Accounting & Marketing

H Kent Baker

H Kent Baker
Professor, Department of finance and Real Estate
American University, Washington Dc, USA

Biography

Prof. H. Kent Baker is University Professor of Finance at the Kogod School of Business, American University in Washington, DC. He is the author/co-editor or editor/co-editor of 20 books including several textbooks.  Professor Baker has also published more than 250 journal articles, monographs, book chapters, and proceedings as well as 350 book reviews and abstracts. Much of his research is empirical and published in peer-reviewed academic journals such as the Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, and Financial Management as well as in practitioner-oriented outlets including the Financial Analysts Journal, Journal of Portfolio Management, Harvard Business Review, and Journal of Accountancy.He has had consulting and training experience with more than 100 organizations. He currently serves on six advisory or editorial boards. Professor Baker received a B.S.B.A. from Georgetown University; an M.B.A., M.Ed., and D.B.A. from the University of Maryland; and an M.S., M.A., and two PhDs from American University. He also holds CFA and CMA designations.

Research Interest

Post-earnings announcement drift
Investor behavior
Market microstructure
Dividend policy
Mutual funds