HAIM KASSA. Savannah State University Instructor of Mathematics

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1 HAIM KASSA Assistant Professor of Finance Farmer School of Business Miami University (513) fsb.miamioh.edu/kassah EXPERIENCE U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Visiting Scholar Miami University Assistant Professor of Finance 2017-present 2013-present Savannah State University Instructor of Mathematics EDUCATION Ph.D. M.S. B.S. B.A. University of Cincinnati, Lindner College of Business Doctor of Philosophy, Finance, April 2013 University of Utah, Department of Mathematics Master of Science, Mathematics, May 2006 Kentucky State University Bachelor of Science, Computer Science, August 2004 Kentucky State University Bachelor of Arts, Mathematics, August 2004 RESEARCH INTEREST Empirical Asset Pricing, Cross-sectional Stock Return Predictability, Idiosyncratic Volatility; ETFs, Mutual Funds, and their Regulatory Environment PUBLICATIONS Guo, H., Kassa, H., & Ferguson, M. F. (2014). On the Relation between EGARCH Idiosyncratic Volatility and Expected Stock Returns. Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, 49(1), Chichernea, D. C., Ferguson, M. F., & Kassa, H. (2015). Idiosyncratic Risk, Investor Base, and Returns. Financial Management, 44(2),

2 WORKING PAPERS Campbell, T.C., & Kassa, H., Betting Against Beta under Under Review. Goldie, B., Henry, T., & Kassa, H., Does MAX Matter for Mutual Funds? Under Review. Bergbrant, M., & Kassa, H., Is Idiosyncratic Volatility Related to Returns? Evidence from a Subset of Firms with Quality Idiosyncratic Volatility Estimates. Chichernea, D., Kassa, H., & Slezak, S., Lottery Preferences and the Time Series Variation of Idiosyncratic Volatility Puzzle. Biggerstaff, L., Goldie, B., & Kassa, H., Investment Efficiency with Imprecise Cost of Equity. DeLisle, J., Ferguson, M., & Kassa, H., Underreaction to Negative Idiosyncratic Stock Returns: Limited Investor Attention or Structural Uncertainty? Campbell, T.C., Kassa, H., & Trombley, T., External Monitoring By Long Term Investors and Long Term Managerial Compensation: Complements or Substitutes in Addressing Myopia? Kassa, H., & Slezak, S., The Inevitable Tension between Long Term and Short Term Managerial and Investor Incentives. Gempesaw, D., Kassa, H., & Zyka, B., Does Idiosyncratic Volatility Proxy for a Missing Risk Factor? Evidence from Using Portfolios as Test Assets. PRACTITIONER PAPERS Casey, R., Kassa, H., & Shaberl, P. Publicly Traded Firms: Accounting Metrics' Relationship with Price. The Value Examiner, May/June 2015 SEMINAR AND CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Division of Economic and Risk Analysis (2017), Campbell, T.C., & Kassa, H., Betting Against Beta under University of Denver (2017), Campbell, T.C., & Kassa, H., Betting Against Beta under University of South Florida (2017), Bergbrant, M., & Kassa, H., Is Idiosyncratic Volatility Related to Returns? Evidence from a Subset of Firms with Quality Idiosyncratic Volatility Estimates. Ohio University (2017), Biggerstaff, L., Goldie, B., & Kassa, H., Investment Efficiency with Imprecise Cost of Equity. University of Cincinnati (2017), Campbell, T.C., & Kassa, H., Betting Against Beta under 2

3 Financial Management Association International (2017), Goldie, B., Henry, T., & Kassa, H., Does MAX Matter for Mutual Funds? Financial Management Association Europe (2017), Goldie, B., Henry, T., & Kassa, H., Does MAX Matter for Mutual Funds? Southern Finance Association (2017), Gempesaw, D., Kassa, H., & Zyka, B., Does Idiosyncratic Volatility Proxy for a Missing Risk Factor? Evidence from Using Portfolios as Test Assets. Southern Finance Association (2016), Campbell, T.C., & Kassa, H., Betting Against Beta under Southern Finance Association (2016), Goldie, B., Henry, T., & Kassa, H., Does MAX Matter for Mutual Funds? Miami University (2015), Campbell, T.C., & Kassa, H., Betting Against Beta under Incomplete Information. U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Comptroller and Currency (2014), Kassa, H., & Slezak, S., The Inevitable Tension between Long Term and Short Term Managerial and Investor Incentives. Financial Management Association International (2014), Adut, D., Chichernea, H., Holder, A., & Kassa, H., Earnings Surprises and Takeover Targets. Southwestern Finance Association (2014), Chichernea, D., Kassa, H., & Slezak, S., Lottery Southern Finance Association (2014), Chichernea, D., Kassa, H., & Slezak, S., Lottery Midwest Finance Association (2014), Chichernea, D., Kassa, H., & Slezak, S., Lottery Financial Management Association International (2013), Chichernea, D., Kassa, H., & Slezak, S., Lottery Southern Finance Association (2013), Kassa, H., & Slezak, S., The Inevitable Tension between Long Midwest Finance Association (2013), Guo, H., Kassa, H., & Ferguson, M. F., On the Relation University of Cincinnati (2013), Chichernea, D., Kassa, H., & Slezak, S., Lottery Preferences and the Time Series Variation of Idiosyncratic Volatility Puzzle. Miami University (2012), Kassa, H., & Slezak, S., The Inevitable Tension between Long Term and Short Term Managerial and Investor Incentives. 3

4 Southwestern Finance Association (2012), Guo, H., Kassa, H., & Ferguson, M. F., On the Relation University of Cincinnati (2012), Kassa, H., & Slezak, S., The Inevitable Tension between Long Kansas State University (2012), Kassa, H., & Slezak, S., The Inevitable Tension between Long Eastern Finance Association (2012), Guo, H., Kassa, H., & Ferguson, M. F., On the Relation Baruch College (2012), Kassa, H., & Slezak, S., The Inevitable Tension between Long Term and Short Term Managerial and Investor Incentives. Bentley University (2012), Kassa, H., & Slezak, S., The Inevitable Tension between Long Term and Short Term Managerial and Investor Incentives. University of Toledo (2011), Kassa, H., & Slezak, S., The Inevitable Tension between Long Financial Management Association International (2011), Guo, H., Kassa, H., & Ferguson, M. F., On the Relation between EGARCH Idiosyncratic Volatility and Expected Stock Returns. Southern Finance Association (2011), Guo, H., Kassa, H., & Ferguson, M. F., On the Relation University of Cincinnati (2010), Guo, H., Kassa, H., & Ferguson, M. F., On the Relation between EGARCH Idiosyncratic Volatility and Expected Stock Returns. TEACHING EXPERIENCE Farmer School of Business, Miami University FIN 401: Investments FIN 635: Portfolio Management (Graduate) 2013-present Lindner College of Business, University of Cincinnati FIN 3800: Corporate Finance Savannah State University Fundamentals of Mathematics I and II University of Utah Calculus I, Business Calculus, Quantitative Analysis, Intermediate Algebra 4

5 HONORS, AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS Best Paper in Investments Award, American Association of Individual Investors Semifinalist for the Best Paper in Investments Award, FMA Outstanding Doctoral Student Research Award, University of Cincinnati Presidential Scholarship (full tuition, room and board), Kentucky State University AD HOC REFEREE Management Science Journal of Financial Research Financial Review International Review of Economics and Finance Annals of Management Science CONFERENCE DISCUSSANT Southern Finance Association (2016, 2014, 2013) Financial Management Association International (2016, 2013, 2011, 2010) Eastern Finance Association (2012, 2011 x2) CONFERENCE SESSION CHAIR Southern Finance Association (2016, 2013) Eastern Finance Association (2012 x2) MASTER S THESIS ADVISOR David Gempesaw (2014) Initial Placement: Penn State University Finance PhD program 5