. in Technology Management (Dual Degree), 2016

    Ulsan National Institute of Scicence & Technology (UNIST), Ulsan, South Korea

Research

(2025). Highly skilled immigrants and local housing prices: Evidence from the H-1B visa lottery. Forthcoming at Journal of Real Estate Research.

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(2025). Weathering the Blow of a Disrupted Roadshow. Working Paper.

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(2025). The Evolution of IPO Bookbuilding. Working Paper.

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(2025). The Benefits of Proximity to Equity Analysts. Working Paper.

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